Name: Fabio Carvalho How Urban Legends Work BY Tom Harris (Summary) Tom Harris has come up with a number of definitions for urban legend. To me‚ a legend must be a story‚ with characters and some sort of plot. Others lump widely dispersed misinformation into the urban-legend category. For example‚ the erroneous belief that you will automatically pass all of your college courses in a semester if your roommate kills himself is generally considered to be an urban legend. While these "facts"
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week asks the students to examine three cases in which policy analysts are put into situations where they must make professional and ethical decisions based on their respective situations. In the Metroville Urban renewal scenario‚ policy analyst Henry is tasked to do an evaluation of the urban development project that has been in progress for ten years. The Metroville City Planning Department has sponsored the project and has also received funding from the federal government. Henry has discovered
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In this historical study an analysis of the reformation ideology of the urban slum will be defined through the clearing out of the lower classes in New York City’s Five Points Tenements during the late 19th century. The 19th century “slum” was a negative social and economic development that was based on locating immigrant workers in New York City into low-income tenement projects‚ which was an attempt to accommodate the massive influx of low-cost labor from Europe. The Five Points is an important
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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) Such a question is extremely difficult to answer given its multifaceted nature. In order to approach this question it is necessary to outline that success is an extremely subjective conclusion as what may be a success for some people in a region might be seen as a failure for other people in that same region‚ or indeed another region‚ so assessing
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Partnership Schemes-1990’s 1) City Challenges- competition between cities to encourage urban development and win the “city challenge” funding‚ in which the Government provided £1.14 billion across UK‚ and £7.5 billion from outside investors. Aim: Initiative was designed to address some of the weaknesses of the earlier regeneration schemes. Companies that work with the government Better organised and much more involved Cooperation between local authorities and private and public groups‚ some
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Short essay |!|ES04001|!| What are the causes of deterioration of air quality in inner urban areas? How can the air quality in inner urban areas be improved through urban planning and transport development? (12 marks) ## |Causes |4 | |Explain: |urban planning |4 | | |transport development |4 | Suggested answer: |Introduction
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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 can be defined as the drastic decline of a city into infirmity and disrepair. It is usually characterised by increased unemployment‚ depopulation‚ deindustrialization‚ increased crime and political disenfranchisement. Not only does it cause these problems but also it can make the area look unattractive – consequently less
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What factors have led to urban decline? (15) Political factors After the closure of London Dockland’s in 1980‚ the area was in a near to derelict state as people and businesses quickly moved out of the area. There were a number of causes to the urban decline of London Dockland’s. A number of political factors helped cause the decline. London’s green belt was created in 1947. A green belt is a broad section of land around an area which restricts development and therefore growth‚ minimising suburban
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By Design: Urban Design in the Planning System - Towards Better Practice: main document On 5th May 2006 the responsibilities of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) transferred to the Department for Communities and Local Government. Department for Communities and Local Government Eland House Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DU Telephone: 020 7944 4400 Website: www.communities.gov.uk Documents downloaded from the www.communities.gov.uk website areCrown Copyright
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The city of Boulder‚ Colorado controls urban sprawling by creating a service area boundary. Some pros to this boundary is that it helps limit new construction and population growth. It limits the building of retail areas to within the city limits and sends the message that unincorporated land should not be urbanized. It keeps focus on specific city areas for development‚ increasing urban renewal and decreasing under-utilization. It establishes a defined area where city utilities and services are
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