RURAL –URBAN LINKAGES‚ THEIR ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. BY:LADYANGE INTRODUCTION Although policy makers and the development community have widely used the phrase “rural development. The concept of rural development has changed significantly during the last 3 decades. Until the 1970s‚ rural development was synonymous with agricultural development and‚ hence‚ focused on increasing agricultural production. This focus seems to have been driven primarily by the interests of industrialization
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The urban environment impact on human health with particular emphasis on cities in developing countries. Introduction The city may be looked at as a story‚ pattern of relations between human groups‚ a production and distribution space‚ a field of physical force‚ a set of linked decisions‚ or an arena of conflict (Lynch‚ 1981). Simeone (2005) argues that urban Africans have long made lives that have worked. There has been an astute capacity to use thickening fields of social relations‚ however
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Effects of Urban Sprawl on Wildlife Imagine yourself driving down the street in the middle of your suburban neighborhood and all of a sudden a deer jumps out in front of your vehicle causing you to slam on the brakes. You sit in your car wondering why there was an animal in the middle of you neighborhood. You should ask yourself: Is urban sprawl effecting our wildlife? Urban sprawl is definitely effecting our wildlife‚ but many species are learning to adapt to living so close to humans. As
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system………………………………………………………………………….......19 Science………………………………………………………………………………...….19 The Decline of the Indus Valley civilization……………………………………..............19 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..............20 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………..21 Introduction and Location Indus civilization‚ also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization‚ the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. It was first identified in 1921 at Harappa in the Punjab region and then
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Specialized labor and written language was something that the Indus Valley civilization had a lot of and created. For specialized labor they would have different people or groups of people to have different jobs or professions in which they would create things for the river valley civilization. For example‚ “they had a person who made various tools. The tools they made were hammers‚ knives‚ needles‚ fish-hooks‚ axes‚ razors‚ and saws. But apart from these common tools‚ there were also stone querns
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For a civilization to succeed‚ it needs 3 main things. A stable and established political system‚ a strong and controlled military force‚ and economic power. It is also ideal for it to be a democracy. It is important for a civilization to be able to evolve well and quickly so it can adapt and be flexible within its community. Some things that cause failing or a downfall in a civilization are war‚ political problems‚ disease‚ drought‚ overpopulation‚ racism‚ sexism‚ greed‚ and more. The Israelites
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Vagnola EL 111 18 September 2014 Rural Vs. Urban After reading Reyhan Harmanci’s essay “Giving up my small-town fantasy” that was published in 3rd September 2014 in NY times‚ opinions section‚ I do agree her when she told us about her experience in living in two different places (rural and urban). and when she pointed out how big cities differ from small towns.. However‚ I disagree in others thoughts. In the beginning‚ she started by complaining from urban life style and how it is very hard to make
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Through the time period 300 C.E. to 600 C.E the Indian Civilization has changed but also stayed the same culturally and politically. The Gupta Dynasty created peace and prosperity known as the Golden Age of India‚ the silk road brough relligions and ideas from other areas and united most of India. Due to the silk roade the Indian Civilization gained many goods‚ ideas and technologies. Due to this the gupta Dynasty was able to create the Hindu culture that remains dominant in India. Although Hindu
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Inner City Decline of One Urban Area After the industrial revolution people became increasingly affluent. This led to social segregation – rich move out of inner city suburbs. People left in the inner city: * Older residents * Single parent families * Students * Poorer families * Ethnic minorities left behind – formation of ghettos. Decentralisation increases the problem: Movement of businesses out of inner city – unemployment – Dead Heart. Removal of businesses causes
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With reference to examples‚ evaluate the success or otherwise‚ of urban regeneration schemes in combating the causes and consequences of urban decline. (40 marks) Urban decline is the deterioration of urban areas‚ normally triggered by a decrease in industry. The decrease in industry could be due to manufacturing moving overseas‚ causing industries to close or companies moving to areas outside the city where rent is cheaper‚ such as AXA‚ Sunlife‚ HP and many more companies that moved from the centre
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