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    and management in urban areas. (40 Marks) There are many examples of countries around the world which show examples of hashed and perfect planning and management in urban areas. However there are many variables that affect the difference in which the planning is done across the globe. By 2007 the percentage of the world’s population living in cities was 50 percent‚ and rising with most of the mega cities in LDC’s it is becoming increasingly important to forward plan and manage urban areas to the upmost

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    review] | Urban Sprawl development around an Emerging metropolis Aligarh | Advance Planning Techniques (Assignment -3) [Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. You can position the text box anywhere in the document. Use the Text Box Tools tab to change the formatting of the pull quote text box.] Urban Sprawl Development around an Emerging Metropolis Aligarh Literature Review Characteristics‚ cause and effects of Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl impacts

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    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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    Urban schools by definition are schools located in large cities. However‚ when presented with the term urban schools‚ the challenges associated with urban schools are emphasized‚ such as‚ insufficient funding‚ high-risk schools‚ lack of parental involvement‚ poverty and equity vs. equality. In spite of this‚ urban schools have unique qualities and possess benefits. There are considerations associated with working in an urban school context. The school counselor’s role is crucial in urban schools

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    New Urbanity in Mega-Urban Projects: the comparison of Zuidas‚ Amsterdam and Ørestad‚ Copenhagen Kari Burton BENVGEPC IREP Word Count: 2‚487 Kari Burton BENVGEPC 1|P a g e 1.0 Context of Mega-Urban Projects and New Urbanity ‘By 2050‚ 75% of the world’s population will live in cities’ (Graham‚ 2010‚p.155). One way in which Governments‚ urban planners and private property developers are addressing this problem is through the development of mega-urban projects. Fainstein (2008‚p

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    academic performance of urban schools. Students in urban schools are not achieving as much as their suburban counterparts and educators have very few ways to motivate students to do better. While there are many issues beyond educator’s control‚ social and economic backgrounds are the most prevalent and keep students from reaching their true potential. When students are faced with adversity they are less motivated and less likely to move forward in their education. In urban schools this leads to

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    Amelia Scotney ‘To what extent do urban areas modify their climate?’ – 40 marks. Cities create their own microclimates and their sites are almost always warmer‚ compared to a nearby rural location‚ than if the city were not there. The differences in urban climates are due to a number of different factors. The Urban Heat Island effect is known as the zone of hot air that develops over the urban areas and consequently higher temperatures than the surrounding rural area. Temperatures progressively

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    Title: “foreign culture and urban society: perception of different age group” BASIC INFO: Culture is the deposit of knowledge‚ experiences‚ beliefs‚ values‚ attitudes‚ meanings‚ hierarchies‚ religion‚ notions of time‚ roles‚ spatial relations‚ norms‚ concepts of the universe‚ and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people. that is the way of life which peoples wants to follow in their life. culture classified in Domestic culture and foreign culture. Domestic culture is the

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    TYPES OF MIGRATION. ONE IS EXTERNAL MIGRATION AND OTHER IS INTERNAL MIGRATION. MIGRATION OF PEOPLE FROM RURAL AREA TO URBAN AREA IS INTERNAL MIGRATION. AS A RESEARCHER WE HAVE TRIED TO EVALUATE CAUSES AND IMPACT OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION FROM SWABI TO PESHAWAR. THE RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: (I) TO KNOW ABOUT VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC CAUSES OF RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION. (II) TO HIGHLIGHT POLITICAL REASONS AND (III) TO FIND OUT ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT. FOR DATA COLLECTION 40 RESPONDENTS

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    people migrating from rural dwellings to urban area in search of an earning‚ better education or may be due to environmental degradation in rural areas. Even‚ political conflicts‚ wars‚ and income disparities among and within regions may also be a motivating factor which results in migration whether international or national. Whatever may be the reasons‚ migration is a very common phenomenon nowadays in most of the cities. Recent studies reveal that the urban population is increasing day by day. Roughly

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