disparities are seen in all spheres of human life - economic and non-economic. The long colonial rule in India had created an urban-rural divide. What causes great concern now-a-days is the sharp increase in the level of disparities after a few decades of planning, especially because planning was conceived as an instrument to narrow down rural-urban disparities. The rural-urban disparities is found across the World, as is indicated with the fact that Cities take up less than two percent of the Earth’s
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including myself, are unaware of. I never knew how much waste was produced daily and just from a single city. I also never knew that there were even people like the pickers that went out and tried to help better the environment and the status of their city and country. I think Programs and people like the pickers should have more recognition and be established in all countries and major cities. Because of the pickers and this movie, I learned that a lot of hat we throw away can be recycled and how
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I grew up in Carson City, Nevada. While I wasn't born there, I'll always consider it my home town and continue to have my fondest childhood memories there. Growing up in the Silver State was an experience I'll never forget; The winters were always cold and snowy, and the summers were always bearable. Even on the worst of days it was never a far drive to Tahoe for a swim. Everything you could need or want was in driving distance no matter if it was a beach day or a hiking trip out in the desert. Living
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Committee member and Principal, Sunyani Polytechnic, Sunyani, BA, Ghana, E-mail: spolytec @yahoo.com Introduction Urbanization is increasing in both the developed and developing countries. However, rapid urbanization, particularly the growth of large cities, and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate health, poor sanitation, urban slums and environmental degradation pose a formidable challenge in many developing countries. Available statistics show that more than half of the world’s
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an urban or rural environment. I was naive to the important role that greenspaces played in my life and development until I relocated to a more urban environment that lacked accessible greenspaces. Having been surrounded by forests, small nature areas, and community parks growing up, I took the benefits of these greenspaces for granted. While the accessibility of greenspaces changed in my life, I still URBAN GREENSPACES 3 had the desire to spend
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These uprooted residents have frequent difficulty in locating adequate accommodations in a similar price range to what they were paying prior to displacement. Unfortunately, this often leads to a detriment in quality of life due to debt, insufficient housing, and homelessness. It very common to see businesses displaced in the same way, as chains and high budget developments replace older residences and locally owned
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difference ethnic groups have on my life. The differences between ethnic groups make the world a place of challenges and variety. In my community I have to say that I do look like most of my immediate community. However I live in a part of Houston that is commonly called “the rich part of town” it is mostly a white neighborhood with very few ethnic varieties. If you look all over Houston there are many different cultures and ethnic groups, as I look across the city I have seen an abundance of Mexican
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times people have personal situations or information that they do not want to be let out, or to be assessed by others. Territoriality is a key function and it confirms the procreation of species and gives an outline on how things are done. To maintain life in which species are dependent it
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employees low wages and made them work 12 hour days. Railroads allowed big companies to get their product all over the country. City life in the late 1800s and early 1900s was over crowded with no running water and filthy, but you lived closer to your job and there was tons of entertainment. Immigrants during the industrialization were pulled to the U.S. for a better life, opportunities for land, tales of riches, acceptance, and work. They were pushed out of their country because of overpopulation
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were the most common reasons for international migration with numbers of 25, 21 and 15 respectively. However, when all migration to Australia is considered, then the three most popular push and pull factors are employment, education and quality of life (climate, atmosphere etc). With internal migration in grade 8 families, the three most common push and pull factors for change of state were employment, family connections and other; with results of 33, 20 and 17 respectively. When all of Australia's
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