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a person wants to be, or a place worth fighting for. One can say that the right to housing means less to the majority of housed people, who take this right for granted, than those whose very existence may hinge on this right. The United Nations states that everyone shall have “a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, [and] housing…” (United Nations, 1948, Article 25). Still, people’s right to housing continue to be…

when people move from rural to urban areas, so that the proportion of people living in cities increases while the proportion of people living in rural areas diminishes” (Boundless, par.1). Lately, the world is experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history, and more than half of the world’s population nowadays is living in towns and cities. It is believed that by 2030, the number of people living in cities will “swell to about 5 billion” (UNFPA, par.1). Further, the United Nation…

1. Introduction Walking is the oldest form of urban transport, and until the advent of major transformations in transport technology in the nineteenth century, most cities were structured in ways that supported walkability (Newman and Kenworthy 1999). As individual private car transport became widespread during the twentieth century, public transport and urban walkability became less apparent as major priorities of transport planning and urban design. As concern for future urban sustainability…

deep, soil was great for farmers to plant wheat, the best crop for making flour. Minnesota also had lots of rivers. St. Anthony Falls was a great river to power large mills. There were also lots of settlers. Minnesota had a large population in the cities during the industry. This meant for the flour mills that they could get people to work for the industry. Some jobs paid much better than others. If workers wanted to get a better paying jobs, the had to increase their human capital. All of these…

Anne, and other characters’ shoulders. The novel’s foundation is from the city of Cleveland, particularly in the 60s, and is the key background for the comprehension of the city’s lively past. To summarize, Cleveland was a hangout for the Irish and Italian Mafia groups, which were enemies at the time. As the city of Cleveland changes within this time, the effects, not just on the characters, are blatant and cause the city to change in ways that are unpredictable. Cleveland’s neighborhoods have…

After the loss of the demilitarized zone in 2002 by a Colombian military aided by the United States, the FARC threatened and later shifted violence from the rural regions to urban cities. The FARC started a campaign of assassinations, bombings, and kidnappings of officials in order to grow their terror fueled sphere of influence. The transition from a Marxist insurgency to a drug cartel and…

dabbaraarun@gmail.com +919703040660 +917075354941 Abstract: Hyderabad is an important IT/ ITES hub in the country. The development of Metro Rail gives great impetus to the already booming economy of this great city, by providing a comfortable and fast transport system for the people of the city. In addition to being eco-friendly, the project reduces the transit time to a great extent, thereby contributing to efficient use of the working hours and increasing productivity.In the first…

major sport teams (US Census 2010). Compared to cities across the nation it’s considered one of the best places to live and to find a career. Before 1880 Tampa’s population was somewhere under 700 and was mostly inhabited by Yankees and Caribbean fishermen. Yet, by 1887 the population would quadruple in size. This increase in residents would be the effect of Tampa’s introduction to the Cuban cigar industry by 1887 and the establishment of Ybor City. To my own belief, the Cuban cigar industry…

The level of urbanization can be defined as the proportion of the total population that is living in urban centers. In India, Tamil Nadu is one of the fastest growing urbanised states compared to the other. Urbanisation is an integral part of the development process and it increases the employment opportunities for people. Because of which more people migrate to urban centres. The Percentage of migration in Tamil Nadu was 24.04 in 1991 census and it has increased to 25.36 in 2001 census.…

was able to create memories. The only part of Detroit I knew was downtown. I’d go there for Tiger games, the Science Center, and the D.I.A. Before coming to U of D, I had the same stereotypical view of Detroit as most of United States. I thought of Detroit as being a city with a nice downtown but dangerous and rundown everywhere else. I was so wrong. Pledge Detroit changed my opinion of Detroit for the better. Particularly my sophomore year assignment of cleaning up Belle Isle’s Abandon Zoo.…