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    Urban Tribes in the UK

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    Introduction Urban tribes are made up by groups of people – usually young‚ with a distinct common identity: the same aesthetic codes‚ the same identity symbols‚ the same rules‚ the same language‚ the same music… A whole ideology! These tribes have many different ideologies: right-wing‚ left-wing‚ non-political or against globalization. Some of them are nearly extinct‚ and others in full expansion. But all of them are ruled by it own ideology. They usually meet in central‚ commercial or nightlife

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    Urban Greening

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    ​"Greening urban areas is not just about making places look nice. Evaluate the contribution of green areas in cities to meeting the goals of sustainable development" (40 marks) Sustainable development is most frequency defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Thus‚ sustainable development means finding a balance between the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of the natural environment. Sustainable

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    With reference to examples‚ discuss the degree to which the level od economic development in country affects planning and management in urban areas. The type of urban problems that require careful planning and management are largely decided by the economic wealth of a countryside. LEDC countries have problems with rapid urbanisation into the cities. However‚ on the other hand the problems that MEDC countries face include; suburbanisation‚ counter urbanisation. Urbanisation is the process in

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    City Of God Analysis

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    Film Review: City of God By the middle of the twentieth century‚ “favelas” or slums had grown to astronomical sizes‚ containing mass amounts of impoverished people. These favelas were overrun by hunger‚ filth‚ drugs‚ and disorder‚ making them extremely unsuitable places to live. While the police and government do not get involved with the issues of the slums‚ security is provided by the community and‚ more often than not‚ drug gangs keeping control over crime. Life in a slum of Brazil is certainly

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    A Study of Uprising Gangs in Americas Inner Cities A Senior Thesis Proposal Presented to Senior Seminar University of Central Missouri Bachelor of Science By Aloni Benson Senior Thesis Proposal Title: A study of Uprising gangs in Americas Inner Cities occurring during the 1990’s till Now Statement of the Problem: i. Purpose of the study A. Explain the influence of uprising gang conflict. B. Compare the trends of Gang violence over decades.

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    The Hungers of Life

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    The Hungers of Life Sometimes an environment where people are guaranteed shelter and safety isn’t what they really long for‚ nor is it necessarily good for them. A significant portion of humanity want to truly live life—taking risks in the process of enjoying themselves and satisfying their desires for pleasure in life‚ while at the same time being able to get the necessary work done. In the poems “in the inner city” by Lucille Clifton and “a song in the front yard” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ both the

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    There Are No Children Here Analytical essay In an environment such as the one portrayed in the book‚ " There Are No Children here‚" by Alex Kotlowitz‚ the social development of youth is strongly affected by the state of the physical environment and the actions that take place around them. Children in the ghettos use defense mechanisms to shield themselves from the violence‚ and perform below average in schools‚ because they are preoccupied with the violence on the streets. With the combination

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    Bogota

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    Using evidence from the photograph and your own knowledge‚ describe the typical conditions in a developing city slum‚ and explain why slums form (10). Level 1 (1 – 4 marks) Little structure. Describes some living conditions with limited detail. Little explanation as to why slums form. Geographical terminology rarely used. There are frequent written language errors. Level 2 (5 – 7 marks) Some structure. Describes living conditions with some detail. Explains why slums form. Some

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     From the e-Activities‚ discuss at least two (2) persuasive factors that influence young people to join gangs and even commit crimes. One of the most persuasive factors that influence young people to join gangs is because of money.  Due to the fact that a lot of kids do not have lots of money‚ they see the gangs as a way to get fast cash.  The see the gang members with the nice cars and expensive clothes and they are enticed.  As a result‚ they join. The other persuaive factor is for protection

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    Urban Sustainability

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    Urban Sustainability Sci – 275 10-10-14 Instructor: Karen Marasigan By: Tyler Vesneski The program that I chose to implement into my hometown is “How to Build a Cooler City.” “From 1878 to 2005‚ Los Angeles temperatures rose 4 degrees on average‚ climbing from around 62 degrees to 66 degrees.” Urban areas such as Downtown Los Angeles are likely to rise 4 to 4.5 degrees within the next 10 years. My goal is to cut the cost of electric energy and make the city of Los Angeles a

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