Biodiversity in Indian Cities In the next 100 years, the world’s urban population is expected to be 8 or 9 billion of a total of nearly 11 billion people around the globe. It is surprising to read in The Guardian that most of the urbanization will occur during this century only to be followed by a staggering slowdown in the process of urbanization. Cities, as seen from the “polis” concept of Aristotle, are essentially meant for the ‘association of people’. This way, cities are, by the people, of
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In recent years, the pressure of urbanization has affected the urban environment of Iranian cities on a large scale and it makes the serious environmental damages to the body of these cities. In order to, the urban environment can be considered as a commercial product that it has to change according to the citizen’s desired during the time. This situation for big cities like Mashhad has a special status. Another side, Mashhad is a religious Metropolis and it attracts about 20 million pilgrims every
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Urban structures and layout affect winds in that friction from urban structures and tall buildings cause winds to lose energy and to be diverted (respectively) ultimately leading in calm conditions and light winds. When moving through an urban area winds must pass through areas of skyscrapers, oddly shaped buildings and brick built structures. Energy is lost when the movement of air encounters friction and hinders its ability to move as fast. Friction van be small scale such as rough surface
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for ALL Springfield City, Land of Lincoln is the capital of Illinois. Springfield is located 1.5 hours northeast of Saint Louis, Missouri, and 3 hours south of Chicago, Illinois. Springfield is small family city with a population of 116, 000 Midwestern’s. Springfield municipally manage and produce water, and electricity for Springfield’s residential and central Illinoisans. I believe Springfield Municipally is ready to enter the twenty first century as a metropolitan city that offers a Gigabyte
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an environmental engineer at Z-Corp. He suspects that for the last few months, the company has been discharging more lead and arsenic than the law allows. The city is testing the waste water, but Jackson knows that their test is not very sensitive, and therefore they are probably not aware of the potential violation. Apparently, the city code is based on a testing method that is not as sensitive as the newer one that Jackson has access to. Even worse, he knows that the company's production will
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Mutafyan Dated: JAN 22,2015 Task #1. Create SWOT tables 1. To live in the city Internal | Strengths * City life is more comfortable. * large shop complexions, banks, offices, cinemas * People in the city have better transport facilities. * There is electricity, highway, communication, telecommuni-cation facilities in the city. | Weakness * The cost of living is very high in the city. Most goods are very expensive. * The environment is polluted with dust, smoke
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automotive manufacturing, a prime location as a transportation route along the Great lakes and a center for technological innovation, the city of Detroit has endured devastating economic changes. The city is under a debt of $18.5 billion. Its population is now half of what it was in the 1950s, as majority of the working population has been forced to leave the city primarily due to lack of employment, among other issues. At the beginning of this year, Detroit’s official unemployment rate was 18 percent
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Community Profile Eth/316 Vera-Ellen Cruz 20 June, 2014 Community Profile The city that I have chosen to complete a community profile on is my hometown Phoenix, Arizona. I was born and raised in phoenix Arizona and I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. The weather is great, the people are friendly, and this is one of the largest growing metropolitan cities today’s society. This city is filled with multiple types of nationalities, ethnic groups, cultures, and religions. History Phoenix
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homes can be priced well below the construction cost. In large areas of country, like outside of city or rural areas, the price of purchase will come even closer to construction cost. Cities and suburbs on the other hand is where the prices of homes is much higher than the cost of new construction. Even though they do not represent the norm, this can be construed as pricing certain individuals out of cities and suburbs. Supply and Demand Why do some areas fair better than others when it comes to home
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each other. Cape Town; Grabouw and Stanford are located within the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Cape Town is a very built up area and is a major Metropolitan. Cape Town is also a break of bulk settlement and can be seen as a specialized city that is multi-functional because it serves many functions. Grabouw and Stanford are not as built up as Cape Town. They have fewer high order good and services. This places them both lower on the hierarchy of urban settlements. They can be seen as minor
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