Large cities have their own climatic conditions. To what extent is this true? (40 marks) Large cities have their own climatic conditions and can be referred to as having a micro-climate. Micro-climates are small scale variations in temperature‚ precipitation‚ humidity‚ wind speed and evaporation that occur in an environment. This would therefore suggest that the statement is in fact true. Large cities create their own climate and weather which is known as the ‘urban climate dome’ within which weather
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HAJARIBAGH AREA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE URBAN FORM AND MORPHOLOGY [pic] A b s t r a c t Hazaribagh is a densely populated unplanned area of Dhaka city where about 185 leather processing industries have been operating and discharging solid and liquid wastes directly to the low-lying areas‚ river and natural canals without proper treatment. For this unsympathetic development of the city urban living environment is deteriorating and becoming unlivable. Hazaribagh area is an unplanned area where leather
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THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROBLEM IN URBAN AREAS J. ARCHER1 and K. VOGEL2 1 CTR‚ Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan‚ Stockholm‚ Sweden; 2 VTI‚ Linköping‚ Sweden E-mail: jeffery.archer@infra.kth.se; katja.vogel@vti.se As the number of people who reside and work in urban areas increases‚ so‚ too‚ do the needs and demands placed on the infrastructure. This has led to severe congestion in many European cities‚ a situation which affects not only the environment in terms of pollution‚ but most notably levels
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Community and Communication in Changing Urban Areas ------------------------------------------------- Part 1: Urban Studies‚ Theoretical Perspectives & Telematics How we view technology & impact is grounded in our theoretical perspectives: Technological Determinism: * Change in the city is a direct result of change in telematics OR reaction to technological innovation/invention * Urban change = inevitable‚ unalternable‚ predictable * Physical change (buildings
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DEVELOPMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WW1 Treaty of Versailles. The demands by the Allies for Germany accepting responsibility for causing the war (war guilt clause) and in particular France’s attempt to destroy Germany (economically and territorially) rather than follow the fairer Wilson’s ’14 Points’ agreed by Germany at the armistice paved the way for discontentment‚ social unrest and eventually created a political vacuum filled by right wing extremists. The fact that Germany
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this goal—each of which is challenging but feasible and‚ in some combination‚ could reduce greenhouse gas emissions to safer levels—there are personal lifestyle changes that you can make too that‚ in some combination‚ can help reduce your carbon impact. Not all are right for everybody. Some you may already be doing or absolutely abhor. But implementing just a few of them could make a difference.! ! Forego Fossil Fuels—The first challenge is eliminating the burning of coal‚ oil and‚ eventually
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Neighbourhood Management and the Future of Urban Areas Anne Power Contents 1. Introduction: What is Neighbourhood Management? ................................................. 1 2. Approach to the study ................................................................................................ 4 3. Why do we need neighbourhood management?.......................................................... 7 4. What should neighbourhood managers manage?.............................................
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Urban areas of the future present the greatest challenges and opportunities to people. Discuss. Introduction 3% of land surface on the earth is covered by urban areas‚ and more than half the world’s population live in urban areas. 100 years ago‚ only 20% of people lived in urban areas‚ and today the number is continually rising past 50%. However‚ with an increasing number of people taking up residence in ever expanding cities‚ towns and villages‚ problems in urban areas are growing more serious
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Shaw and Henry D. McKay (107) observed Juvenile Delinquency in urban areas‚ and one of the first things they discussed in their chapter was the different values in separate economic areas of the city‚ and how the socioeconomic status contributes to the amount of crime. Secondly‚ they discussed differential social organization‚ which includes the differences in values between the communities (Shaw and McKay). A Theory of Race‚ Crime and Urban inequality is explained by Robert J. Sampson and William Julius
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Different solutions to poverty in urban areas 1. Introduction: Poverty can be defined in two ways‚ which are absolute poverty and relative poverty. In terms of absolute poverty‚ Murray (2004:2) suggests that the lack of an adequate income and cannot gain access to basic necessities to provide for basic human needs-food‚ clothing‚ warmth and shelter- are a clear indication of poverty. In a relative way‚ there was an assumption that a certain standard of living was normal‚ and that those living below
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