Peri-urban areas results of the process of urbanization – commonly defined as the landscape interface between rural and urban transition zone. They are areas where the village and the city mix and clash with increasing conversion of agricultural land to urban spaces. These areas generally provide resources for urban expansion and in return urban waste. Uncontrolled urbanization leads to infringement of resources‚ dislocation of biodiversity and destabilizes the natural resource security of communities
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URBAN GROWTH URBAN • It is derived from the Latin ’Urbs’ a term used by the Romans to a city. • spatial concentration of people whose lives are organized around non- agricultural activities. • Placed-based characteristic that incorporates elements of population density‚ social and economic organization‚ and the transformation of the natural environment into a built environment. • GROWTH • An increase‚ as in size‚ number‚ value‚ or strength; extension or expansion.
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRENDS DRIVE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SPENDING IN ASIA PACIFIC May 2013 INTRODUCTION GROWING IMPORTANCE OF ASIA PACIFIC URBANISATION AND WEALTH MIGRATION SHIFTING SPENDING PRIORITIES IMPACT ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS INTRODUCTION Scope This report examines socio-demographic changes in the largest markets in Asia Pacific‚ and ascertains their impact on spending patterns and priorities within consumer electronics. Consumer Electronics Countries and Consumers Televisions Population
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spread far away from the centre to the outskirt of that city. Urban sprawl is the result of the increasing urbanization. Motorization happens when people mostly use cars for traveling in the city. The rise of the automobile industry supports the spread of urban sprawl even more. Although urban sprawl is the main aspect that can develop capitalism‚ it still has some negative impacts. Urbanization results in considerable environmental and socio-ecological problems. There are many solutions relying on
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specific category. With a GDP of $2.8 billion and 100% urban development‚ Singapore is a city that is impossible to leave out on the list of what constitutes a metropolis.[i] The time they spent under British rule is what initially prompted the urbanization that led to the economic miracle we see today. They eventually became independent‚ and the government took extraordinary measures to ensure proper economic growth and modernization of their new city-state. This ultimately led to incredible manufacturing
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1 Why cities are the best cure for our planet’s growing painsBy Robert Kunzig Photograph by Chia Ming Chien At the time of Jack the Ripper‚ a hard time for London‚ there lived in that city a mild-mannered stenographer named Ebenezer Howard. He’s worth mentioning because he had a large and lingering impact on how we think about cities. Howard was bald‚ with a bushy‚ mouth-cloaking mustache‚ wire-rim spectacles‚ and the distracted air of a seeker. His job transcribing speeches did not fulfill him
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Mitigation strategies: road to sustainable cities? Introduction Society is still growing and rapidly aging‚ one person wants mobility‚ the other wants a green park in front of his house. More people‚ means more traffic density‚ more pollution‚ increasing energy consumption‚ less natural habitats‚ sinking water resources and land shortage for housing. These are some of the problems we‚ as a society‚ have nowadays. By 2050 66% of the world’s population will be urban (Powell‚ 2016). A strategic approach
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through China and a brief detour into Bangladesh as he captures elements representing the country’s industrial revolution. The film covers themes including the production cycle in China‚ its generation and usage of energy‚ globalization‚ and the urbanization rate in China. The documentary begins with the production cycle in China‚ represented by a factory that seems to extend infinitely and a depiction of the man power needed to operate such a company. It then goes onto the recycling process‚ which
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References: BREESES. G. (1966)‚ URBANIZATION IN NEWLY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES‚ ENGLEW WOOD‚ PRENTICE HALL‚ N.J. U.S. 443. Das‚ P. (1989) “Job Research and Internal Migration”‚ The Indian Economic Journal 37 (2). 65 – 68. Dr. M. Yousaf Abbasi. (1988). 15 – 20. Gaan‚ N. (1999)‚ Environmental degradation
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............................................................................................ 3 Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Urbanization.................................................................................................................................... 3 Transportation and Land Use Interaction .....................................................................
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