2.3.1 Theorising the peri-urban As a result of the rapid growth of cities across Nigeria, peri-urban settlements, referred to as transition zones, where urban and rural activities exist side by side have experienced rapid alterations induced by human activities (Thando & Gwebu, 2013). Furthermore, to understand this dynamics of change in peri-urban settlements, different scholars have undertaken a myriad of studies with a view to explaining the patterns, determinants, impacts and policy implications
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The total population in 2010 can be disaggregated by gender as follows, Rural: Male 1,884,297, Female 1,903,370; Urban: Male 481,388, Female 537,788. Agriculture is the main means of subsistence in the Region, in which 85% of the population depends for subsistence. The annual population growth rate for Tigray is 2.52%. In Tigray, total fertility rate is 5.1 children/woman of reproductive age. The
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INFORMAL LABOUR MARKET IN PUNJAB: A STUDY OF LABOUR CHOWKS OF DISTRICT SANGRUR Manjit Sharma Abstract: This paper explores the rural labouring poor who move daily from villages to urban labour market in search of employment in Sangrur district of Punjab state. This paper unravels the genesis, conditions of labour chowks and labour intake/absorption in the urban centres. This study traces the reasons to enter labour chowks, employment and wages, willingness to work, income earnings and health conditions
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Heritage meets people, here in Assam One of the vibrant states from the NorthEast, Assam is spread across 2.39% of the Indian landmass. Assam shares its boundaries with Bangladesh, West Bengal and Bhutan. The state overlooks the Barail hill range between the two valleys of Brahmaputra and Barak. Its wide range of species in flora and fauna, immaculate tea and terraced gardens make her a nature’s delight. Assam also called the Ahom is the biggest and the most accessible amongst its six sisters
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Why I think we should watch The Men Who Built America in class. We are learning mainly about American history in class, right? Well this show is a little more advanced in history than what we are learning now. If we have spare time, like before Christmas break and you want to do something fun, but yet educational at the same time, this the best answer for you. Now this show has four episodes in it, each one is an hour and a half long. If you are teaching American history this show is well-suited
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Essentially, people move out of a country because of both push, and pull factors. A push factor is known as something that pushes people away from their native country and while a pull factor lures one out into an unknown country. The positive aspects of some countries serve to attract more and more immigrants in. Generally, push factors are commonly viewed as: lack of jobs, an economic downfall, few opportunities, natural disasters, pollution, poor housing, political fear, poor medical care, threatening
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The correlational design is considered when the researcher is trying to establish cause and effect or how variables or phenomena “correlate” with each other. Finally, the survey method application is to describe trends within a specific target population. Mixed Methods research is an approach that combines or associates both qualitative and quantitative forms (Plano-Clark & Creswell, 2010, p. 298) “By combining quantitative and qualitative data, the researcher can develop a more complete picture
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Currently, immigrants take up thirteen percent of the entire US population. Those thirteen percent seem small, but their impact is huge. Immigration seems innocent, it’s only people looking for better lives, but at what cost for the US? Immigration is the act of people leaving their own countries, and moving to new ones. They move to evacuate from wars, or to evacuate from poverty. When they come to other countries, they are often there illegally. Even though they are there illegally, the immigrants
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I beleave that the voting age should stay at 18 years of age, Because if it is lowered to 16 years of age it could put a lot of stress on the 16 year olds. Most of the younger voters don't even bother voting, the number of younger voters would decress in percentages. According to the U.S. Census Bureau report, only 38% of voters 18-24 years of age voted in 2012, but 70% of the older voters participated. By increasing the number of younger voters will lower the voting parcentage rate. In 2012, 62%
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In recent years, an often topic debated is that what fundamental problems British society is concerning, such as life, legal security, health, education, employment, standard of living, care and support, power and voice. Both immigration and youth unemployment are two problems being the most noteworthy in the UK. These issues have detrimental effects on many sections in Britain, such as culture, jobs and security The Executive Summary is identified by Equality and Human Rights (2014). In order to
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