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Urban development in Apia Introduction Apia is the capital city of Samoa and the largest city in the Pacific. In Apia, there is a trend that 40% of population are looking forward to live in urban area. And the rate of urban growth will be continued to increase (Pacific island populations in Jones article, 2001). Urban population, density of house and waste from industries are all rise continually. Due to the increasing of pressure of urbanization and the lack of effective management solutions,…

For the past few decades, suburbanization of population and employment has been easily observed in large metropolitan areas all over the world, which is generally referred to as “sprawl”. This phenomenon has accompanied not only the spatial redistribution of population, but also the geographical relocation of firms, which has brought about several urban problems – for instance, severe traffic congestion due to the growing distance between jobs and housing, inefficient energy consumption due to…

urban areas (Nepal census, 2011), Nepal is urbanizing rapidly. With a population of 26.6 million people, the Kathmandu Valley is growing at the 4.7 percent per year, one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in South Asia. However, urbanization brings challenge; especially in the developing countries in terms of improving the urban environment and the living condition. Urbanization leads to the emergence of commercial and industrial activities within the area but the historic city areas,…

Public Transportation Systems for Urban Areas Objective: Introduction: 1. Urban Public Transportation Systems: Cities and metropolitan areas are centers of diverse activities, which require efficient and convenient transportation of persons and gods. It is often said that transportation is the lifeblood of cities. High density of activities makes it possible and necessary that high capacity modes, such as bus, light rail and metro, be used because they are more economical, more energy efficient…

Urban sociology studies the life and human interactions in the city. The social life in the twenty first century consists of both the traditional and familiar trends as well as the new developing trends (Sassen, 2006). Hence, living in the cities is always exciting as well as complicated. Dhaka is a city which has a history of more than 400 years. In 1610, Dhaka was named as Jahangirnagar by subedar Islam Khan Chishti. Many of the famous infrastructures were built during the British and Mughal…

rural areas to cities is causing the cities to become congested and polluted. The rapidly expanding population and overcrowded slum have hasten the urban development where old buildings are demolished and deforestation is carried out to provide more space for development to cater the needs of increasing population. As a result of urbanization, congestion, pollutions, climate change and emissions inevitably beset every city and historic cities are of no exception. Many historical urban areas…

opportunity, prosperity and other factors are the main reason why people start to move to Cities. Nowadays, a half of the world population is already residing in urban areas. By 2050, two-third of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. Urbanization is a word for becoming a city. It also means people shifting from rural to urban areas. Urbanization happens in all over places in the world, and it brings both positive and negative effects to societies. Urbanization has become a…

Throughout history, there has been a great amount of development with cities. With what started out as small pockets of communities now stands as enormous developments, shown through amazing technological advancements and the brilliant minds of urban planners, architects, engineers and more. An excellent example of a majorly developed city is Chicago, Illinois. Rent Café had published an article about the changes Chicago has gone through in a series of photos, illustrating in an excellent way…

temperate climate and natural beauty, Vancouver is considering one of the friendliest cities with citizens taking great pride in keeping the region clean and safe. It is the westernmost of Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories with Vancouver’s metro area consisting of 21 municipals. Modern west coast city rich in culture with energetic nightlife and restaurant scene, Vancouver is becoming one of America’s premier travel destinations. This paper will discuss the regions demographics 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 a better…