Global Urban Development Volume 2 Issue 1 March 2006 BUILDING GENDER EQUALITY IN URBAN LIFE 1 GENDER EQUALITY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES FOR ALL Monika Jaeckel and Marieke van Geldermalsen Introduction When looking at cities from a gender perspective‚ one of the main differences affecting the use of urban space is in terms of female and male care-giving roles and responsibilities. Due to the gender-specific division of labor‚ women do most of the direct care-giving
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Gangs have existed in the United States for over 200 years. It all started when the first immigrants came to the U.S.A. Most of them came for a better life but many of them ended up in poverty. The first gangs were formed among poor adolescents who grouped together for the sake of socialisation and protection. They were of the same race or the same ethnic background. The first known gang specialized in crimes was called "The Five Points". They consisted of Irish immigrants and was established in
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others‚ however‚ it is not that different to City Road or indeed many other streets in the UK with similar architecture‚ comparable street features‚ a diverse range of businesses and a diverse community. In this essay I will be describing ways in which order is made and repaired in Old Compton street in London . Situated in the heart of Soho‚ London´s Theatreland‚ Old Compton Street has continuously been made and repaired by migrants‚ merchants and business traders . Originally a wealthy street
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called urban heat island (UHI) and you will be glad to know that the blame goes to no one but us! My friends‚ do not be disheartened as we are presented with a very green and a (literally) cool solution! The possiblities of Urban horticulture is only beginning to be understood in Pakistan. Horticulture includes not only ornamentals but also fruit culture‚ vegetable culture‚ floriculture and so much more. The practice of horticulture within the parameters of the city is known as urban horticulture
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Canadian History: 1920’s The 1920’s were known as the “Roaring Twenties” because industries shifted to peace time production and experienced an economic boom. The people that experienced the “good times” in the 1920’s were predominantly the white males. But other groups weren’t so lucky. There where many issues in this era but the main ones were the injustice and inequality of women‚ Native People and children. During the 1920’s the Native People were treated unequally and with
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Increasing urban sprawl and motorization have become leading causes of environmental and social problems in recent years throughout the world‚ particularly in cities of developing countries. Urban sprawl is the disorderly expansion of urban areas‚ especially resulting from real estate development on the out skirts of a city. Motorization‚ which is linked to urban sprawl‚ can be defined as the increasing use of motor vehicles. Although motor vehicles offer some benefits such as convenience‚ their
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Urbanization and Urban growth An urban area is defined as a town or city plus its adjacent suburban fringes with a population of between10‚000-50‚000. A rural area usually is defined as an area with a population of less than 2‚500 people. Urbanization is the process in which people increasingly move from rural areas to densely populated cities; also involves the transformation of rural areas into urban areas. A country’s degree of urbanization is the percentage of its population living in an urban area.
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Red Scare‚ the fear of communism‚ spread quickly when the revolution in Russia happened. Vladimir L. Lenin took over conquering with the Red Army and created the Soviet Union. When communism took over the U.S.S.R‚ some Americans were frightened while others began to form Communist Parties within the U.S. As the Communist parties grew violent‚ in 1919‚ a plan was created in which bombs were mailed to government officials. One of the attacked‚ A. Mitchell Palmer‚ became a main advocate against anti-communists
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Introduction Rural water and sanitation in Ghana is considered and seen as a social issue and not merely a technical or financial one. Sanitation‚ in general has always been an afterthought in past water and sanitation programmes in Ghana until the launch of the country’s Community Water and Sanitation Programme (CWSP) in 1994 when situation reversed. The implementation strategy of the CWSP focused on the creation of a market for sanitation facilities and services using community based artisans
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financial empowerment of the rural areas is vital‚ being the repository of the predominantly poor in society and in particular the SMEs. If this growth strategy is adopted and the latent entrepreneurial capabilities of this large segment of the people is sufficiently stimulated and sustained‚ then positive multipliers will be felt throughout the economy. To give effect to these aspirations various policies have been instituted over time by the Federal Government to improve rural enterprise production capabilities
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