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Urban Growth Management, 2002.
This paper discusses the policies that many states and local governments created to manage the positive and negative aspects of urban growth.
2,265 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 36 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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This paper reviews urban growth management, which is defined as a mechanism for orderly policy development and implementation to accommodate society's ever-developing urban trends. This paper is a literature review that identifies the major trends and issues: Not damaging the inner cities, environmental and land use, transportation and traffic flow, reduction of natural hazard risks and zoning. The author concludes that the state appears to be the ideal locus for the creation and overseeing of authoritative, but flexible, land-use and growth management policies.
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"The importance of good growth management policies and programs cannot be overestimated. The literature strongly supports the necessity of such programs as a means of allocating scarce resources in an equitable manner and ensuring that the interests of developers, citizens, the environment, and industry are all taken into account when making land use determinations. The sprawl of metropolitan areas and the decay of inner cities are interdependent phenomena which present unique problems for government bureaucracies. Effective growth management has the potential to ensure that many of the problems introduced by population shifts are addressed before they reach the point of a crisis."
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Urban Growth in Toronto, 2005.
This paper explores cultural approaches to the problems of 20th century growth in Toronto.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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The paper refers to problems of the late 20th century urban growth in Toronto, in keeping with various North American centres. The paper discusses solutions ventured in USA and UK. The paper includes much commentary on the increased class gap in the last decades due to neo-liberal economic planning and policies and the needs to address re-development in ways that unifies the public. The paper has references to hyper-urbanization and its typical dangers, positive correctives in UK/USA and a broad bibliography.
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"This paper addresses 20th century cities having grown unchecked that require urgent responses, in relation to the central Canadian city of Toronto. Ideals of urban renewal, or urban 'regeneration' point to problems shared by various cities in the developed West, and beyond. A strong argument is made for the more cultural problems of overgrown cities that aggravate other problems, promising worse situations in the future, unless alterations are made. Jane Jacobs noted in, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," that several American cities had 'run their courses', in the forms they had had and needed redevelopment."
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Urbanization, Poverty, Growth and Inequality, 2006.
Presents an overall picture of development and urbanization with various factors affecting them.
3,386 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 96.95
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This paper examines the effects of urbanization on various factors affecting development, poverty and income inequality, based on empirical data obtained from various sources. The following factors are analyzed across various countries, based on the latest data available: Economic growth measured in terms of GDP per Capita in US$ (PPP), absolute poverty at $1 per day standard, poverty gap, Gini Index, openness of trade, percentage of population living in urban areas, annual percentage migration of population to urban areas, the Corruption Perception Index ,etc. These factors are analyzed to arrive at correlations they have with urbanization in order to determine to some extent whether urbanization is inevitable for development of a country and what are the consequences associated with the phenomenon.
Paper Outline:
Urbanization and other factors affecting Economic Growth
Factors affecting Urbanization
Determinants of Poverty Deepening (Poverty Gap)
Factors Affecting Absolute Poverty
Factors Affecting Gini Index
Determinants of Human Development Index
Concluding Remarks
References and Bibliography
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"However, contrary to above, it can be seen that absolute poverty alone is not the cause for urbanization. In other words, where even in urban areas people do not find enough jobs, they would like to stay in rural areas. The negative correlation between absolute poverty (measured in terms of earning per capita less than $1 per day), and the percentage of urban population means that as poverty increases, urbanization decreases. However, this may not be the trend the world over. If we have a glance at the countries considered in this analysis, it can be seen that they are least developed countries."
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Urbanization and Rural Urban Migration in China, 2006.
A discussion on the emerging-entrepreneurial class and rural urban migrations in China.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses urbanization and rural urban migration in developing countries. In particular, the paper discusses the role that the entrepreneurial class, made up most of rural peasant migrants, has had on China. Basically these individuals are responsible for all of the political and economic changes in China.
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"Urbanization and rural-urban migrations are two very closely related phenomena. According to K. Jegasothy in "Population and Rural-Urban Environmental Interactions in Developing Countries," urbanization is conventionally defined as a process of spatial movement of a population towards towns and cities and their resulting expansion" (Jegasothy 1031). Urbanization is the direct result of rural-urban migrations. This is because urbanization is caused by people from rural areas moving into cities and towns. The rate of urbanization and rural-urban migrations has been increasing in recent decades."
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Urban Form, Structure and Growth, 2005.
An examination of two articles on urban form, structure and growth.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines and critiques two articles that deal with urban space and its primary features. The first of the two articles presents some of the main concepts and ideas by which Urban Spatial Structure can be understood. The second of the two articles presents a review of Canadian urban social geography and what it suggests about the state of the Canadian urban landscape and about our present course in housing and social policy. The paper analyzes the pros and cons of both articles and suggests both are worthwhile additions to the literature.
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Classroom Management, 2005.
Examines the process involved in managing a classroom, especially within an urban setting.
