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LOCATION: For the purposes of this residential market study, I have chosen the Clinton hill/ fort greene neighborhood in brookyln. This is an area of 1.08 square miles which borders Flushing avenue on the north, Atlantic avenue on the south and runs all the way from navy street and Ashland place in the east to Classon avenue in the west. Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are predominantly two separate neighborhoods which are located adjacent to each other, the neighborhoods are extremely simpler in…

In current years, settlements which were small and isolated urban center have become large and complex features which is called metropolis. Moreover, population migration from rural to urban areas is one of the most important urban problems resulted from regional imbalances and causes uncontrolled urban growth. The results of uncontrolled urban growth are urban sprawl, environmental damage and formation of informal settlements which suffer from…

Transport is the foundation of urban life. It is one of the variable which decides the shape and financial advancement of a city. Mobility and accessibility by the transportation system have been a noteworthy part in moulding nations, affecting the area of social and monetary action, the shape and size of urban communities, and the style and pace of life by encouraging trade facilities, allowing access to individuals and assets (resources), and empowering more noteworthy economies of scale,…

their average earnings. The article starts out by giving the reader insight into Stacey Calvin’s daily life as she resides in Atlanta. She often spends as much time commuting to her job as she works. Geography plays a major role in metropolitan areas because lower income households have difficulty overcoming the lay of the city, namely the extensive traffic and…

and other countries, explain some of the different types of contemporary cities. Introduction Urban development is constantly growing in today’s society due to the world’s population growth and many people are wanting to live in Urban areas opposed to rural areas. In the 30 year period between 2000 and 2030 the UN has estimated that the world population will significantly increase and majority of this increase will occur in urban centres (An introduction to human geography, 2012). This…

African Americans share many characteristics, beliefs, and values; however, each individual member of this culture is unique. I was born and raised in a small rural area called Boykins, Virginia in Southampton County. The history of slavery this area dates back to 1831. Slavery’s pivotal role in Southampton County has been recognized by the community, schools, and news reporters. Slavery is embedded in the African American roots. Today, African Americans, including myself, have experience…

population live in cities hence, cities are major contributors to the economic growth. In order to meet the socio-economic objectives, governments need to provide a sustainable transport to mobilise the people from one place to another within the urban areas. To achieve the national objectives, both local and federal governments need to provide transport finance and at the same replace or repair obsolete transport facilities. An efficient transport system enables people to move safely and…

A true story happened in my secondary school. All students of my class were born in urban areas except one student from a small village. One day, one classmate lost her cell phone. Without any confirmatory evidence, most students and our teacher immediately suspected the rural student was the thief. The teachers even threatened him to admit his guilty. The lost cell phone was never found, and no one confessed this crime. After this event, almost all students including me sort of avoided staying…

for the bustling city life. My home, Julington Creek, is now a vastly different area than it was when I first moved to Florida, it is growing at an uncontrollable rate, loosing sizable plots of wooded land, and has lost its true identity as a community. When I first moved to Julington Creek, the last homes were finishing construction and the first families were just beginning to settle in. Since this was a suburban area, it was mostly composed of houses located near schools, but there also…

With rising land prices there are less green spaces in the city even with restrictive laws in place. Tehran was once filled with gardens, but urbanization destroyed them. Courtyards used to employ most of the green space in the city. However, when the new apartments were being constructed they were not designed to have any green spaces. Urban sprawl breaks up the relationship between humans and the environment. Sprawl causes an increase in city commuting time. In 1980 Tehran’s government was…