This report is presented as received by IDRC from project recipient(s). It has not been subjected to peer review or other review processes. This work is used with the permission of Do Nam Thang. © 2008‚ Do Nam Thang. Viet Nam’s rapid growth: at what environmental costs? By Do Nam Thang‚ PhD Viet Nam Environmental Protection Administration Ministry of Natural Resources and Government 67 – Nguyen Du – Ha Noi – Viet Nam Email: donamthang18@gmail.com Paper presented at the Conference on ‘Emergence
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range of feminist perspectives on the matter. Functionalist writers‚ like Parsons‚ would argue that the shape and size of the family would depend on society (the functional fit idea). Currently‚ we live in an industrial age where there is an urbanisation of society due to technological advances. As a result of this‚ families would have to be more socially/geographically mobile (where they would have to easily move to locations where there are employment opportunities and be able to move from one
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Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the increasing number of people that live in urban areas. It predominantly results in the physical growth of urban areas‚ be it horizontal or vertical. The United Nations projected that half of the world ’s population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008.[1] By 2050 it is predicted that 64.1% and 85.9% of the developing and developed world respectively will be urbanized.[2] Urbanization is closely linked to modernization‚ industrialization‚ and the
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FRANKENSTEIN AND BLADE RUNNER EXAM NOTES Module A: Comparative study of texts and context. Comparative: compare and contrast Context: EVERYTHING‚ values and perspectives ANALYSING MOVIES Cinematographic Editing Frame composition Colour/group/shade Sound/ music Script/dialogue Acting qualities. EXPLAIN How frank represents the context of 1818 are both warnings to the evil of technology And blade runner context of 1982
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Throughout the long reign of Queen Victoria‚ which began in 1837 and ended with her death in 1901‚ Britain changed from a rural‚ agricultural country to an urban‚ industrialised one. This involved massive dislocation and radically altered the nature of society. The Victorian achievements were immense‚ with ‘England being a pioneer: its economy and technology‚ its social and living standards‚ its political organisations‚ its way of thinking about man‚ nature and religion‚ and its role as the core
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The future of South Africa Predicting the future development of South Africa has become increasingly difficult due to radical changes that have occurred in the last few decades. These changes have left South Africa in a state of social and economical unrest. The largest of these changes was the abolishment of Apartheid. This allowed for black vote‚ and thus in 1994 a black government. This lead to black empowerment‚ which was subjugated for hundreds of years. This however created a new series of
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they led to the beginning of big industries such as the cotton industry and also by producing power to drive transport and machinery. The creation of these inventions started mass production‚ helped with advancements in manufacturing and began urbanisation (Van‚ Tol‚ Ottery and Keith‚ 2012). One of the most significant effects of the Industrial Revolution
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Hazards occur when there are adverse effects on human activities. This can include surface faulting‚ ground shaking and liquefaction. In this essay I will be discussing the factors that affect earthquakes‚ whether human such as population density‚ urbanisation and earthquake mitigation or physical such as liquefaction‚ magnitude‚ landslides and proximity to the focus. Economic Development is one of the greatest human factors that affect the impacts. For example‚ in the Northridge Earthquake‚ California
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Mumbai‚ earlier known as Bombay is a city of dreams as every person enters this city with a dream in his heart. Filled with vigor and excitement‚ vacation in Mumbai can definitely be a memorable experience for a tourist. However‚ it is mandatory to plan the itinerary as it can be a total chaos for one to travel around some of the best places in Mumbai. Some of the best places to see are the Gateway of India‚ The Flora Fountain‚ the Marble Palace‚ Prince of Wales Museum and many more must see places
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the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical for the wellbeing of their environment. One area that has witnessed degradation in recent years is Galapagos which is an example of a biodiversity hotspot that is threatened by alien
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