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A History of Urban Development, 2005.
A look at urban development in Spadina District in Toronto.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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The paper examines the general shift in land use in Toronto's Spadina District. The land has been both predominately residential and predominately commercial at different times of the city's history. The paper studies how the size of the district and the changes in the range of dominant uses has affected the development of this district.
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"A history of urban development in Toronto's Spadina District is challenged by both the size of the district and the changes in the range of dominant uses in the physical space. As this essay will demonstrate, over the past century and a half the district has experienced a general shift in land use from predominantly residential, to commercial, and more recently back to predominantly residential save for retail stores along the major arteries of Spadina, Queen and King. This shift has reflected both changes in the transportation networks in the district, as well as changes in the demographics of the area's population."
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Housing and Urban Development, 2002.
A study of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper outlines the role, budget and programs of HUD [Department of Housing and Urban Development]. The paper covers the complete historic development of the department.
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Urban Economic Development, 2005.
An analysis of an urban economic development proposal for the Greater Moncton region.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses urban economic development in the Greater Moncton region. The paper discusses two businesses who are vying for a location to set up a manufacturing plant in the area. The paper discusses the fact that Molson has been selected as the third best city in Canada for new business development and expansion.
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"A lot has changed over the past decade and new business opportunities in Moncton are better than ever. In the boom, bust, and echo cycle of the economy, Moncton is experiencing the boom. Moncton's rapid growth rate over the past ten years has transformed the city into a booming mecca for new opportunities in business development. The Canadian Business Magazine ranked Moncton as the third best city in Canada for new business development and expansion."
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Dealing with Transportation in Urban Development, 2002.
This paper examines transportation policies in Washington, D.C. and London, then suggests possible improvements based on principles of urban development.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper discusses current policies and challenges that two major cities -- Washington D.C. and London -- face in developing improved transportation systems. After comparing and contrasting each city, principles of urban development are applied to suggest new and better policies for dealing with the creation of larger and more effective systems.
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Urban development is a vast topic that affects all individuals in an industrialized area. One of the most important topics of urban development is transportation. Some cities have successful policies to help aid public transportation while other lack resources and cultural beliefs about making certain policies for these systems. Two cities that have very unique ways of handling transportation issues Washington, D.C. in the United States, and London in the United Kingdom.
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Thailand's Urban Development, 2002.
A look at the urban development projects in Thailand.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses three different "answers" concerning the urban development projects in Thailand.
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Urban Development, 2005.
This paper discusses that the development of the city has been a combination of both laissez-faire and planned forces.
2,330 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper explains that the relationship between laissez-faire city building and professional city planning is a complex one to examine because city planning is influenced by a combination of sporadic growth and the meticulous planning of professional developers, political leaders and outside forces. The author points out that the most obvious causes of laissez-faire urban growth are sudden bursts of economic culture and political posturing; however, even these cities, experiencing random growth, have been carefully planned or they would not have been able to accommodate the population bursts associated with the history of cities. The paper relates that San Diego is an example of an urban area, which was developed over time without the sporadic growth of industrial centers to conflict with its overall planning; although it is eight times its size since the 1900s, because the development of the city has been slow, urban planners and architects have been able to design it to be the optimum example of modern city growth.
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"The growth of ancient cities into modern ones entails many chance and random coincidences. The fact that London and Paris has stood as such cultural and economic powerhouses is due in a large part to their status as capitols of major countries, whereas other cities such as Sussex have fallen into relative minority status even though they were once also giants of industrial growth. The concept of city growth is in line with a familiar concept of economic change, therefore when cities suddenly experience an influx of immigration due to industrial growth, city planners are more concerned with accommodating the new residents with space rather than thinking of the future convenience of roads and congestion. Thus in many of these ancient cities that have been modernized in the current era, living conditions are poor and traffic congestion has become an enormous problem".
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Urban Development in Toronto, 2007.
An analysis of the options for the development of Toronto's waterfront.
2,489 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 75.95
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This paper examines waterfront development in Toronto. In particular, it look at the history of waterfront development in Toronto since the 1970s and at how the current waterfront is falling short as a tourist attraction and as a business enterprise. The paper finally suggests which course of action makes the most sense for Toronto, as it strives to produce a twenty-first century waterfront, and then discusses these options.
