Demolition

The basic definition of relocation according to Dicrionary.com is "to move to another location or to change one's residence or place of business". In a more specific view, relocation is a process where a community’s housing, assets, and infrastructure are rebuilt in another location. Community relocation involves a collective transfer of people. It is defined as removal to another location due to provision of land or housing voluntarily or involuntarily. Relocation, also, is more than just…

Throughout human existence, countless wars have been waged. From the Mongolian invasion of China in 1205 to the French Revolution in 1789, it is clear that war has shaped humanity and morality into present-day standards. There is a no bigger example of war's effect on morality, perhaps, than the Second World War. Not only was it the bloodiest war, but it also plunged the world into a moral dilemma due to Nazi Germany's unethical treatment of the Jewish people. Never before has a war been so…

The biggest challenge facing urban planners, especially in California, is recovering from the elimination of redevelopment in 2012. Redevelopment agencies (RDAs) were originally put in place to revitalize rundown properties and turn them into physical attractions and economic machines. The land that was eventually developed would then later be sold at a fair market value to developers who thought big on what projects to construct that were also consistent with a city’s development goals and…

Choices made by individuals, groups, and institutions impacted the minority, mainly the Jewish community, in the course of the Holocaust between 1941-1945. During this significant event, citizens were separated and marginalised. They became members of 4 major groups such as perpetrators, bystanders, upstanders and the survivors/victims. Due to the betrayal and resentment that Germans felt towards their government after World War 1, people joined in with the Nazi Party who was part of the…

Historical Condition Russia’s historical origin can be traced back in 600 A.D when Slavs; Indo –European ethnic group dispersed to inhabit majority of Central, Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe. Slavs community who were farmers, fishers and hunters were organized in disintegrated unifications of city states known as Kieven –Rus. In early 1200’s Mongol invaders conquered Kieven-Rus and the Slavs fled into the nearby forest and settled along the Moskova River. The settlement grew into the city…

June 12, 1987, former President Ronald Reagan gave one of his famous speeches, “Remarks at the Brandenburg Gate.” On a superficial level, Reagan uses the speech to petition to the Soviet Union for peace, nuclear and chemical arms reduction, and the demolition of the Berlin Wall. He also highlights the progress and prosperity that have arisen in the western world since the division between communism and democracy was established. Beyond the surface, Reagan subtly disparages communism while…

Civil engineers design landfills to serve as a safe and sanitary site to store and manage waste. [1] The sites protect modern communities from the toxic gases and chemicals that occur when waste degrades. For each landfill location, civil engineers create a site plans that meet these criteria or will eventually bring sites into compliance. The Meaning and Purpose of Sanitary Landfills Legislators regulate solid waste with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle D, while…

Introduction The 19th and early 20th century witnessed a rapid economic growth of the United States. During that time, federal government largely supported laissez-faire policies to provide a free-market environment for large corporations. What was even more advantageous for them is that both internal and external migrations fulfilled the large requirement for cheap labor. The populations in industrial cities was never more concentrated, which created a serious problem --- housing. Low-income…

Racism in New Orleans, Louisiana has historically been reflected in settlement patterns throughout the city, dating back to its founding in the early 1700’s. The first settlers favored well-drained uplands and shunned the swamps and marshes as dangerous, instead relegating African American slaves and native Creole people to these areas. Post-civil war, these settlement patterns were only exaggerated as the racial geography of the city shifted toward what is now considered a “classic southern”…

Synopsis 8 India 's capital announced the implementation of various measures to combat the air pollution that has plagued the city. According to the Hawai’i News Now article, published on November 6th, 2016, New Delhi will be closing schools, halting construction, and dousing roads with water to tackle the air pollution crisis. New Delhi is one of the world 's most polluted cities with particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) levels of over 900 micrograms per cubic meter. According to the World Health…