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factors to increase the economic density. With the accelerated development of the urbanization, more and more rural population swarms into city, which will ask for more housing and a good living environment quality objectively, so that the building area is expanding gradually in space. In addition, in the process of urbanization, with the production factors and labor force gathered in the city continuously, the city industrial structure will be upgraded and optimized; the productive and…

Sometimes our personal legend is only fulfilled where it all started. And sometimes, the journey to achieving it is much more than the achievement itself. In The Alchemist, Santiago starts off as a shepherd traveling southern Spain alongside his sheep. While sleeping under a sycamore, Santiago has a dream that he feels is his destiny to follow. After meeting various characters like the King of Salem, the crystal merchant, and the Alchemist, Santiago makes his way to the Great Pyramids. All…

4.Rising transport issues in both private and public transport In public transport in Mumbai, suburban railway and BEST bus share the majority proportion at around 88% of the public transport (2008). As traditionally considered, public transport service is the responsibility of the government, but due to the large population and limitation of resources in Mumbai, government-provided public transport service is rather inadequate and fail to meet the public demand. During the recent decades,…

and half of strength disagreed because of several issues they faced. This mega project also created environmental problems in Rawalpindi. Too much dust due to constructional work created issues for the travelers and the residents around the working area of the project. As a result, this project also acted negatively with respect to environment of Rawalpindi. Research says that 80% use public transport, they face traffic issues daily. While on the other hand 20% of the respondents had their own…

Beijing is an international city and many people live there. The traffic system is perfect and medical level is higher than other cities in China. It seems that everything is wonderful but there is a serious issue: smog. People feel terrible because when the air is full of ashes and toxic chemical substances, we will have to wear heavy mask and it is really hard to breathe. The smog in Beijing has influenced people’s life in many aspects and in this essay, I will introduce three aspects of the…

There is too much people trying to move into urbanized places at once, this is causing or has caused lots of problems towards the environment, two main issues is air and water problem. The population of the world is getting larger, there has to be more food and supplies available to maintain all the people. When this occurs people will start fighting over supplies to live. In order to be able to live, they will have to earn money and buy the things they need, they can’t earn a lot of money if…

structures. Daniel typified the new kind of architect and planner who felt that large scale and rational planning initiatives were need of the hour. Under the McMillan Plan that was unveiled in 1902 Daniel was hired to make a fresh plan for the mall area in Washington D.C., which he got demolished to create the “Federal Triangle” of the day. The success was allowed to repeat itself and Cleveland, Ohio was the next to get a makeover under ‘City Beautiful Movement’, where Daniel Burnham, Arnold…

of the strategy for economic development in India. ‘Poverty line’, the basic indicator of poverty according to the Planning Commission, is defined as “total consumption expenditure at which one can expect a person to be adequately nourished in the specific society under…

local, regional and national government and relevant stakeholders manage, plan and finance urban environment (Devas et al., 2004). Cote (2014) argued that urban governance is responsible for 1. Developing the spatial and social character of urban areas, 2. Providing and ensuring equal distribution of public services 3. Allocation of resources and environmental monitoring 4. Promoting public in decision-making. Such responsibilities are especially imperative at contemporary times as many…

rural to urban areas for the facilities they can get there and because of the industrialization in Oman. Rural urban transformation and urban growth is also mentioned in this assignment. I have briefly discussed urban growth and its affect on the country’s economy and development. I got all the information from Google and from the case study which was on Muscat. The goal of this assignment was to understand what actually urbanization is and why people migrate from rural to urban areas as well as…