With reference to examples‚ discuss the degree to which the level od economic development in country affects planning and management in urban areas. The type of urban problems that require careful planning and management are largely decided by the economic wealth of a countryside. LEDC countries have problems with rapid urbanisation into the cities. However‚ on the other hand the problems that MEDC countries face include; suburbanisation‚ counter urbanisation. Urbanisation is the process in
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Int J Biometeorol (2010) 54:75–84 DOI 10.1007/s00484-009-0256-x ORIGINAL PAPER The urban heat island and its impact on heat waves and human health in Shanghai Jianguo Tan & Youfei Zheng & Xu Tang & Changyi Guo & Liping Li & Guixiang Song & Xinrong Zhen & Dong Yuan & Adam J. Kalkstein & Furong Li & Heng Chen Received: 17 December 2008 / Revised: 29 July 2009 / Accepted: 3 August 2009 / Published online: 1 September 2009 # ISB 2009 Abstract With global warming forecast to continue
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Regeneration refers to in the investment of capital in the revival of old and declining urban areas either by improving what is left behind or clearing away and rebuilding. Often it may be accompanied by reimaging to change the dominant perception of an urban area. Such regeneration efforts can be seen in the town of Syracuse in New York. Between 1970s to 1990s‚ it started to experience urban decline. Economic decline happened as a result of deindustrialisation. As Syracuse was previously the largest
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Urban problems are the same the world over and require the same solution to what extent do you agree with this view All Urban areas have problems‚ which can all be sorted into the categories economic‚ social‚ and environmental. These problems are faced by all urban areas all over the world‚ in both MEDC’s and LEDC’s. however the problems can seem larger in certain parts of the world such as LEDC’s as they are poorer and les able to deal with the problems‚ while in countries such as England we
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surfaces‚ how might temperatures differ between urban and rural areas? Which setting tends to be warmer on a given day and why? Also‚ are there any factors other than albedo that might affect the temperature differences between the two settings? On any given day the urban areas are hotter than that of the rural areas. Urban areas tend to be warmer than surrounding rural areas due to urban heat islands Albedo is a major factor in increase of the urban temperature. Albedo is “the fraction of the total
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Introduction The overcrowding of prisons have become drastically overcrowded over the past years. The overcrowding of prisons have created a dangerous environment for the inmates. Being a growing concern‚ we want to look into the underlying problems that overcrowd prisons. Summary For this document analysis I chose took into and evaluate mass incarceration or as we call it- prison overcrowding. The documentary I watched and will be writing about was on “Mass incarceration in the united states”
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what causes the overcrowding lawsuits from inmates‚ the factors are prison admissions‚ prison releases‚ spending on prison capacity‚ prison crowding‚ and incarceration rates. Guetzhow et al.‚ (2015) found that the overcrowding of prison litigations did not have an impact on admissions or release dates‚ but increased the spending on prison capacity and incarceration. Meaning that the litigation impacted the decisions to use money to expand the capacity of prisons. Prison overcrowding can be impacted
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Recommendations A potential resolution to the issue of jail overcrowding is the end of mandatory sentencing for minor offenses. Despite the fact that the alternative requires a great deal of influence to convince Congress to eliminate this law; the termination of mandatory sentencing will majorly affect prison overcrowding. Indeed‚ even those these wrongdoers have carried out an unlawful activity‚ imprisonment may not generally be the best choice. Alternative programs that encourage the wrongdoers
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. Prison overcrowding has been a continuous problem within our prison system‚ and a solution has yet to be assured. The amount of prisoners incarcerated behind bars has to be reduced and these changes will affect sentencing‚ and ultimately our society. Overcrowding at federal prisons is seriously jeopardizing the safety and security of guards and inmates. The ratio of guards to inmates is at about ten to one‚ and this is a major security risk for the correctional officers. Meanwhile‚ inmates are
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above capacity— “a situation in which the demand for emergency services exceeds the ability of physicians and nurses to provide quality care within a reasonable time” (Sinclair‚ 2007). When there are more patients than treatment rooms available‚ ED overcrowding occurs. It does not necessarily mean that the
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