Transportation 6 (1977) 171 189 © Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company‚ Amsterdam - Printed in the Netherlands JAPAN’S URBAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM I N T HE MAJOR TRANSPORT S P H E R E S * T OMOKI NOGUCHI Urban Transportation Program‚ Department of Civil Engineering‚ University of Washington‚ Seattle‚ Washington 98195 ABSTRACT T he urban areas in Japan have undergone rapid changes in the last two and one-half d ecades. At the same time‚ the urban transportation system has been
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International University of Sarajevo History of Architecture II 19/12/2013 The Baroque Period The historic period which came after Renaissance and changed the worldwide picture in all areas was Baroque. It started in Rome in 16th century (1550-1640) in time when people were exploring the world around them. Baroque‚ which comes from the French word “baroque” and the Portuguese word “barroco”‚ mean deformed and misshaped. In a sense baroque is an appropriate term to describe this new form of ideas
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Rona Joy T. Partisala May 9‚ 2013 II BSHRM Sociology 1. What changes in values‚ attitudes and practice do you think are necessary for Philippine progress and development? * Bahala Na – This is a belief in fate and a “come what may” attitude‚ tendency to leave things to chance‚ or letting things happen as they will happen. We need to change these values so that we can help our society more popular than now. * Filipino time – It is no coincidence it has been derisively labeled
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The Pleistocene period was a time when ecological changes emerged. During this period glacier formations began to arise and have been accredited with playing a role in the divergence of different species. For different species of avian there has been controversy between their origins and speciation events. Studies have been conducted for this controversy to try and find which theory to accept for the songbirds. Even though a majority of studies have accepted Late Pleistocene events role in the speciation
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there are many private academical institutes which many parents in Korea want to have near their home. Both public school and private institutes would give them the good educational circumstance. Second of all‚ we have great public transportation systems. One of them is the subway‚ it is near my town. Almost everyday in the morning‚ the traffic is jamed in Busan where I’m living. Due to the heavy traffic there are many people who are late for work‚ but the subway would get rid of the
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The period of Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1865-1876‚ consisted of the years after the Civil War during which Americans made efforts to rebuild their chaotic nation. African Americans were arguably affected by this period the most because it was a small step in the right direction towards securing political and economic rights for former slaves. However‚ the slight improvement of daily life for African Americans didn’t result in much change. Although the North was somewhat successful economically
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Agricultural Revolution Respond to each of the following questions in 2 or 3 sentences: 1. What are the three most important factors that contributed to the agricultural revolution in Europe? The agricultural revolution took place courtesy of three key factors. These factors include warmer temperatures‚ the three-field system and better farming equipment. In which‚ contributed to the evolution of European living during medieval time. 2. How did the agricultural revolution change European
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Air Pollution due to Transportation Recently there has been a great emphasis in the media on pollution. In general‚ it seems that governments and citizens are becoming more aware of the impacts of pollution worldwide. One of the most significant forms of pollution is air pollution. Air pollution is a major concern. Transportation is the 3rd major contributor to air pollution. Air pollution caused by cars and airplanes do a lot more damage to the world than most people are aware of. Education is
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carpooling are: being able to relax or read while someone else drives‚ saving on the cost of gas‚ reducing wear and tear on your vehicle‚ and obtaining possible discounts on auto insurance (“Transportation Options”). It is also most likely to be faster‚ cheaper‚ cleaner‚ and less crowded than public transportation (Zimmerman). Recently‚ the Internet has made it easier to connect with locals that want to share a ride. Disadvantages of carpooling may include: having to ride with strangers (or putting
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Revolution is defined as a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving . There is indeed change during the Renaissance period; however‚ those changes cannot be considered as drastic change. Hence‚ I would like to say that the Renaissance is not a revolutionary period. First of all‚ there is no drastic change in the politics in the Renaissance period. Renaissance inherited Feudalism from the Medieval Period . During the Renaissance period‚ we can see that there is a movement
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