The first chapter of planet of slums outlines Mike Davis’s concern for the ever-increasing urban population. His observation also shows that not only have the urban population increased but it has increased faster then expected. In this chapter he argues and shows great concern on the fact that the urban population around the world can and will outgrow the rural population. According to him‚ “in 1950 there were 86 cities in the world with a population of one million; today there are 400‚ and by
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1-Mention at least three limitations of GDP when it is considered as a measure of economic performance or as a measure of human welfare -Leisure -Home production -Environmental changes 2-what are the drawback of price indexes when they are used for discounting to access the growth in living standard -Quality changes -New product -Substitution 3-what are the main part of wealth according to the world bank wealth of nation projects -Produced capital -National Capital -Intangible capital
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(2012). Local Government Authorities Bulawayo City Council Score Card March 2012. Document. 2. Chavunduka‚ G. L. (1994). Traditional Medicine in Modern Zimbabwe. Harare‚ University of Zimbabwe. 3. Chirisa‚ I. (2008). Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in Africa: Implications for Sustainability. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa‚ 10‚ 2‚ 23-29. 4. Government of Zimbabwe (1988). Rural Districts Councils Act Chapter 29:13. Act of Parliament. 5. Government of Zimbabwe (1995). Urban Councils
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Counter-Urbanisation: Counter urbanisation is the movement of the population and economic activity away from the urban areas. When people choose to live on the edge of urban areas they do this because normally the urban areas are not very nice places to live due to pollution‚ crime and traffic. Also urban areas are very busy and noisy and people may want to move away from these places (Manchester‚ London and Liverpool) and move to less crowded and quieter places like the rural urban fringes and
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Dubai is currently one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Urban sprawl is becoming the subject of analysis through modern decades concerning the management of urban growth. It described the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into rural areas‚ following the outward expansion of cities; it is believed that the city of Dubai has followed this method. Each city has shaped its own settlement patterns over time‚ either through the oldest and most widely quoted models
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In chapter 5 of out textbook we looked at 3 large‚ well known city’s‚ and went into depth with them. We learned more about their homes‚ jobs‚ marketing‚ transportation‚ population‚ environmental areas‚ and many other thing about them. This essay is comparing and contrasting‚ and I took the two most opposite city’s out of the three Portland and Atlanta and compared them. It really made me open my eyes to what is good and bad about growing economy’s and businesses. Portland and Atlanta are very much
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“Migration within a country’s borders have greater negative impacts at their origin than their destination”. Discuss the statement [15 marks] Introduction * Definition of migration and internal migration * Reasons why people move (Push/Pull Factors) * Explain Lee’s migration model * Types of Internal Migration (Inter-urban‚ Intra-urban‚ counter urbanisation‚ urbanisation) Body * Social. Economic. Environmental. Political. (S.E.E.P.) impacts * Case Study (Statistics)
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With reference to examples‚ assess the degree to which the level of economic development of a country affects planning and management in urban areas. Planning and management needs to happen in all countries over the world because no matter how different the level of development between countries the problems will be same in urban areas. These problems that need to be planned and managed in the urban areas of the city are becoming increasingly significant due to the fact that there has been a hug
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Australia is an extremely urbanised country; about 85 per cent of the population lives in coastal areas‚ and most of these people live in urban areas with populations of over 100 000 people. This accounts for only about 1 % of Australia ’s total landmass. This level of urban growth is putting much pressure on cities to keep up with the needs of the growing populations. Though some areas of cities are being subjected to urban growth‚ other areas may be experiencing the effects urban decline. The suburb
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With reference to examples‚ critically assess and evaluate the cause and impact of suburbanisation on towns and cities (40 marks) Suburbanisation is the growth of the suburbs and suburban areas on the fringes of cities due to natural increase or the movement of people. It is one of the many causes of the increase in urban sprawl. Suburbanisation occurs in many countries‚ all at different stages of development. Each case of suburbanisation can have different causes‚ such as urban push factors‚
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