2,065 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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Classroom management in the current urban teaching environment must be balanced against external factors such as standardized testing and school accountability measures, as well as against factors studied in class such as social fragmentation and silencing. The classroom management process itself usually takes place in stages in which the student is taught and assessed in their ability to perform specific tasks or display their knowledge of specific subjects, so assessment is also a vital part of urban classroom management. The classroom management process is based on a combination of these external and internal factors. This paper examines the classroom management process in the way in which it progresses through various steps, based on standards that set the bar for student progress and development in urban schools. The essential steps that are a part of the classroom management process, from this perspective, are based on the urban school being either equal to or greater than the national average in producing curricula that are able to meet these standards in terms of
results. The paper examines this issue generally, as well as specifically in terms of certain expectations that are required in the disciplines for students at certain grade levels, which in turn directly affects the classroom management process in urban schools. In each of these steps, as this paper states, the role of the instructional leader is more and more about working with great facility and leadership skills on an effective team, respecting diversity and being able to implement new technologies into the urban classroom. This team develops communication patterns that integrate the curricular needs of all involved parties, including teachers, parents, students and administrators, and at each step of the process this communication is integral to developing a complete classroom management plan.
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"The results of Alvine's study therefore focus on putting technology in the forefront of the consciousness of those individuals who will be
teachers. Alvine's students continued to support the presence of television and other media options in the classroom from the standpoint that these media would be controlled by student choices and also be the focus of discussion and communication rather than the sole classroom activity. "First, they cited the importance of maintaining schools as human communities, as places where human beings interact face to face. Second, they pointed to the value of offering students choices in what media they use to access and share information" (Alvine, 2000, p. 3). Alvine's subjects also reported that close attention would need to be paid to choice in the content of the material supplied through technology in the classroom."
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Fire Management, 2002.
Discusses the workings of forest fire management systems and urban fire departments
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines the similarities and differences between forest fire management systems and urban fire departments such as the Toronto Fire Department. Urban fire departments 'fight' fires whereas forest fires require management and occasionally even controlled burns.
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Fire Science - Management of Wildfires, 2002.
This paper analyzes the practice of fire safety in urban areas that might be affected by wildfire.
620 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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The paper investigates the practice of fuel management in areas that are under the threat of wildfire. It discusses the education of homeowners, such as an awareness of risks and knowledge of the required precautions. It looks at fuel management techniques that can reduce the risk of loss of property during a wildfire and briefly reviews the benefits of wildfire as a tool in vegetation management.
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"With the proliferation of urban areas encroaching on wilderness areas, wildfire now is a much more common threat to homes and property. "Since 1970, more than 10,000 homes and 20,000 other structures and facilities have been lost to severe wildland fire" (Editors). Drought throughout the country has dried out forests, making them much more susceptible to wildfire. Wildland fires can be caused by any number of events, some natural, and some man-made.
Lightning is a common source of fire in natural vegetation. It is a weather phenomenon that is associated with both frontal and convectional movements of air. Lightning fire depends on the presence of dry organic materials, either in dry climates or in dry seasons (Heady and Child 108)."
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Canadian Forest Management, 2006.
This paper discusses how forest managers can save Canadian forests despite economic pressures.
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 10 sources, $ 151.95
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In this article the writer mentions that as metropolitan communities grow and as government budgets grow tighter the challenges of forestry management in Ontario have become enormous. The following paper discusses this matter by focusing explicitly upon the economic factors which make protecting Ontario natural forestland so daunting. To begin with, the paper reviews the domestic economic factors - new locations for urban businesses and the rise of mass production farming, to name but two - which are threatening the indigenous forests even as this paper is being written.
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Solid Waste Management, 1999.
A study on the acceptability of a land fill project in a developing country.
4,356 words (approx. 17.4 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 114.95
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This paper proposes a study to determine the acceptability of a landfill project to the citizens of Naga City, a semi-urbanized community located at the heart of the Bicol Region, south of the Philippines main island of Luzon. Specifically, it seeks to determine the perception of citizens regarding the project and describes the communication strategies used by the local government to inform and make the people understand the need for the landfill.
Outline
Chapter 1
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Importance of the Study
Theoretical Framework
Definition of Terms
Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature
Land Fill as the Most Acceptable Method
The Process of Upgrading
Progressive and Staged Upgrading
First Class Cities and Municipalities
Choosing To Build a Land Fill
Engineered Sanitary Land Fill
Socio-Economic Environment
The Need for Consensus on Integrated Solid Waste Management
Chapter 3
Methodology
The Research Design
Respondents and Sampling Scheme of the Study
Perceptions of the Citizens from Two Barangays
Government's Communication Strategies
Chapter 4
Results and Discussions
Barangay Balatas
Barangay San Felipe
Comparison of the Two Barangays
Local Government's Communication Strategies
Chapter 5
Conclusions and Recommendations
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"Local governments have employed techniques from open dumping, to incineration to manage solid wastes, but these were challenged by some quarters. Because of this, local governments employ landfills. However, real estate developers have used up all available lowlands. If monitored and maintained on a regional basis and within the framework of the local governments contiguous with one another, land fills or even bay reclamation may yet prove to be the most acceptable method of waste disposal within the bounds of their financial capabilities provided that safeguards are included to prevent and control pollution (Lesaca, 1975 in Viado, 1990)."
