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Julian Smith Mrs. Efaw American Literature 29 January 2018 The Chicago Fire of 1871 The city of Chicago, Illinois, stands as the epitome of rapid urbanization and illustrates the shortcomings and benefits Chicago has to offer. The benefits of rapid urbanization during the 1800s leads to the increase of wealth from business growth, allowing for the easy obtainment of luxuries bought with surplus income with the purpose generate more. The benefits of rapid urbanization prove double-sided…

passively as well. In the past trees were mostly a resource to be cut down and used to build, but today with global pollution rising, they are more important than ever to combat rising CO2 levels. Forests are being knocked down to make way for suburbs and cities, but still trees find a new home amidst the urbanization. Topics to be considered in urban tree growth are effects of trees on society, the rate of growth of trees in the wild, and the influence of urbanization on trees. (Gellar, Thomas…

a small little city. The west side neighborhood is kind of bad because I used to live over there and from the looks of it, it got worse like more killing on the west side k town area. The dolton area is more secure with police officers who are always int he area 24/7 all day everyday. Both neighborhoods are different because they are 45 mins away from each other. One is good and the other one is bad. Dolton neighborhood is in between calumet city and river-dale. It is a small city in Illinois…

kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid's main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, buses, and taxis before she leaves office in May 2019. It's part of a larger effort to ban all diesel cars in Madrid by 2025. But the Spanish city is not the only one getting ready to take the car-free plunge. Urban planners and policy makers around the world have started to brainstorm ways that cities can create more space for…

Davis also states that it, symbolized the lack of the native’s" right to the city. " (53). Another example would be Beijing which exercised extreme vigilance over rural emigration. The city and country side were divided and seen as separate worlds and only ever intersected under conditions set carefully by the state. Mike Davis writes, " If urban residents sometimes obtained official permission to move to another city, it was almost unheard of for peasants to win approval to leave their…

United States with its old-fashioned and irrational city plan. Thanks to the Burnham Plan of 1909, one the most iconic city plan in the world, effectively improves the layout and the overall functions of Chicago. Not only benefited businesses, government, and residents back in early 1900, the Burnham Plan of Chicago continually influencing the city of Chicago in a good way. With its railroad's system, street layout, new business district, new city parks and the improvement of the lakefront, The…

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact, on household welfare, of living in a rented house; so as to contribute to the understanding on the Household welfare Impact of rented House on Urban Households: A case of Woreda 08, yeka sub-city, Addis Ababa. 1.4.2. Specific Objectives The research…

Urban Community and Lifestyle Urban communities are well developed areas where there is a large density of people living. Often an urban area is the region around a city and primarily consists of commercial buildings, houses, motorways, bridges, and railroads. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2010 there was 249,253,271 people living in urban areas, which is eighty-one percent of the U.S. population (2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria, n.d.). To gain…

FROM PLANNING THEORIES Howard’s idea to divide the “Garden city” into wards is considered to be one of the earliest notions of neighborhood in city planning. He visualized self-sustainable, compact neighborhoods with easy access to jobs, parks and shops for daily necessities. Howard clearly emphasized on efficient transportation network, combination of various social groups and integration of human and nature. Inspired by the “garden city”, Perry’s neighborhood units offer a more comprehensive…

Indus civilization mostly flourished around cities. The city was the heart of civilization. The major Harappan cities Harappa, Mohenjodaro and kalibangan in particular had their town divided into two. One is the higher portion of the town that was protected by a fortified construction and the ruling class lived there. The other part of the town was lower and mostly common men lived…