Urban studies and planning

4.1.3 Urbanization and population size Urbanization and population size are closely linked to the land economic density and they are the important 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…

In April of 2001, the National Minority Health Month was launched in response to the health promotion and disease prevention initiative, Healthy People 2010. Celebrated annually in April, National Minority Health Month presents an opportunity to increase awareness of the health disparities that continue to affect racial/ethnic minority populations. This year’s theme is “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation:” It focuses on the critical role of fast track methods to reducing health…

diversely manifested in the history of architectural development while entering the twentieth century when the modern movement has peaked, the popularity of utopian architectural planning grew swiftly on account of the rapid expansion of technology and needs for further urbanization. Like Manfredo Tafuri pointed out, planning was the essential link between architecture and utopia throughout the twentieth century. As…

practice and policy. These are the five recommendations for such research: 1. Develop and integrated conceptual model of the built environment, mobility, and activities of everyday life. 2. Develop strategies to conduct better longitudinal studies 3. Expand the study of diverse aging populations 4. Expand the biological and behavioral mechanisms to explain the effects of the built environment on health and well-being in older…

when did you decide to become one? She originally was planning to become a teacher but since there was not a huge demand for teachers in Ontario, she never became one. Instead, what happened was that she applied for a job and this job was regarding the environment. So from there, right out of university, she began working in this field. What high school education/degrees do you need to become a WMS? She herself focused on the geology, social studies, economics, and basic sciences like biology…

Interaction Due to many different cultures in Indonesia, contemporary slavery might be caused by some conflicts and cultural crash in Indonesia. Conflicts can happen as a result of the people’s failure to understand the standard differences. In this study, the researcher wants to investigate the cause of the existing conflicts in modern slavery in Indonesia and the possibility of applying some traditional culture and values such as Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Papuan to solve them. 3.…

Environmental studies originated in indigenous cultures long before settlers colonized America, destroying the environment that indigenous peoples protected. Colonial cultures have regarded indigenous beliefs as “uncivilized” from the time they landed giving them license…

Title A Proposed Integrated Community Hospital: Redevelopment of San Marcelino District Hospital in Zambales Reshaping Provincial Hospitals and its Caring-Curing Effect through Therapeutic and Adaptive Environment CHAPTER 1.1 Background of the Study/Overview Hospitals are very significant establishments for economic and social well-being of the Philippine society. Their medical and therapeutical functions enable to restore persons to being a productive unit of the society and for those…

multidisciplinary approach to patient health care and discharge planning is very important to help with this financial burden. When discharge barriers are identified on admission or soon after, it will help in reducing unnecessary hospital length of stays. Article Reviews Several studies have been done regarding the hospital length of stays using the original or variations on the Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (AEP). Other studies have identified limitations surrounding the measurement…

strategic planning and advocacy. Without specific interventions aimed at improving the quality of data produced by information systems, health systems will never fully be able to meet the needs of the populations they serve. Taking the cognizance of deficiencies in data quality where vital health decision often depend on political speculation, donor demand and studies which are insensistive to changes over time with no clear future implication. The study design is a cross-sectional analytical…