Tri-Cities

the City boundary and surrounded by both commercial and residential (Multi & single family housing) zones. The City of Edmonds, WA is located in the north of Seattle…

Why are there slums, and what can we do about it? Slums are a worldwide phenomenon being present virtually in every region of the world, and having an immense diversity among them. Mike Davis and Robert Sampson are two authors who approached this issue on their own respective books, from a rather different perspective, but maintaining the topic of urban poverty as the overarching object of analysis. Davis directly addresses the slums as a global issue, giving different characteristics that are…

City boys and country boys are two different types of people of happen to lean towards the country side, Although the two types of people may seem similar on the outside, the actual differences are noticeable for the actions of the two are very different. Thus actions are crucial in the classifications of the two types of the people. When a country boy’s truck has a problem, unlike the city boy, they call up some of their friends and they fix their problem. Unlike the city boy who takes his car…

development anyway. At the meeting one government official even said that the displaced business was "not of substantial economic benefit to the city" but what is really the definition of economic benefit. Even a small economic stimulation is beneficial. Those businesses were essential and made profit in the community which in turn helps the whole city of New York. It is crucial that the occupants of an area get a say in the development of said area they reside in. The government is using tax…

It is a popular opinion among many people, sociologists, in recent years, mobility in the United States appears to be stalled or in decline. What is mobility is the big question? Can we handle the community as a rank? Mobility can go back and forth from rags to riches and riches to rags. There isn’t a limit to mobility. It can go either way up or down or side to side. Where an individual can exchange one position in their social class for another position that is more or less equal, without…

There are numerous reasons that factored into Hise’s conclusion, and he states at the end of the book, “In this study I have traced a genealogy back to Ebenezer Howard’s garden city and the planned dispersion of the nineteenth-century industrial city” (Hise 215). Hise studies the long history of California and the state’s city planning. In particular, Hise focuses…

A small town with a big city feel. Many would classify the Quad City area this way. Moving here can be a sizable change, especially for a small populated town or a larger city. When living in the QC, there are many advantages in living here because there is so much to chose from. The Quad Cities is a fantastic place to raise a family because of the magnificent entertainment, restaurants, and a low cost of living. Entertainment is easy to come across when in the area. There are many places to…

Pompeii Essay Three main actions that went on in the town of Pompeii are Gadgets, Dr.Mom, and Fast Food. Pompeii residents didn’t have multiple types of gadgets. They instead had just a few gadgets that were used for several things. They used the same gadgets for big and small jobs. For example, they might have used pots that could also be used for wine dippers and spindle whorls that were used as furniture ornamentation. Even though ancient Rome had an advanced society,…

published their finding in August, found that the two tech-booms, cultural richness, and transportation accessibility led the Mission on a path of rapid gentrification. Neiman emphasizes that the district’s gentrifiers are motivated by culture of the city: to identify and authenticate with the existing circumstances in social values. Mission District was one of the poorest neighborhoods 25 years ago.…

areas poverty is so massive that education, lack of insurance, healthcare, and unemployment make it hard for the low population of social workers to handle the amount of social services that are needed. Although there are plenty of opportunities in a city, people with better insurance or transportation would receive these services first leaving a vast population not able to acquire services although they qualify. In this instance the ethical principle of access to resources would apply. In…