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A study conducted by Miller, Rainie, Purcell, Mitchell, & Rosenstiel (2012), for the Pew Research Center, evaluated different community types—including urban, suburban, small town and rural communities—on various measures, including education levels, income levels and racial and ethnic makeup of their populations. What was found in regard to the differences between these communities was that suburban areas, in comparison to urban areas, have higher income and education levels. Large cities, or…

Le Corbusier: Unité d'habitation, Marseilles As the number of people living in cities increased, the number of apartments had to increase as well. During the 1920s, the avant-garde ideal type of housing was the high-rise building. In France after World War II, the need for housing was especially urgent, and in the postwar period the housing complex type was accepted by the government and public, and the introduction of large-scale multi-family buildings started with Le Corbusier's Unité…

Transformation of Built Environment in Urban Villages. Case Study - Urban Villages, Delhi Dr. Ruchita Gupta Assistant Professor, SPA Delhi Abstract Under the influence of rapid urbanization and economic development, many Indian cities have doubled or tippled in terms of population and land use. As a result, many villages, abaadi area and settlement are situated in periphery of City and Town are engulfed, and named as Urban Villages and Urban Villages Ext. Similarly, Lal Dora area within the…

The Impact of Gentrification in Major Urban Cities In Fortress Los Angeles Mike Davis discusses how corporations redevelopment of major urban cities has led to gentrification. Davis refers to the term gentrification as, "Extraordinary precautions … taken to ensure the physical separation of the different classes" (509). Gentrification zones through the city have widened the gap between the the socioeconomic classes that exist in society, resulting in a displacement of a large number of…

Ever pondered what it would be like to go from an urban lifestyle to a rural one? Living in an urban area is living in or near a larger city, where a rural area is way out and is most of the time depicted as farm country. Both lifestyles are vital to our world, and both of them contribute equally to society, but the urban life is more enjoyable and considered more of the ‘American Dream’. In the urban lifestyle, there are many activities and hobbies people can participate in. There is an…

The purpose of this research is to identify why adolescents who are in a specific age group mainly focusing on late elementary too early to late middle school are not showing the same expected outcome to continue on to higher education. Factors like low socioeconomic status, crime in the urban environment they live in, the schools these children go to all play a major part in why they do not believe they have a chance in furthering their education compared to adolescents who are enrolled in…

The wild is a merciless place that requires lots of skill and luck to survive, and is overall not meant for society. First, the wild is very dangerous and requires lots of hard work to survive. Very experienced Alaskan Park Ranger, Peter Christian said in an essay, “People… come to Alaska to challenge themselves against an unforgiving wilderness landscape where convenience of access and possibility of rescue are practically nonexistent.” (Christian). Christian has been a park ranger for 14+…

Immigration has been a heated topic since America’s birth. Immigrants are forced to live in areas where their only access to ethics is in governmentfunded refugee camps. These students are placed at an initial disadvantage in their life before they can even read. This geographic ‘isolation’ or segregation presents a problem with the current school system, as well as a greater problem with the way many inner cities and suburban areas handle racial integration in schools. When state governments…

Our city is named Sprout City. It is based on the manufacturing of steel and it follows the multiple nuclei model. We have chosen to base our manufacturing on steel because currently it is the leading construction material for sustainability. This essential to a city because when a city manufactures something that is commonly used or demanded a lot it will have a higher economy. This benefits both the basic industry and everyone else because steel is used for the building of roads, railroads,…

Tomball TX Homes For Sale Tired of the noise, hassle, and gridlock of city living? Desire a home where the country air is clean and fresh? Tomball, TX may be the answer to finding your dream “home.” Tomball, TX real estate offers a wide variety of homes with a broad range of prices, from custom builds to rentals to apartments or re-sells. Houses for sale in Tomball, TX range in price from just under $50,000 to upwards of $1.5 million located in a variety of attractive subdivisions in the…