the Making Social Lives DVD and Learning Companion 1‚ outline how material things on City Road favour the activities of some groups of people over others. City Road in Cardiff is a street that stretches for nearly a mile and is one the busiest streets in Wales’ capital city. The streets origin began over 200 years ago as a country track and has grown to witness a diverse range of businesses develop alongside it. City Road offers the opportunity to observe how material things‚ such as the businesses
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necessary to establish a harmonized definition of a city? Even though there were many definitions for city‚ but there were not many definitions for a harmonized city. For that reason‚ people had to make a judgment on recognition of city with the standard from each country. It is too ambiguous to set the standard for the definition of a harmonized city. It can be confused since each country has different standard for its city. The definition of international city will be a helpful guide for planning infrastructure
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How has the evolution of cities so far been similar in the eastern and western context? Introduction Cities can be described as composite‚ adaptive systems with multiple instruments that shape the course of their development. They comprise of businesses and households that interact with each other and are always influenced by the historical shape‚ form and culture of the environment in which they function. Cities over a period of time have become important nodes of the global economic system and
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1. In the midst of the 19th century‚ following the industrial revolution‚ many cities began to grow at an unprecedented rate. Due to this growth‚ sanitary concerns arose in the serried inner city. Locations including London‚ Chicago‚ New York were unable to appropriately house and provide infrastructure for their booming populations. In America‚ the preponderance of the slum inhabitants were immigrants‚ leading to increased marginalization compared to other locations‚ such as London. The health concerns
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OF ORGANIZING A CITY GOVERNMENT? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? Council Manager Voters Council Mayor City Manager City Departments Strong Mayor Council Voters Council Mayor City Departments Weak Mayor Council Voters Council Mayor Treasurer Clerk City Departments A city with a council manager style government is the most popular among Michigan cities. This type of government allows for the citizens to elect the council‚ who then appoints a city manager. The manager
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current economic conditions‚ Bread for the City has reached out and helped so many of the citizens of DC. George has risen maintained a consistent growth pattern; and effectively operating the business. Such success is attributed to decisions made by him and his talented work team. George has made a commitment to excellence that supersedes that of most businesses; illustrated through the achievement of national recognitions for Bread for the City. Bread for the City truly is an information organization
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facilities in Dubai Mall. Central idea: Today I am going to take you on a tour around the amusement facilities of the largest mall in the Middle East. Method of organization: Spatial I-Introduction Good afternoon everyone‚ today I am going to take on a tour around the most visited places inside Dubai mall. But first let me introduce you to the mall so you have a little more knowledge about it. The road you take to get to the mall is the Financial Center road also known as Doha Street. Dubai mall opened
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Dubai is a part of 7 emirates of United Arab Emirates (UAE) formed in 1971. History of Dubai ”. . Discovery of oil in Dubai Fishing and pearl diving supported the region for many centuries. Oil was eventually discovered in 1966‚ but in small quantities as compared to neighbouring countries. In 1969 Dubai exported oil for the first time. It is estimated that Dubai produces 50‚000 to 70‚000 barrels (11‚000 m cube) of oil a day. Depletion of oil reserves Dubai’s oil
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Ronneth M. Marasigan IV-15 BEED 1. What were the challenges faced by Naga City upon assumption of office of Mayor Robredo? How did he address the challenges? Before‚ Naga City was not known and was not a highly urbanized city. It is landlocked and not centrally-located thus‚ it is not an ideal place to build a business. Also‚ it faces difficulties/problems in economic and social aspects. There were overspending of money‚ market hit by fire‚ crowded central business district‚ unmanageable traffic
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According to FDI‚ Quezon City is one of the: Top 10 Asian Cities: Overall (7th place) Asian Cities: Top 5 Best Economic Potential (5th place) Asian Cities: Top 5 Most Cost Effective (3rd place) From: FDI Magazine‚ http://www.fdimagazine.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2228/Asian_Cities_of_the_Future_2007_08.html World Bank: “QC has been transformed from a bankrupt and disintegrating urban center into one of the cleanest and richest cities” ADB: “Other Philippine cities can take a cue from
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