Urban studies and planning

In conclusion, climate change impacts greatly on weather and human existence, the patterns of extreme atmospheric activities varies from place to place from region to regions. The impact of climate change on health includes the spread and reemergence of infectious diseases made possible by agents that spread infection like vectors e.g mosquito or pathogens, and disease transmission. The climate change phenomenon may have influenced the development, survival, reproduction, and virulent nature…

The increase in chronic illnesses like Juvenile Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, and Hypertension in urban communities has been cause for alarm, the trending common factor being the sendentary lifestyle of a community. The CDC has stated that “between the 1970’s and 1980’s approx.. five percent of children were obese, by 2000 that number had jumped to…

Ambala, Karnal, Sangrur, Malerkotla, Shahabad, and Abohar. Area of Punjab that is between rivers of Beas and Satluj is called Doaba, major cities in this part of punjab are Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Nawan Shahr. 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY For fulfilling the target of universalisation of elementary education, the Central Government has launched new policy of education ‘SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN’. This Abhiyan set up the following targets- (1) By the year 2003, to make sure the…

diagrams in math class. I always wanted to be the subset that connected all three circles together and I hope that at the end of this statement you can help me accomplish that goal by granting me admission to Montclair State University, New Jersey to study Environmental Management. First Circle Missionary Parents. The one security question I never use is what is the name of your middle school (in my case primary school). This was because I went to fifteen of them. We moved round a lot while I…

A Case Study of The Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank (MDMSB): A Model of Financial Capability through Social Entrepreneurship Ms. Minakshi Balkawade, Assistant Professor, St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune, Maharashtra Savitribai Phule Pune University Abstract Economic development in terms of poverty alleviation and gender equity is at the root of all State-run programmes in almost all emerging economies, including India. However although the Indian government has constantly launched…

Statement of Purpose Anyone can be an engineer with a degree, but a good engineer needs to be a motivated failure. As Zig Ziglar said, “Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” I have failed before, but I did not stop there; nevertheless, I worked hard to make my dreams come alive as a good civil engineer. I have done the hard work, and I have succeeded in getting my bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca, Saudi Arabia after a long pedagogic journey. And…

Although several solid empirical studies explore the relationship between school size and various social and academic outcomes for students, size is not necessarily related to overcrowding. For example, schools with large enrolments may be below capacity, whereas even very small schools can be above capacity. However, although the amount of research into primary school overcrowding has been limited, studies that have been conducted indicate that overcrowded schools are…

for policy planning for The Department of Labor. The report was very controversial during that time; it spoke of the racial issues African American faced, education barriers, employment barriers, single family homes. It was during a time where African Americans were fighting for equality as well as liberty. Moynihan received great criticism from African American authors as well as from the black community. Fifty years later in 2013 the Moynihan Report Revisited was released by The Urban…

This paper annotates five sources that I will use for my final research paper on Hurricane Sandy. These sources focus on the following criteria: (a) the emergency operations center at the federal level, (b) the areas and populations effected by Hurricane Sandy, (c) the media’s role in dispersing disaster information to the public, (d) the interface between all levels of government, and (e) stress management after the hurricane. The sources listed below will provide a framework for an in-depth…

blend of combination of creativity and imagination. The world of design is exciting, especially in a developing global society. Architecture is not just the study of structure, but more importantly, the study of people. All architecture becomes a part of city planning; once a building is developed, it immediately becomes a part of the local urban fabric. As architects you design for the present with an awareness of the past for a future that is essentially unknown. My world is cities and…