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    Shaw and Henry D. McKay (107) observed Juvenile Delinquency in urban areas‚ and one of the first things they discussed in their chapter was the different values in separate economic areas of the city‚ and how the socioeconomic status contributes to the amount of crime. Secondly‚ they discussed differential social organization‚ which includes the differences in values between the communities (Shaw and McKay). A Theory of Race‚ Crime and Urban inequality is explained by Robert J. Sampson and William Julius

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    Rural Areas vs. Urban Areas People throughout the world lead different lives and lifestyles. They adapt to different places and styles of living. The two areas of living people choose to live are rural areas and urban areas. Many people prefer rural areas because they have their privacy. Also‚ rural areas are usually very quiet and laid back as well as being away from everything. On the other hand‚ urban areas are the complete opposite. Urban areas are not usually private because there are other

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    The impacts of rural to urban movement in India By Azman Shah Individuals are compelled to pursue after improvement when faced with the inadequacy in their lives‚ particularly in rural areas. This pursuance for an improved lifestyle leashes people to migrate from rural villages to the urban areas. The purpose of migration to urban areas is so abundant that it becomes rampant. The purpose of this essay is to distinguish the political‚ social‚ cultural and economic opportunities that affect the issue

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    Environmental effects of Air Pollution and the Urban Area Air pollution has been and is a growing environmental problem that is closely related to the growth of urban settlements. While the cities and towns of the world grow larger they emit more and more toxic emissions are put out into the air. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issues that surround air pollution such as the long term impacts of air pollution‚ the short term impacts of air pollution‚ the long term outlook of air pollution

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    Alicia Morris Five things that have had a significant impact on my life are: 1. Graduating for high school 2. Getting my first apartment 3. Having my two beautiful daughters 4. Becoming the Head Cake Decorator on my job 5. Returning to school Each of these experiences has had an amazing impact on my life in one way or another. Graduating from high school was a big deal for me as well as my family. I was the first of my grandmother’s grandkids to graduate from high school. After graduating

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    decentralisation of retailing and other services has had a major impact on urban areas.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? 40 marks. Decentralisation is the process in which the population‚ retail and industry moves from urban CBD’s to the outer city. An out of town shopping centre is a group of shops and facilities that are located away from a towns CBD. This movement will have positive and negative impacts on both the urban area and the outer city‚ where the out of town centres are built

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    The Decentralisation of retailing and other services has had a major impact on urban areas’ to what extent do you agree with this statement? (40marks) Retail is the process of selling consumer goods and/or services to customers through multiple channels of distribution to earn a profit. Retail is starting to move out of the city centers into the suburbs on the edge of towns and cities. Decentralisation is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions‚ powers‚ people or things away from

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    decentralization of retailing and other services has had a major impact on urban areas.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? – Consequently the decentralization of retailing and other services are having or have had major impacts on the urban areas whether they are negative or positive because it is taking consumers out of their local town and spending their disposable income elsewhere‚ this is bound to have effect on urban areas. In the 1970s the shopping patterns began to change due

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    There have always been a continuous trend of people migrating from rural dwellings to urban area in search of an earning‚ better education or may be due to environmental degradation in rural areas. Even‚ political conflicts‚ wars‚ and income disparities among and within regions may also be a motivating factor which results in migration whether international or national. Whatever may be the reasons‚ migration is a very common phenomenon nowadays in most of the cities. Recent studies reveal that

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    International Journal of Advanced Research in Management and Social Sciences ISSN: 2278-6236 RURALISATION OF URBAN AREAS: REVERSING DEVELOPMENT IN ZIMBABWE Jacob Mugumbate* Francis Maushe* Chamunogwa Nyoni‚ PhD* Abstract: Urbanisation is on an upward trend in Zimbabwe as evidenced by expansion of urban centres. Notwithstanding advances towards urbanisation‚ some urban centres are actually de-urbanising or ruralising as witnessed by deteriorating livelihoods‚ services and infrastructure

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