provided Americans with a free moving vehicle to and from any desired destination. Working with public transportation and the railroad then‚ the automobile fostered a form of decentralization within the city. Thus‚ as people began moving into the suburbs‚ the automobile still allowed businessmen to commute and work in the core of the
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middle-class white people in America from the inner city to the suburbs. Some dubbed this the “white flight” and was caused by a combination of social‚ economic and spatial influences. Following WWII there was a surplus of housing demand and large-scale suburban development quickly ensued. When coupled with the creation of President Eisenhower’s Federal Interstate Highway and the introduction of GI loans‚ owning a house in the suburbs became both convenient and affordable. On top of this many middle-class
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Suburban schools are located in the suburbs and rural schools are located in small‚ rural areas. Urban Education is defined as education taught in a school located in the city (urban areas). These schools have numerous distinct traits that make them easy to be recognizable. The students that attend these schools come from a wide variety of homes‚ incomes‚ beliefs‚ morals‚ priorities and are mostly African American‚ Mexican‚ and Asian. Unlike suburban and rural schools‚ the classrooms in urban education
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Special Topics of Planning February 11‚ 2005 Suburban Sprawl has effect are natural landscapes and aesthetics of cityscapes. Sprawl has a negative image in streets‚ commercial‚ residential‚ and overall appearance of cities if not properly planned. Many Americans travel to different cities to find aesthetically pleasing environments and landscapes. Landscapes are visible features of landforms and objects around structure building such as tress‚ gardens‚ or waterfalls. Culture
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If you were asked to recall at least one embarrassing memory from your teenage years‚ you’d undoubtedly have an array of memories to select from. From my own personal bank of recollections‚ I could list: babbling like fool in front of a crush‚ tripping in front of a group of people‚ or being publicly reprimanded by a teacher‚ just to name a few. Certainly‚ these recollections have been experienced by many other youths as well. There are shared lessons and feelings we go through in our adolescence
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………………………………………………1 REVITALIZATION……………………………………………………………………………………………...2 SOCIAL ISSUES………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 HOUSING..................................................................................................................................................5 ATLANTA IN THE 1980’S.....................................................................................
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Chapter 19: Immigration‚ Urbanization‚ and everyday Life‚ 1860-1900 The New American City * most changes in cities with urban growth fueled by * migration from the countryside and immigration‚ created environment for economic development * b/w 1870 and 1900‚ population increased‚ 40% of population live in cities‚ * diversity of city threatened traditional expectations‚ rapid growth led to terrible living conditions and accentuated class differences * native born city dwellers
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April 4‚ 2012 Girl Fight: Savagery in The Chicago Suburbs Summary of an Article and Reaction The article “Girl Fight: Savagery in The Chicago Suburbs” written by Susannah Meadows and Dirk Johnson‚ and published in May of 2003 by Newsweek still arouses controversy and shivers‚ especially for parents who have children that sooner or later will be attending high school. Not only the privileged Glenbrook North in Chicago suburbs in particular‚ but what Newsweek called savagery‚ could
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The second half of the nineteenth century was the most significant period for modernization and urban revolution of the United States. Parallel with the growth of the factories‚ mines and fields‚ grew also the cities‚ attributed as ’’great’’ ones. In a single period of 50 years‚ between 1860 and 1910‚ the population multiplied more than 7 times‚ expanding itself from 6 to 44 million. The rural influence and importance began to fade‚ comfirmed by the fact that by 1920‚ the majority of Americans would
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Urban sprawl in North America Introduction After the Second World War‚ the development of planning in North America transformed a lot. Under the influence of the war‚ the major planning principle of Britain in this period more focuses on post-war reconstruction and promoted the economic recovery. In contrast to Britain‚ although America attended the war‚ it had fewer negative effects on American development which it even promoted the economic development in America (Liu‚ 2010). Therefore
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