landscape to cultivate crops and to build farm houses became evident. To that end acres of land were cleared of its forest cover to facilitate such agriculturally geared plans. So as the population of man grew the need for space grew exponentially. Urbanization would care for this as it would accommodate the rise in birth rate. Land space and construction; where will we get it and how will it be done? The solution: the removal of forest and the building of cities, villages and towns. From there another
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In the 1900s people (mostly volunteer organizations) started to concern themselves with the needs of poor people. In the 1930s and 40s was the Industrialization and The Great Depression and it was known for unemployment, poverty, urbanization, and child abandonment. Former president Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act of 1935 which provided unemployment help and aid to dependent children. Former president Bill Clinton and the Clinton administration put an end to the Aid to Families
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It is estimated that approximately half of the species alive on Earth today will become extinct within the next 75 years and around 10,000 species/subspecies are presumed extinct every year . This is due to human impacts such as industrialization/urbanization in one’s habitat and hunting; the extinction can also be a result of the animals incapability of surviving in a given location, ,and or an increase of one’s predator population .By definition an animal goes extinct when the last member
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tolerate a tourism growth without limits. 2- Environmental damage Tourist activities have always operated in harmony with the surrounding environment. Considering the influence of the tourism sector on a global level, it is unavoidable that his impact, involves along economic benefits and comfort, also the negative consequences of social, cultural and environmental sustainability, especially if the tourist activity is not adequately developed, planned and carried out in the right way. The main
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Income Inequality: A Meta-Regression Analysis 1. Introduction Income inequality is a critically important social, political and economic issue in the study of economic development. Inequality can affect economic growth and development and it can impact upon political stability and class and ethnic tensions.1 The empirical literature identifies various factors that shape inequality, such as
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to urban pollution. Consequently, urban pollution has received greater attention (Gurjar, et al., 2008). New York City experiences both human and vehicle pollution just as Nairobi that has led to emissions from the vehicles into the air, which has impact on the health of the people. The population of New York at 2016 was estimated at 8,537,673 (NYC Planning, 2016), while in Nairobi, a growing city in Africa, had a population of 3.2 million and during the day the population is at 4.2 (Kinney, et al
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With clear examples, discuss 5 major causes of deforestation. 2) A. Using wood for industrial use like furniture, paper products, and building materials. B. Agricultural expansion like increased demand in palm oils, soybeans, etc. C. Urbanization, to make room to build more houses and communities. D. More land for cattle grazing. E. Mining things like coal and oil, which leads to more roads being built to travel on which in turn leads to more waste being put into the air by those vehicles
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Secondary Report Affordable housing as a part of the smart cities mission in Pune TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 II. Literature Review..................................................................................................... 6 a. Affordable housing and slum redevelopment in a global context ..................... 6 b. Affordable housing and slum redevelopment
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What factors helped to promote America’s huge industrial growth during the period from 1860 to 1900? During the 1860s, the United States was a land of farming and small towns. Americans found it more profitable to make their lives on farming. Other European nations were much more industrialized and America was way behind. However forty years later, the United States had managed to become one of the greatest industrial nations in the world. Throughout 1860 to 1900s the U.S had
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sudden fall in stock prices, and rapidly became worldwide news with the stock market crash of October 29, 1929 (known as Black Tuesday). It started from USA, and quickly sweep European countries as well as all over the world. This crisis had huge impact on all the people across the world, various industries, economic fields, and all the social life. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, while international trade plunged by more than 50%. Unemployment in the U.S. rose to 25%, and
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