documents for an urban renewal project called Prometropole in 2003. The cost of the project was US $84 million with a loan of US $46 million from the World Bank . The project was finally launched in 2007 with a planned completion date of 2008 but due to setbacks the project was still not completed in 2010. The objective of the project was to resettle the population in new homes close to the existing slum, to remove the shacks along the waterway, to construct roads and to improve urban infrastructure
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Some of the ways for measuring urbanization are as follows: It includes Population growth, Rural-urban migration, Push and pull factors, Push factors, Pull factors. i. Population Growth: Population growth is one of the main reasons to the urbanization. Fertility rates are largely dependent on economic considerations. As economic wellbeing increases, the fertility level decreases. Security about the future and alternatives to family life in the cities are the main reasons for this decrease
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Sir De Ramos Introduction This study is about the economic, political and socio- cultural conditions of the Urban Poor. Urban poor has become an interesting topic now days since it is very relevant to modern society. Poverty tends to be the greatest ill that plagues the Filipino as a society. The poor ranges from poor, very poor, and to the very, very poor. The topic URBAN POOR was selected from a group of topics given and then given emphasis by the author according to the relevance of this
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period when industrialism in New York City was growing at a rapid and extraordinary pace, the green space intended to lure workers into spending time towards a life of healthy leisure and recreation, perhaps as a rejuvenating retreat from the unnatural urban life. While Central Park may appeal to the general public as an innocent green world for the entire society, it became clear within the first act of landscaping of the park that the project would be problematic. Original inhabitants of this particular
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Before beginning his masterpieces he felt that one must understand the city and how it is valued long after one has passed away. “Aldo Rossi argued that a city must be studied and valued as something constructed over time; of particular interest are urban artifacts that withstand the passage of time” (Aldo Rossi,www.Architecture.uk). Aldo Rossi worked as an assistant to Ludovico Quaroni and Carlo Aymono before he became a famous architect. These two famous gentlemen help mold him into the fine architect
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During this short transition of time and space, where does the city stop being a city and becomes a suburb, a second best? Where does the city stop and when does it start to grow again? Can a momunent be the founder of the city? Urbanizing the Urban: regenerating our city timing Walking along the banks of river Thames the constant changing background of the piers and its buildings are some what homogeneous because they are submerged in the deep philosophy of structural design which are constantly
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In the first stanza of Keith Urban’s “Days Go By” he gives the feeling of speed and moving fast. As he gives us the feeling of things flying by as he is only sitting there letting it happen? Growing up we all have the want for time to fly. As teenagers we want the sweet sixteen birthday party as soon as possible. As adults we want that rowdy twenty first birthday night years ahead of time and so on and so on. We lose our patients and don’t care how much time passes and how many Kodak moments we let
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The decadence of a human being is not a beautiful sight to see, especially if it is one of your own loved ones. The question usually asked in this matter is, how can I help him/her? You can certainly be supportive the person if it is something hard for him/her to overdue, but if they are declining their own state of mind, it is up to the person who has the problem to confront it and overcome it. This is one of the topics dealt with in Anna Hopes short-story “A Gap of Sky” from 2008, where a teenager
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discuss detailed. Northbridge, in fact, is an entertainment precinct in Perth where the government has built sidewalks outside restaurants; bars, nightclubs and shops and other attraction entertainments. Nowadays, under the condition of the developed urban city and citizens' life styles, Northbridge has gradually becoming a bridge between people and safety, and communication, and convenience, which significantly enhance the development of the local economy. This essay will also focus on the different
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Incorporating an organic philosophy into to Wal-Mart’s megastores is a question that comes down to a number of internal and external factors. In order to if launch this plan effectively, all factors must be considered. The problem with organic food products is not that it matches the wants of Wal-Mart’s current target market, but that it fails to match the customer’s price point. Despite Wal-Mart providing organic food 20% less than their competitors, a majority of their current target market
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