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"Moving forward, many critics are eager to point out that Toronto's tourism industry has been in a steady free-fall since the late 1990s and that Toronto's waterfront has not done its part in piquing the interest of outside visitors ("Aquarium Yes, Humanitas No," 2005: A18). Such frustration has convinced some that Fong's idea of catering to high-income "yuppies" is misguided; instead of trying to make Toronto's waterfront a place that hi-tech companies and their employees will find desirable, the focus should shift to designating aesthetically-pleasing "green spaces" along the waterfront. In fact, some seem to privilege keeping sections of the waterfront "green" more so than they do the idea of turning it into a place for low-income housing (Stefanovic, 2002: 304-315)."
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Mass Transit and Urban Development, 1999.
An examination of the location theory and relationship of transit and development in the Northeastern U.S. from 1840 to the 1990s, focusing on 19th century.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 11 sources, $ 71.95
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"Mass Transit and Urban Development
Introduction
This research examines the relationship between mass transit and urban development. A brief consideration of location theory follows this introduction. The major discussion in this report then follows. This discussion reviews the relationship between the development of mass transit systems and urban development generally in the Northeastern United States from the early history of the country to the contemporary period.
A Brief Consideration of Location Theory
Location decisions and patterns are capable of having significant impacts on regional economic growth (Fusfeld and Bates 91). Studies have demonstrated that a variety of factors..."
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"Business Elites & Urban Development" ( Scott Cummings ), 1997.
Reviews collection of essays questioning ability of private sector to transform cities effectively or humanely.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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" In The Social Production of Urban Space Gottdiener argues that prevailing approaches to the study of urban areas have not adjusted to the emergence of a new model, the "polynucleated metropolitan region" (p. 7). It is Gottdiener's goal to produce a conceptual means of analyzing the production of space that is based on materialism. To this end he synthesizes various strands of marxian analysis to produce an analysis based on the notion that "spatial and social relations are dialectically related" (23). Employing this idea, Gottdiener analyzes the present version of settlement space of which the unique feature is socio-spatial organization restructured by "the combined efforts of Late Capitalist social process and the spatial process of deconcentration" (p. 23). The essence of his critique is displayed very effectively in his analysis of metropolitan.."
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Urban Development Of Kuwait City, 1989.
Reviews the history of Kuwait City, including demographic & economic profile, growth, & planning.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 7 sources, $ 103.95
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" Kuwait City is the capital of the State of Kuwait, with a history dating back to 1672. The development of urban regions in Kuwait differs somewhat from most Third World regions because Kuwait has no appreciable agricultural sector. Instead, the urban regions developed as trading centers, notably maritime trading centers along the coast, and expansion came with the discovery of oil and the shift to an oil-producing economy. The aim of this study is to determine the general nature of urban development as it relates to Kuwait City and to find how it reflects or counters trends in other Third World regions. The study examines the history of Kuwait and Kuwait city to determine the dynamics of the region as an economic unit and the way in which the economic development of the country relates to its urbanization. This is (...)"
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Urbanization in Developing Countries, 2006.
A discussion regarding the three main issues relating to urbanization.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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This essay looks at issues related to urbanization in developing countries. It focuses on the three interconnected factors of population, limited resources and inadequate infrastructure.
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"One of the most important environmental phenomena affecting the world is urbanization. In Population and Rural-Urban Environmental Interactions in Developing Countries, K.Jegasothy states, "Urbanization is conventionally defined as a process of spatial movement of a population towards towns and cities and their resulting expansion" (Jegasothy, 1999, p. 1031). Urbanization has major impacts on the environment, economic systems, political process and social interactions. However, urbanization is not a monolithic or homogeneous phenomenon. Since urbanization processes are determined by a number of factors it is not the same in every country."
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Toronto's Urban History, 2008.
This paper explores the history of urban development in the Spadina district of Toronto.
1,816 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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The paper shows how, from its southern commercial areas to its northern residential neighborhoods, the Spadina District has been marked by an extraordinary level of social change and urban development in the past century and a half. The paper portrays how the urban development in this region has been primarily defined by a mixture of entrepreneurial activity interrelated with successive waves of immigrant residential settlement.
