With reference of one or more examples of earthquakes‚ assess the extent to which attempts at prediction and mitigation may have influenced the impact of the hazard. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquake is a major threat to the human and natural environments‚ in which people died‚ buildings collapsed and cities destroyed. Prediction and mitigation are usually conducted in order to reduce the impact of an earthquake
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| UNIT THREE CRIMINOLOGY PROJECT | URBAN & RURAL CRIME | | | | Elaine Lawrence | 23/4/2012 | | RURAL CRIME INTRODUCTION This project is going to look at urban crime and rural crime and how it differs. It will look at statistics for crime in urban and rural areas and see whether there is any difference. There is research put forward by criminologists to suggest that crime is higher in urban to that of rural areas. The project will be using secondary research as
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receives more than 58% of its revenue from outside India. Tata Group remains a family-owned business‚ as the descendants of the founder (from the Tata family) owns majority stake in the company. The current chairman of the Tata group is Cyrus Pallonji Mistry‚ who took over from Ratan Tata in 2012. Tata Sons is the promoter of all key Tata companies and holds the bulk of shareholding in these companies. The chairman of Tata Sons has traditionally been the chairman of the Tata group. About 66% of the equity
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Urbanization in Bangladesh" Extent and Reasons of the relatively recent phenomenon of Urbanization in Bangladesh by Francis Atul Sarker I. INTRODUCTION: Urbanization generally refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and suburbs of cities. Historically‚ it has been closely connected with industrialization. Urbanization initiates industrialization-led economic growth and transition from agricultural-based income and employment
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International Journal of Production Research Vol. 48‚ No. 21‚ 1 November 2010‚ 6293–6313 Implementing just-in-time philosophy to reverse logistics systems: a review Hing Kai Chana*‚ Shizhao Yina and Felix T.S. Chanb b a Norwich Business School‚ University of East Anglia‚ Norwich‚ Norfolk‚ UK; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering‚ Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Hong Kong (Received 27 April 2009; final version received 30 July 2009) Just-in-time (JIT) and reverse
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INTRODUCTION After 57 years of independence‚ Accra the capital of Ghana alone harbours about 25 slums as recorded by the UN Committee on Economic‚ Social and Cultural Rights. This number adds up to a total of 80 per cent of the total inhabitants of the capital city. Shelter and water forms part of the basic needs of human but it is the most deficiency when it comes to slum settlements which are a sign of underdevelopment. This precipitates the need for modernization that leads to the upgrade
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Philippine Military and Police Force Today Mendoza‚ A. Pol sci 11 MHG. October 2013. Corruption‚ inefficiency and politicization are the common characters of the Philippine military and police in status quo. The emerging issues and concerns regarding the military and police are what make them be labelled as weak‚ corrupt‚ and insensitive by Filipinos. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have been demoralised and have done inefficient work on establishing peace and order as
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Anthony Jones J. King History 171A October 31‚ 1997 WESTWARD EXPANSION The movement of people that has resulted in the settlement of America is one of the most fascinating and significant topics in the history of the United States. Nowhere else has an area of equal size been settled as a result of the initiative of small groups and individuals. Westward expansion helped stimulate the American economy. The first organized migration to California originated in Platte County‚ on the far western
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Marikina City The City of Marikina (Filipino: Lungsod ng Marikina) is known as the Shoe Capital of the Philippines" (also the "Shoe Capital of Asia"). Marikina was given the title the "Shoe Capital of the Philippines"‚ because of its notable shoe industry. Shoemakers in the city recently finished creating the world’s largest pair of shoes and it was only recently that the Guinness Book of Records recognized this feat. The Shoe Museum in the city is also the home of the famous shoes of the former
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This integrating paper shows how the Philippines will look like if Marx’s theory of socialism is applied in our current situation. It does not suggest‚ however‚ that we change our system to socialism. It seeks‚ rather‚ to present information and discussion for consideration by those who are interested in expanding their knowledge. Socialism is one of the two offshoots of Karl Marx’s writings; the other being communism. It is both a critical analysis of and an answer to the excesses of capitalism
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