A REPORT ON HOW TO HANDLE MAJOR ISSUES IN THE URBAN STUDIES MODULE PREPARED FOR: HEAD OF GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION PREPARED BY: FRANCES SIMWINGA (STAFF ASSOCIATE) 25TH SEPTEMBER‚ 2013 INTRODUCTION The report was called to explain how major issues would be handled in the Urban Studies module. It provides a brief summary of topics to be covered and questions. TOPIC ONE: URBAN SETTLEMENTS AND THE PROCESS OF URBANISATION‚ PROBLEM
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surfaces‚ how might temperatures differ between urban and rural areas? Which setting tends to be warmer on a given day and why? Also‚ are there any factors other than albedo that might affect the temperature differences between the two settings? On any given day the urban areas are hotter than that of the rural areas. Urban areas tend to be warmer than surrounding rural areas due to urban heat islands Albedo is a major factor in increase of the urban temperature. Albedo is “the fraction of the total
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Supporting Urban Sprawl Essay Many people are naturally attracted towards less developed areas for better opportunities. However‚ populations in these places are on the rise‚ and more land must be developed upon to support all of these people‚ creating the issue of urban sprawl. By putting a stop to urban sprawl‚ suburban communities will transform into cities. Smart growth promotes this transformation‚ since it still promotes development in areas that are already developed‚ which is how cities
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and Urban growth An urban area is defined as a town or city plus its adjacent suburban fringes with a population of between10‚000-50‚000. A rural area usually is defined as an area with a population of less than 2‚500 people. Urbanization is the process in which people increasingly move from rural areas to densely populated cities; also involves the transformation of rural areas into urban areas. A country’s degree of urbanization is the percentage of its population living in an urban area. Urban
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Grade 9 Math Test Perimeter and Area Part A: Multiple Choice - Circle the letter of the correct answer. (12marks) 1. A circle has an area of 27 cm2. About how long is the radius? A) 24 cm B) 14 cm C) 9 cm D) 3 cm 2. The area of the circle is about A) 201.1 cm2 B) 64.0 cm2 C) 50.3 cm2 D) 25.1 cm2 3. The area of the shape is about A) 9 cm2
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|Subject: Surface area of a sphere | A connection which could be illustrated‚ and could be understood by students who know the perimeter of a circle‚ runs as follows: Put the sphere of radius R inside a cylinder‚ with the cylinder just touching the equator‚ and cut off at the height of the top and bottom of the sphere. (A cutaway view is in the diagram.) [pic] What is the area of the curved part of the
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Increasing urban sprawl and motorization have become leading causes of environmental and social problems in recent years throughout the world‚ particularly in cities of developing countries. Urban sprawl is the disorderly expansion of urban areas‚ especially resulting from real estate development on the out skirts of a city. Motorization‚ which is linked to urban sprawl‚ can be defined as the increasing use of motor vehicles. Although motor vehicles offer some benefits such as convenience‚ their
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"Greening urban areas is not just about making places look nice. Evaluate the contribution of green areas in cities to meeting the goals of sustainable development" (40 marks) Sustainable development is most frequency defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Thus‚ sustainable development means finding a balance between the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of the natural environment. Sustainable
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investigating the relationship between surface area and the volume of a model cactus and to determine whether this relationship affects the loss of water. We used oasis blocks‚ an absorbant material used by florists as a substitute for a cactus‚ that would soak up the water‚ and thus ideally show the percentage water loss by weighing the before and after evaporation weights. Independent Variable The independent variable is the total surface area for each size of the blocks and I think this will
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In a book written by urban legend specialist Jan Brunvand‚ “The Vanishing Hitchhiker‚” there is a trilling chapter about the theme of contamination in different urban legends. Whether it is about food or body contamination‚ those legends of contagion have been in place for quite some time‚ but not always exactly in the same form. The way those legends are infiltrated in our culture can tell us a lot about their importance and their evolution. The two legends “Alligators in the sewers” and “Spider
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