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Urban Sprawl, 2005.
Report on Thomas L. Daniel's book about urban sprawl in America, "When City and Country Collide: Managing Growth in the Metropolitan Fringe".
1,445 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper outlines the key themes and findings within Daniel's book and discusses the relationship between Daniel's book and "Managing Urban America" by David R. Morgan and Robert E. England. The paper also highlights the strengths and weakness of the book and concludes with an overall positive review.
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"In When City and Country Collide: Managing Growth in the Metropolitan Fringe, Thomas L. Daniels describes the recent emergence of the rural-urban fringe in a diversity of cities across the United States. Throughout the book, Daniels develops his thesis that the urban fringe has expanded in recent years as residential and commercial development in cities has boomed, and that growth management must be used in order to contain the growth of the urban-rural fringe. Simply put, the urban fringe is that land that is at the border or the urban and rural landscape, taking the place of what was once the suburbs. Pressures from urban development have pushed away traditionally rural industries like mining, agriculture and forestry. The result is the rural-urban fringe, land that sits in the middle between urban development and the rural countryside."
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Urban Tourism, 2007.
Explores the management and marketing of urban tourism, especially Paris.
1,570 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses the importance of tourism to urban area economics and how it can significantly contribute to a city's revitalization or recovery. The paper relates that the economic impact of tourism is driving researchers to explore several aspects of this industry, including consumer satisfaction, travel behaviour, hospitality opportunities, leisure measurement, and recreation interests and that these researches are driven by the assumption that a more informed and thorough understanding of the management of urban tourist centers and the characteristics of urban tourists will lead to the maximization of its economic returns. The paper then discusses how to effectively and successfully market urban tourism, focusing particularly on Paris.
Table of Content:
Introduction
The Economy of Urban Tourism
City Marketing Management
Paris
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"Given that urban tourism is geared towards the consumption of culture, the effective marketing and management of an urban tourist locus is dependent upon a network of cooperative relationships. Government officials, shop keepers, retailers, service sector businesses (hotels, restaurants and transportation among others), cultural figures, as in musicians, artists and literary figures and tourism planners, among others, must all cooperate together in the implementation of a city marketing plan."
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Guangdong Province of China, 2006.
An exploration into the sources of environmental impacts of industrial and urban growth within the Guangdong Province of China.
2,437 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 19 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This research paper explores the implications of rapid industrial and urban growth in the Guangdong Province of China. According to the paper, there are environmental consequences of industrialization. The paper focuses on water contamination, garbage disposal and air pollution and reviews government plans to improve the situation.
Outline:
Contaminated Drinking Water: Water Pollution
Garbage Disposal
Toxic Fumes and Unclean Air Due to Air Pollution
Conclusion
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"Because much of Guangdong relies on the Pearl River and Pearl River delta for water, the Xijiang, Beijiang, Dongjiang, Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Moyangjiang Rivers that combine to form the Pearl River, are equally as important. Since residents of Guangdong rely heavily on these rivers, the cleanliness of the water is extremely vital to their well-being. However, the scarcity of clean water remains a great problem here for many rural residents. The lack of clean water leads to a shortage of clean drinking water. This is a significant problem because a large amount of the water consumed by the general public is dirty water.This problem exists due to a couple of reasons. It is important to understand the source of the problem. Therefore, the main question is how is the water contaminated? "
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Rapid Population Growth in Underdeveloped Countries, 1996.
Studies effects of rapid population growth in urban areas in underdeveloped countries. Focus is on Indonesia & other southeast Asian countries.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 47.95
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"Statistical evidence gathered by the World Bank indicates that Indonesia, along with other low and middle income South East Asian countries, is experiencing a steadily expanding population. The World Development Report calculates that Indonesia's population as of 1995 was just over 178 million (World Development Report, 1992, 218).
The average rate of population growth for Indonesia between 1980 and 1990 was 1.8 percent. Between 1990 and the year 2000, this percentage is projected to be 1.6 (World Development Report, 1992, 268). By comparison, Cambodia's percent of population growth in the same time periods are 2.6 and 1.9 percent. Cambodia's present population is calculated at 8.5 million...."
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Third World Urban Crisis, 1998.
This paper discusses the principal characteristics of the Third World urban crisis.
1,232 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper is an in-depth examination of the Third World urban crisis. The paper looks at high population growth rates and growing immigration into urban areas that are causing huge problems for public services and governmental control of urban growth. The paper examines the informal sector of the economy, in which most urban poor are employed, together with possible suggestions on how to deal with the urban problem.
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"As a whole, the Third World urban population is growing at the rate of 4% per year. This is three times the urban growth rate of First World countries. Latin America and East Asia are almost as urbanized as the western world, as nearly 50% of their people live in cities with 500,000 or more inhabitants. As the new century begins, more than 20 of the world?s cities will have a total population of 10 million or more. With the exceptions of Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, Osaka and Moscow, most of them will be in the Third World. The largest First World agglomerations were the world?s biggest in the 1940?s, but are now smaller than much bigger Third World rivals such as Mexico City and Sao Paulo."
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