Econ 350 Urban/Regional Economics Short Essay Review of a Journal Article Journal of Urban Economics‚ (56) 2004 1-24 Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a substitute or a complement for cities? Todd Sinai and Joel Waldfogel 9th of May 2005 Abstract This paper has provided with an interesting point to begin analysis. Communications technology has always been of interest to the urban economist. The internet has new significance as a method of commerce and looks set to
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Biodegradable Waste Bio-waste is defined as biodegradable garden and park waste‚ food and kitchen waste from households‚ restaurants‚ caterers and retail premises‚ and comparable waste from food processing plants. It does not include forestry or agricultural residues‚ manure‚ sewage sludge‚ or other biodegradable waste such as natural textiles‚ paper or processed wood. It also excludes those by-products of food production that never become waste. Currently the main environmental threat from
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RURAL AND URBAN Imagine that all people live in villages or they all live in cities. How would the life be if people lived the same lifestyle? A proverb in Yemen says‚” Being rural is the best color of lifestyle.’’ In which is meant living in villages is better than living in cities. Well‚ there is no doubt that life in villages is so beautiful‚ and very interesting indeed‚ but at the same there are people who prefer to live in metropolitan cities and this is due to their lust of living
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Scheduled Areas and Tribal Areas : Scheduled Tribes live in contiguous areas unlike other communities. It is‚ therefore‚ much simpler to have an area-approach for development activities and also regulatory provisions to protect their interests. In order to protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes with regard to land alienation and other social factors‚ provisions of ‘‘Fifth Schedule" and ‘‘Sixth Schedule"have been enshrined in the Constitution. The Fifth Schedule under Article 244(1) of Constitution
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URBAN DESIGN AND CONSERVATION 1. Urban Design The term “urban design” may have been coined in the mid-1950s but 20 years later it was still largely unused outside a small circle of people concerned with the four-dimensional development of precincts of cities. It has a wide‚ almost boundary-less definition with different connotations depending on professional discipline or the particular context within which the urban environment is being assessed. It is the process of making or shaping physical
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What is e-waste? E-waste is those waste materials consisting of any broken or unwanted / obsolete electrical or electronic appliances & gadgets. If it is not carried out properly it can dangerous to the human health or to the environment. India currently produces 500‚000 tones of e-waste annually and the figure is expected to touch one million tones in 2012. However‚ India lacks a proper e-waste disposal system and it is left up to the unorganized sector to dispose of the waste. The unorganized
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I want to research about how human waste disposed of in the Arabian Sea affects the lives of Turtles. http://www.ioseaturtles.org/pom_detail.php?id=71 (I found this link using my Key words Turtles in Arabian Gulf) http://uaeagricent.moew.gov.ae/fisheries/almukhlafat-affection_e.stm (I found this link using my keywords UAE human waste) The solid wastes are considered one of the major problems may confront the urban communities currently. Therefore‚ scientific studies were concerned to find solutions
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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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WASTE GENERATION ‘Waste’ is a very general word‚ used to include anything that is no longer needed for use and is thrown away uncared. It has created and added a new problem to the environmental pollution. Pollution also creates serious problems for human health. There is remarkable growth in energy generation‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ chemicals‚ production of coal etc. All these and much more is expected to increase in the years to come. For this‚ we need to understand different sources of
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Hazardous chemical waste in the Liverpool area The aim of my research action plan is to address how people disposed of their hazardous chemical waste from households and schools within the Liverpool area. What is hazardous chemical waste? Chemical waste is a waste that is made from harmful chemicals such as: * Paint/ artist paint/ paint thinner * Motor oil * BBQ gas cylinders * Insect sprays * Rat poisons * Garden chemicals- fertilisers ‚ insecticides * Car wax
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