2.It will strengthen links to key financial centers (Heathrow‚ the West End‚ the City‚ and Canary Wharf) to support London as a world city and bring an additional 1.5 million people within 45 minutes commuting distance of London’s key business districts. 3.It will reduce travel times into and across London‚ with reliable and efficient service and 24 trains per hour at peak times through Central London. Crossrail construction has created more connectivity than urban quality in major areas in
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Case 1 Riverside Leisure Centre Introduction The Riverside leisure centre was opened in 1973 with a leisure pool‚ sports hall‚ 4 squash courts and changing rooms. June West is the new and very ambitious manager. Squash courts 1 and 2 have been recently refurbished and are fully booked most of the day. The other two squash courts next to the fitness room are now in urgent need of repair and are rarely booked. The fitness room is too small. It is clear that the leisure centre is losing members
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BUSN 105 28 Sept. 2014 Case Analysis #1 “Will GM’s Strategic Plan Lead to Future Successes?” 1. GM is using the prospector strategy to boost sales and increase overall income each year to raise their profit margin to the highest in the auto industry. If they achieved this they would be a huge competition to other car manufactures. The company made many changes to GM internationally to try to find new ways to increase profitability while decreasing costs. They stated that they cut their global
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Contents Introduction 1 Eco city 1 Benefits of eco-cities 2 Ecological Sustainability 2 Economic Sustainability 2 Social Sustainability 2 Examples of eco cities 2 Masdar City 3 Arcosanti 3 Treasure Island 4 Challenges in transforming African cities into eco cities 4 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 5 Introduction Eco-Cities are places where people can live healthier and economically productive lives while reducing their impact on the environment. They work to harmonize existing
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THUA THIEN HUE AND HUE CITY 1. Basic information Area: lt has the natural area of 5‚053.9 square meters spread in the long and narrow land‚ with the average width of 60 km and the length of 127 km. It is along the direction of North West - South East parallel with the coast‚ with various terrains of mountains‚ hills‚ coastal plains and lagoons. 2. Location a.Geography location Locates in the North Central Coast of Vietnam‚ approximately in the center of the country at latitude of
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Aravind eye care hospital in India Framework/description of the situation In 1992‚ over 30 million cases of blindness existed all over the world‚ with more than 90% in Asia and Africa. Of this‚ India had ~20mn cases of blindness with additional 2mn cases added every year‚ of which upto 80% were cataract related. With an infrastructure that could handle only 1.2 million cataract cases annually‚ the situation is expected to get worse. The rural areas of the country were particularly exposed as
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Circuit City Circuit City Stores‚ Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol CC) was an American multinational consumer electronics corporation. It was founded in 1949 and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s. By 2000‚ many Circuit City stores were out of date and in bad locations‚ unable to compete with the competition from newer Best Buy stores. In 2000‚ Circuit City abandoned the large appliance business and introduced a more self-serve format called "Horizon". This was controversial
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small group of settlements while a city is a large group of settlements.There are some advantages and disadvantages. Firstly‚ at the village there are green areas‚ animals‚ friendly people. When someone go to a village‚ the village people give warm welcome. People in villages are very helpful. The village people always try to protect their traditional habits and culture. You can have a chance to deal with the animals.You can live with them. But at the city‚ you can breed a small dog‚ cat‚
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The tale of Mexico City ’s founding is almost as interesting as the current city itself. The city has been controlled by a number of different rulers and nations. Not only is Mexico City the oldest city (founded in 1325) on the North American continent but also the highest‚ at 7‚350 feet (NY Times). With estimated 25million inhabitants‚ it is also the most populous city in the western hemisphere. A lot of actions have strung themselves together‚ to get the second largest city in the world‚ in the
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City life has got to be one of the most exciting places to live. Many people seem to think city life is too fast paced or too fake for them to enjoy a city life. Living in the city for me seems to be one of the most exciting places to be. Hearing all of the hustle and bustle going on out side of my house seems to give me a sign‚ that I am not alone in this world. Some may like city life and some may not due to their difference in their character. Some may like bright lights‚ busy life which is
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