a) Briefly discuss the effects of gentrification [9m] Effects • Social and economic polarization • The upward spiral of desirability and increasing rents and property values(erodes the qualities that began attracting new people in the first place • Displacement of that community(renters(prices go up, tenants are pushed out • Arrival of new investment, new spending power, and a new tax base(increased economic activity • Rehabilitation, housing development, new shops and restaurants(higher-wage
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Modern Agriculture- Intensive farming Organic farming (as defined by the Codex Alimentarius Commission) is a holistic production management system that avoids use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and genetically modified organisms, minimizes pollution of air, soil and water, and optimizes the health and productivity of interdependent communities of plants, animals and people 1. To achieve this, organic farming relies on a number of objectives and principles, as well as common practices designed
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Country Profile Series United Kingdom In-depth PESTLE insights PESTLE Country Analysis Report: United Kingdom REFERENCE CODE: ML00002-031 PUBLICATION DATE: May 2013 WWW.MARKETLINE.COM MARKETLINE. THIS PROFILE IS A LICENSED PRODUCT AND IS NOT TO BE PHOTOCOPIED ML00002-031/Published 05/2013 Page 1 © MarketLine. This report is a licensed product and is not to be photocopied OVERVIEW Catalyst This profile analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental
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Examiners’ Report June 2013 GCE Geography 6GE03 01 Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications come from Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus
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A Study of Nike’s Operations in Bangladesh Through a PESTLE Analysis Sarah Seward-Langdon Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University MAN311 Business in the Asia-Pacific Region Dr. Donald Pak October 30, 2015 Word Count: 3,215 Table of Contents Executive SummaryIntroduction of Bangladesh PESTLE Analysis of Bangladesh Political Situation Economical Situation Social Situation Technological Situation Legal Situation Environmental SituationIntroduction of NikeNike AnalysisMini-SWOTNike in Relation to Bangladesh
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Everyone agrees that business managers must understand finance and marketing. But is it necessary for them to study ethics? Managers who answer in the negative generally base their thinking on one of three rationales. They may simply say that they have no reason to be ethical. They see why they should make a profit, and most agree they should do so legally. But why should they be concerned about ethics, as long as they are making money and staying out of jail? Other managers recognize that
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aspects of globalization: trade and transactions, capital and investment movements, migration and movement of people, and the dissemination of knowledge(IMF,2000). Further, environmental challenges such as global warming, cross-boundary water and air pollution, and over-fishing of the ocean are linked with globalization (Bridges,2002). Globalizing processes affect and are affected by business and work organization, economics, socio-cultural resources, and the natural environment. Since time in memorial
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Introduction Displaced people fall on new life struggle by losing their social capital and network due to river bank erosion (Field observation). For this reason, in this study, the research problem was loss of social capital, network and role of safety net of the displaced people by River Bank Erosion (RBE). The main objective of this study was to measure the loss of social capital including network due to RBE, to explore the changing situation (social, economic and political) that displaced people face
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Scarcity, choice and resource allocation Economic Resources | | Microeconomics is the study of the behaviour and decisions of individuals and businesses in markets across the economy. We start our study of microeconomics by looking at the resources which an economy may have available to supply and produce goods and services to meet the ever-changing needs and wants of individuals and society as a whole.In economics we classify goods as “tangible” products, example might include food and drink
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Promoting a healthy environment for children Introduction In a society people of different age limit dwells. Children are the most junior part of the society. Today’s children are tomorrow’s young and aged generation. Children are just like seed of nature tree. For building solid, sound and healthy nation, sound and healthy children are must. So children’s health is very much concerning issue not only for a country but also for whole. Throughout the world children are suffering from malnutrition
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