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    Urban Sprawl

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    Iran. J. Environ. Health. Sci. Eng.‚ 2010‚ Vol. 7‚ No. 1‚ pp. 43-52 URBAN SPRAWL AND CLIMATIC CHANGES IN TEHRAN *1Gh. R. Roshan‚ 2S. Zanganeh Shahraki‚ 3D. Sauri‚ 4R. Borna 1 Faculty of Geography‚ University of Tehran‚ Tehran‚ Iran Geography and Urban Planning Department‚ University of Tehran‚ Tehran‚ Iran 3 Department of Geography‚ Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona‚ Bellaterra‚ Spain 4 Islamic Azad University‚ Branch of Ahvaz‚ Ahvaz‚ Iran 2 Downloaded from http://journals.tums.ac.ir/ on

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    In the Heat of the Night

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    Sam Woods is a very important character in the novel In the heat of the night. He is a racist‚ and throughout the novel you will notice many changes in his attitude towards Negro’s. Sam Woods is a middle-aged man‚ who works for the city of Well’s police department. Until Chief Gillespie had arrived in town‚ Sam Wood had been rated as a big man‚ but Bill Gillespie’s towering size‚ made Sam look a normal size. Sam takes a lot of pride into his work‚ and has read up on everything you need to no

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    Urban Nodes

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    environmental consequences of urban sprawl. These form employment centers‚ shopping centers‚ entertainment centers‚ or multi-function activity centers. Where living‚ working‚ and entertainment activities come together. The major nodes in the plan are the islands‚ destinations in their own right‚ these have nodes within them for example the island centre of Ravi City in phase 1 has the Central Business District‚ Central Park and Commercial District. Moving out from the island the crossing of the railway

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    Heat and Dust

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    The role of women in different societies and times in "Heat and Dust" The era of the Victorian women spanned 64 years and concluded several changes in attitudes. The common thinking about women in the Victorian era was that a woman´s position was limited to domestic work and the care for her children. The stereotype of the distribution of roles was women staying by the hearth with their needles whilst men wielded their swords. Women had to bear a large family and to maintain a smooth family atmosphere

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    Urban Sprawl

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    The development of urban motorization in big cities has caused some negative effects to their population. Social issues and ecological issues are the main problems that occur in those cities. There are some reasons that lead to the motorization era in the cities. One of them is urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is the enlargement of city’s development that spread far away from the centre to the outskirt of that city. Urban sprawl is the result of the increasing urbanization. Although urban sprawl is the main

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    Urban Retrofitting

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    Urban retrofitting is the redesign of an existing site or structure in a city to be more environmentally sustainable. To reach sustainability goals in cities‚ making requirements for new buildings to be built will not be enough. The redesign of existing buildings could make a huge impact on the environmental footprint of urban areas. This editorial will discuss urban retrofitting and the views from city residents and city property owners and developers on the matter. Overview The issue that planners

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    Environment Programme (UNEP) states that ‘By 2007‚ one-half of the world’s population will live in urban areas compared to little more than one-third in 1972‚ and the period 1950 to 2050 will see a shift from a 65 per cent rural population to 65 per cent urban (United Nations Population Division 2001a). By 2002‚ some 70 per cent of the world’s urban population will be living in Africa‚ Asia or Latin America (UNCHS

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    urban framework

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    1513 Urban Framework. 18/10/02 11:21 AM Page 6 September 2002 UPPER ESPLANADE/ST KILDA FORESHORE UDF. COURTESY OF 4D FORM PTY LTD UR BAN DE S I GN FRAMEWORK S This Practice Note is a guide to the preparation and use of Urban Design Frameworks. Frameworks are strategic planning tools that set out an integrated design vision for the desired future development of urban places. They translate the broad aims of Municipal Strategic Statements (MSS) and planning schemes to practical urban

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    The Urban Poor

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    discussing the Philippine urban poor I have used the guide questions provided by the invitation committee. I will proceed by defining the Philippine urban poor and then discuss its issues as well as my government ’s responses to these issues. Towards the end of my talk‚ I will discuss a proposed agenda of engagement in the present administration. A Close Look At the Urban Poor Situation The Philippine urban poor as officially defined by Republic Act 7279 which is also known as the Urban Development and

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    Canford Heat Essay

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    Canford Heats is situated in the temperate climate‚ where the warmest temperatures are on July and range from 12-22 °C‚ being within the sunniest part of the country‚ whilst coldest temperature is in February‚ from 2 to 8.3 °C. Dominant soil composition is acidic‚ mostly due to the past erosion‚ and is strongly leached (posolised)‚ along with soils predominant in valleys where the waterlogging is present or thicker clay layer which forms peaty gleyed podsolos. These features have created distinct

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