TOWARD AN URBAN SOCIOLOGY OF MEGA-EVENTS Harry H. Hiller INTRODUCTION The density and diversity of urban populations has long been understood to provide a context for the expression of various forms of collective behavior in the public spaces of cities (Mumford 1961; Lofland 1998; Castells 1983; Jukes 1990; Jacobs 1961). From street festivals‚ parades‚ and pilgrimages to riots‚ marches of resistance‚ and demonstrations‚ such expressive and instrumental activities have been among the most observable
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importance of the group or individual that has created it. Ten Principles of Good Design is an example of an influential manifesto. This is largely due to how respected the writer‚ Dieter Rams‚ is as an industrial designer. The conclusive list is often referred to as the Ten Commandments because other designers use it to guide their work in a similar way to how devoted christians are guided by the Decalogue. Whether a certain design is aesthetically pleasing or not is often debatable according to the taste
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As far as I am concerned‚ many people at some time of their life find themselves questioning the advantages of rural and urban life. Villagers want to abandon their boring houses and move to a big city while city habitants question themselves whether it would be better to move to the relaxing suburbs. The first point I would like to make is that country life may look boring‚ as you spend all your life with the same people as there really few schools‚ universities‚ places to work in so you have
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Directorate and Boeing are funding the X-48 technology demonstration research effort with a blended wing body design‚which is essentially a cross between a flying-wing design and a conventional plane‚ merging the aircraft’s wing and body into one structure. The biggest difference between the X-48C and present day aircraft is its revolutionary triangular look‚ a Blended Wing Body design (BWB). The design offers potential customers long-term fuel efficiency‚ more fuel capacity‚ and noise reduction benefits
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progress to transform our heritage into commodities and taking further steps to engage in economic exploitation of public space? What elements should be put into consideration when we talk about cultural preservation and urban planning? Where are the missing parts in the design of existing projects to stand a chance of living the metropolitan spaces in accordance with the real needs and hopes of the people who live in the space? Problem that lies behind the positive metropolitan image of Hong
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“Raising Awareness on Cleanliness Through Children and Art” Theme: “A Clean Community Starting from US ” Ban Sengsavang Village‚ Vientiane‚ Laos Hungry‚ Hurry‚ Happy Members: 1. Ms. Ling Fei Wen 2. Ms. Vannacharoen‚ Pilailak 3. Ms. Aye Myat Thanda 4. Ms. Mang Samnieng Muni 5. Mr. Ramboo Marly Colondam 6. Mr. Vongsomphou Souttha 7. Mr. Yuichi Nakamura (Malaysia) (Thailand) (Myanmar) (Cambodia) Indonesia) (Laos) (Japan) -- Fei -- Bo -- Thanda -- Muni -- Ramboo -- Nuny
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nature of alienation and isolation. The Preludes describes the urban environment as a fragmented world where individuals are forced to go through a daily meaningless routine. Isolation and loneliness are discussed in his poem to emphasis the exhaustion that individuals are facing in an urban environment. T.S Eliot paints a depressing picture of the urban environment which effectively communicates how individuals are isolated in an urban environment as they are experiencing a life full of monotony
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Local Designer Tsai Design Studio – Social Context Tsai Design Studio was established in 2005 and is based in Cape Town‚ South Africa. They are a design studio and architectural practice which focuses on graphic‚ furniture‚ architectural and interior design as well as making use of multidiscipline in most of their designs. Some of the major awards that this design company has won in the past are: International Red Dot Award South African finalist in the “International Young Design Entrepreneur Award”
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for markets‚ celebrations and civic life to flourish (Carr et al.‚ 1992). In modern cities public spaces play many diverse roles; they are sites of recreation‚ economic development‚ consumption and community; they take shape as plazas‚ parks and urban entertainment areas; they mean many things to many people and can establish an identity for a neighborhood or a city at large. Public spaces‚ in any incarnation‚ are important to civic life (Goodsell‚ 2003). While we may have a good understanding
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Website Design Aspects of creating a clean‚ simple product information template and the importance of photographs on a website When shopping‚ customers want to see product details to help inform their buying decisions. Having plentiful‚ well-organized‚ helpful information about the site’s products or services helps customers make better and faster purchasing
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