Transit-oriented development

Cornelius Vanderbilt was an important contributor to his field because the majority of today’s businessmen follow his example and act in ways that he invented through his actions. In addition, Vanderbilt invested his fortune in railroads (Carey 351). Without railroads, today’s society would not only be vastly different, but it could also possibly be nonexistent. This is due to Vanderbilt’s railroads creating a societal dependency on themselves. The Commodore had always been skilled at seeing…

In All Summer in a Day, Ray Bradbury uses descriptive language and symbolism to represent the sun and its connection to the children's happiness. The sun makes the children excited, and happy when they hear that the sun is coming. The symbolism that he used is what shows That the rumor of the sun's arrival excites the children and makes them so happy. Ray Bradbury also uses The writing skill of descriptive language to describe and explain the children and different events in the story. He shows…

Imagine life on earth with no sun, no warmth, no light, only rain. In the short story "All Summer In One Day" by Ray Bradbury, there is no sun where the main character Margot lives. It takes place on Venus, a young girl named Margot, who once lived on earth faces the hardships of life with nothing but a slight memory of the sun. For the past five years of her life she was told she was a liar until now. Therefore, Margot is unhappy on Venus, because she has nothing to be happy about. She doesn't…

“All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction story about a girl who struggles with living on Venus and is different from everyone else. In the beginning, all the kids on Venus were pressed against the window. The kids are waiting for the sun to come out. Soon, the kids go and put Margot into a closet. The kids on Venus finally get to see the sun. In the end, a girl starts crying because it starts raining. Then finally the kids on Venus come inside and then they remember Margot in…

Northumberland County, east of Toronto, to the Niagara River, west of Toronto. It’s even larger then PEI (1.4 million acres). The Greenbelt’s purpose is to protect environmentally delicate areas, and productive farmlands from urban sprawl and development. There are approximately 5,500 farms in the Greenbelt. It preserves agricultural lands that produce fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, beef, pork, poultry, sheep and lambs, as well as mushrooms, maple syrup and grapes, used to make prize-…

the ideas of transit oriented communities and environmentally sustainable communities. His publications and city plans do not fail to emulate his four key principles in regards to planning; diversity, human scale, conservation, and regionalism. His contributions to New Urbanism have influenced planning,…

Underdevelopment: More Than a State of Mind Student Name: Fujia Wang Student Number: 214122782 Instructor Name: Miguel Gonzalez Course Name: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Words: 1040 In 2010, Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake that destroyed land and lives alike, almost wiping clean the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Because of the underdeveloped nature of Haiti at the time of the natural disaster, the country was susceptible to…

In this essay, I will explain the geographical theory to Development, as advanced by Diamond (1997), some criticisms to it and why, overall, it's still the strongest theory, when combined with others, to why some countries are wealthier and unquestionably more advanced than others are. There have been many theories posited as to why some countries are developed and wealthy, whilst other countries either remain underdeveloped even now, or were only developed through colonialism by more…

As the world’s largest clothing and apparel brand, Nike, Inc. is constantly under pressure from shareholders, and competitors alike to compete on a global stage. With this, comes pressure to derive strong sales growth through superior products quality, strong brand strength, and a sustainable corporate and ethical image. In order to stay on top, growth is not enough. Nike must also keep costs in line and continue to grow their bottom line – maybe even faster than the top. This focus leads…

International investment law as an instrument for sustainable development The relation between international investment law and sustainable development is ?two sided?.[footnoteRef:2] This statement is also supported by Newcombe, he states sustainable development is indeed needed in the future, thus, foreign direct investment (FDI) could be the main instrument to ensure any development agenda.[footnoteRef:3] Furthermore, Foreign direct investment also contributes toward financing sustained…