“Better city‚ better life with ICTs” to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in 2010. The WTISD-10 theme is juxtaposed with that of the Shanghai World Expo‚ which is dedicated to promoting “Better Cities‚ Better Life” and which will showcase a number of initiatives aimed at achieving greener‚ safer‚ healthier‚ prosperous‚ inclusive and well-managed cities — where over half the world’s population resides. ICTs provide solutions to many of the problems facing cities even as
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Nowadays‚ in most countries‚ people have been moving from small towns to big cities‚ mainly because of the increased gap between the city and the countryside. However‚ as time goes by‚ some people begin to prefer living in small towns‚ which can be known through stories of escaping from cities to countryside. First of all‚ there is no doubt that living in cities have many advantages over living in countryside. The well-developed public transportation‚ recreational facilities provide people high
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A report about my city Here you have the report written by one of you classmates. You can use it as a model if you haven’t given it in yet or I case you wanna improve the one you wrote. Note how this student - writes an introduction of the city. - organizes his ideas into paragraphs‚ without mixing topics - writes about both positive and negative aspects (nobody is perfect!) - uses lots of advanced structures and vocab we have seen in class - uses objective language - sticks to the word
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consistently suggested to the City of Toronto that the southern section of Dundas street needed to be redeveloped to reduce slums and use it for public housing programs. It was not until November 1949‚ that the Federal Government had become embroiled under the National Housing Act. In 1950 the Province of Ontario became directly involved as a participating partner in the provision of public housing. Until August 1953‚ a request was made by the Board of Control of the City of Toronto to have a meeting
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Disease”. Before embarking in to any conclusion I would like to see both the aspects of the topic. The shift or movement to the city creates many opportunities for the people. It is very easy to find jobs in the city area and people can even operate as small businessmen. I would like to talk about my own city. Many multinational companies have been opening their offices in the city which has resulted in better job opportunities for all the people. People move to the urban areas in an effort to acquire
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Drawing on what you have learned about City Road‚ outline some of the inequalities on a street that you know. The purpose of this assignment is to outline some of the inequalities on a street that I know‚ namely Balham High Road‚ in order to draw comparisons to that on City Road. Balham High Road forms part of the A24 which runs from Clapham to Tooting‚ south west London. It appears a typical high street serving a local population of 21‚000 and provides a variety of retail options‚ banks and numerous
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Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan was the main city and capital of the Aztec empire. The city was founded in 1325 when the Aztec emperor told some of his tribes to look for a spot for their new capital city. He told them that the spot for the city would be found when they saw an eagle eating a snake on top of a cactus. This symbol is now on the Mexican coat of arms and on the Mexican flag (King). The tribes wondered around in what is now present day Mexico City‚ looking for this strange site. They finally
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Vatican City Vatican City is a country of religion. A mere .44 square kilometers in total‚ the city-state is the central hub for the governing body of the Catholic faith; thousands of followers worldwide come annually to view the numerous artistic masterpieces and visit the center of their beliefs. Religion is found in virtually all aspects of Vatican City and can be seen in its culture‚ politics‚ and economy. The culture of Vatican City is dominated by religious aspects and traditions. For one
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There are lush green fields everywhere‚ ad the air is fresh. Villages are free from all types of pollution that are typical of city life. In a city there are all kinds of pollution. People have no time for interaction with their family members or neighbours. Interaction is very superficial and formal. Customs‚ culture and tradition can be well seen in villages. In cities people are aping the west. Several different varieties of birds are seen in villages. In the morning‚ one can hear cuckoos singing
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research Mexico City. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico. When I was little I used to live in Mexico City but of course many things have changed now and it is becoming more urbanized everyday. I love Mexico and it has many beautiful things such as its culture‚ museums‚ its history‚ and many more things but as well it has its unfavorable factors. Mexico City is a metropolitan city considered urban as well‚ with a population of 21.2 million inhabitants. The Aztecs founded Mexico City in 1325
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