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"The drafting of a report on the history of urban development is the Spadina district (as covered by the Spadina Trail guides) is complicated by the diverse range of land uses, immigrant settlement, and intra-city migration that have defined development in the area over the past century and a half of time. The region of the Toronto between Front Street to the south and Bloor Street to the north, centering upon Spadina Avenue, is comprised of several distinct neighbourhoods which have experienced different development patterns over time. As this essay will argue, the history of urban development in this region has been primarily defined by a mixture of entrepreneurial activity interrelated with successive waves of immigrant residential settlement."
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The Spadina Urban History Trail, 2007.
A look at the development of the Spadina District of Toronto in the context of the history of Toronto as a whole.
944 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the history of the Spadina District in the context of Toronto's history as a whole. It describes how the area developed over time and who the key agents were in the shaping of its development. The paper focuses on the district's development with regards to entrepreneurial development, in terms of both land developers and business development, immigration and transportation networks.
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"Of course, the history of development in the Spadina district predates the arrival of the railway. Indeed, many of the defining features in the landscape of the area were established long prior to the appearance of the railway. The Spadina district was to the west of Toronto's primary area of settlement in the early 19th century, and its landscape was dominated by families such as the Baldwins - whose names figure on the streets in the area to this day - who "initially planned" the streets around Spadina from Queen St. up to Bloor St. (Careless 96). This was then primarily a residential area for Toronto's wealthy at the time and was dominated by "gentry estates" (Careless 96). However, population and economic forces led to these "large family homes with grounds" being broken up and subdivided into "almost ad-lib subdivisions" that "offered many small lots for lower-income homes" (Careless 96)."
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Development in Developing Countries, 2005.
A study of domestic factors constraining development in developing countries.
1,120 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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The domestic factors that hold back development in a country usually emanate from bad or weak governance giving rise to conditions such as violence and armed conflict, widespread corruption, lack of infrastructure, lack of social cohesion, weak institutions, and urban bias, among others. In this paper, the writer examines some of these "internal" factors that constraint development and promote poverty in the developing countries.
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Introduction
Theories about Underdevelopment
Lack of Good Governance
1. Violence
2. Corruption
3. Over-population
4. Urban Bias
5. Lack of Infrastructure, Weak Institutions
Conclusion
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"There are different theories about what causes underdevelopment in a country but there is no agreement among social scientists and economists about them. The cultural background, ideologies and biases usually determine the beliefs of individuals about these theories. People and experts in the developing countries tend to believe the ?external? theories for underdevelopment that emphasize factors such as an unjust world order and the effects of colonization and Western exploitation for their underdevelopment. The experts in the developed world consist mainly of ?internal theorists? who highlight the intrinsic cultural values and aptitudes of the people and the behavior and policies of the ruling elite that constraint development. They believe that lack of legal structures and strong institutions in the underdeveloped world generally lead to a break down in the rule of law which, in turn, promote corruption, exploitation of the weak and vulnerable, and an environment of chaos and anarchy?all of them combining to block development. "
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Economic Development Strategies of Developing Countries, 2002.
An examination of the economic and political results of the adoption of one of 3 different strategies: Structuralism, Neoliberalism, Marxism.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 55.95
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Examines economic & polotical results of adoption of one of 3 different strategies: Structuralism, Neoliberalism, Marxism. Focus on 3 countries: Cuba, Argentina, Chile. Describes the 3 strategy thories & how the 3 countries under consideration used them regarding economic growth & reduction of economic inequalities. Problems & outcomes.
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"Since World War II, developing countries in the South have been provided with the option of adopting one of three different economic development strategies: structuralism, neoliberalism, and Marxism. The purpose of this essay is to examine the economic and political results engendered by each approach and to determine what these results suggest for future economic policy choices in the region. Three countries lend themselves to this analysis. Cuba, particularly since the overthrow of the Batista regime and the establishment of Castro's Marxist government, has pursued economic development along Marxist lines (Perez-Lopez, 1997). In Argentina, a structuralist economic order under Juan Peron gave way to a neoliberalist orientation (Smith, 1991). In Chile, a neoliberal experiment between 1974 and 1990 took place and this experiment has led to structural change in the national economy..."
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