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Driving though the small rural town of Wildomar, California, plenty of cars and motorcycles are regularly speeding down the streets. What you will likely not observe is a person riding a bike. Not unlike many cities in the region, automobiles are the transportation of choice. Driving a car is generally more time efficient, comfortable and you can haul more people and items at one time. The negative aspects to so many people choosing automobiles as the only form of transportation for…

migration from rural areas to cities. In 1800, only 3% of total population lived in the urban areas, but in the following two centuries, the population of cities has rapidly increased to over 50% (Godfrey and Julien, 2005). Because of the development of technology, farming has been becoming more effective than ever. The increasing number of farmer has been losing their jobs (Knoll, 2014). Therefore, in many developing countries, the better conditions and opportunities of cities are attracting…

inspiration for generations. It is hard to imagine that is wasn’t long ago that the city was a series of closed off neighborhoods. Under the rule of Napoleon, Georges-Eugène Haussmann worked to redo the city into the modern metropolis that we see today. It was in the writings of Charles Baudelaire that the author shows that the roads were more than just an literal expansion, but also an expansion of modernity in the city. One aspect of modernity that I can see in today 's society is one that…

History years of 1865 through the 1900’s, there were many developments contributing to the growth of cities. Many of these came from advancements in technology. Another important part is the urban politics that greatly influenced much of the growth of the cities. One of the great and gateway technologies founded during this time was steel. Steel contributed a lot to the look of cities. Steel allowed cities to not only expand left and right, but up and down as well. Skyscrapers would not be…

Vulnerable populations The vulnerable populations in China are those who live in rural areas of China, women, and children. Rural-urban differences in China has presented some unique challenges for rural China. As China economy increased so did the gap between rural and urban China and this illustrates institutional legacies of socialism. During the period of rapid industrialization, the Communist Party leaders implemented policies that made a clear distinction between the two by directing…

Life”, is about the way the big city affects people and people’s psyche. Simmel has a negative view on how the city changes people and it is a horrible place to live in. The city makes people unconsciously change their way of thinking and their perspective on each other. City dwellers become more reserved as in they are not open to relationships as small town folk are. So city people do not build any emotions or sentimental attachments towards others and the city. People have little to no time…

The nursing research article that I chose to critic for this assignment is entitled "The nurse work environment, job satisfaction and turnover rates in rural and urban nursing units" written by Marianne Baernholdt and Barbara A. Mark. The goal of this publication is to determine if there is a relationship between the nurse work environment and the level of satisfaction and the rate of nurses ' turnover. Urban hospitals have been the subject of research to examine this association but not rural…

social stratifications and prejudice in North American cities, her influence in the growing popularity of advocacy firms in North America helped to alleviate the gentrification problems caused by the urban renewal movement…

in fact have lots of options on how to get places rather quick. In big cities such as Houston,…

A literature review of GIS and related approaches in green space study Introduction: As an important element of a city, green space are considered to be functional in many aspects of urban society. By improving stress reduction and physical activity, green space have shown its advantages in promoting human’s health both mentally and physically (de Vries et al.,2003; Mitchell and Popham, 2008; Higgs et al., 2012). Specifically, green space could contribute to appropriate air quality, noises…