Essays on Dwellers

Abstract

The spread of urbanization and industrialization has widened the bridge between human beings and nature. It is despite numerous studies illustrating that bio-aesthetics; a factor of nature has positive outcomes that include economic, psychological, spiritual, and functional outcomes. It is therefore imperative that targeted efforts be undertaken in order to improve the bio-aesthetics of various public and private spaces. The Mysore City Authority has identified the need to improve bio-aesthetics within the city through the development of parks. However, measures have to be undertaken to improve residential bio-aesthetics as well. It is especially the case considering that the number ...

Suburbs offer conducive places to retire after a long day’s work. However, diffusion of urban cultures or lifestyles into suburbs renders the areas unconducive. Partly, private cars are often opposed, in favor, for public transport due to varied reasons such as pollution in suburbs. The problems of private cars are more pronounced in low-density suburbs where private cars are blamed for most problems that arise or exist. People living in suburbs have embraced the car culture to the extent they are labeled as ‘slaves of cars.’ The continued proliferation of cars in low-density suburbs has made the areas ...

Introduction

In spite of the contribution of urbanization to the economic growth in Zhejiang, its adverse effects far much outweigh the positives since sustainability of the ecosystem and the society is at stake. Environmental concerns, particularly air pollution, are real threats to the ecosystem since they lead to increased atmospheric temperatures which in turn result in climate changes. Urbanization contributes to pollution through higher energy consumption and motorization that have resulted in higher volumes of greenhouse gasses emitted in the air. The shrinking of natural resources is another consequence of urbanization where there is the rampant destruction of natural habitats, ...

1. Historical evolution of Mumbai Mumbai has a long history of evolution that spans for 1000 years. In 1343 the cluster of seven islands was controlled by the Sultanate of Gujarat, and later in 1534 following Portugal invasion, the area was converted into a trading center (The British Library Board). The Portuguese coined the term Bom Bahia, meaning ‘the good bay’, and developed dwelling units, factories as well as ship building yards in the Island cluster, which later became known as Bombay (The British Library Board). With the establishment of East India Company, the British ousted Portuguese, and used ...

The administration and rental of commercial and residential property in the United States is governed by the landlord-tenant law which is comprised of both state and common laws. The relationship between the landlord and the tenant is protected by laws that aims to secure the interest of both parties, who generally wants to avoid hassles in terms of rent collection, repairs and other important issues concerning the lease. These laws and the individual lease agreement prescribe the rights and duties of the landlord and the tenant. Included in the landlord and tenant laws is the housing codes that ensure ...

The video “Slum Cities: A Shifting World” is among the most viewed films on YouTube, given its ability to provide real information regarding some of the world’s largest slums. Fundamentally, the film looks at the move of masses from the rural settings to urban centres and the manner in which such cities deal with the transitions. Directed by CBC News Canada, the film “Slum Cities: A Shifting World” provides a report of two mega slums; the Dharavi in India, and another one in Rio de Janeiro. As noted in the film, millions of people across the world often ...

In Orlando Patterson’s The Children Of Sisyphus, the biggest problem is poverty, destitution, and poor living conditions. The situation is so bad that people eat from the dump site, and there is no access to clean water, food or good housing. Patterson highlights the plight of the slum dwellers in the downtown Jamaica, Sisyphus, showing the inevitability that the residents find themselves in, with grinding poverty that reduces their humanness to the level of scavengers. To Patterson, the slum dwellers represent a collapse of government institutions and the threat of discrimination on race. Noteworthy, it is the racism ...

‘Richard Cory’ by Edwin Arlington Robinson is a simple poem about Cory which conveys the idea that money cannot buy happiness. It also throws light on misleading outward appearances of people which can easily make us draw wrong conclusions about situations. The poem relates the story of Richard Cory, who was a very wealthy man. He lived the life of a king: rich, elegant, and graceful. Whenever Cory passed by pavement dwellers, he appeared to be godly to those poor people who had seen nothing more than misery in their lives. They could not even earn their daily bread ...

The timespan between the post-colonial era and the early 20th century was marked by a specific rise in the urban culture (‘city life’) in America and there were some uniquely identifying characteristics of this emergence of the city life. This essay aims at exploring the various identifying aspects of the American cities that separated them from the rest of the country and conditions that led to a widening social stratification between the lifestyles of the rich and the poor in these cities. In order to understand the various unique characteristics of the American urban life during the chosen era, ...

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There is no denying the fact that Ancient Greek’s philosophers brought a lot of useful and sufficient ideas, thoughts, and decisions to the people’s society. Plato was one of the brightest mind of that time. His works inspire people from all over the world. Moreover, his scientific approach and writing manner help many students to understand the core of philosophy, the structure, and basics of our society. Therefore, in order to see and evaluate several important issues such as good and justice, the Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is presented in this paper. ...

For hundreds of years, people have known that nature has profound and positive effects on human lives (Suttie 1). Over the years, various writers have documented the benefits of spending some time in nature (Suttie 1). These writers most probably based their claims on own experiences or those of others. Until recently, there has been no scientific evidence to support the above claims. This essay focuses on a variety of health benefits that we experience when we take time to interact with Mother Nature. It also explores the growing research evidence that supports the argument that natural settings improve ...

Business Plan: Whether is it Feasible for BMG to Expand its Presence in the Increasing Affluent Chinese Market via Joint Venture (JV) with a Local Chinese and if it is Feasible in the Chinese Milk Market with a Local Partner.

Executive Summary

The purpose of this business plan is to come up with information in relation to the Chinese milk industry. Furthermore, this business plan seeks to determine whether the Chinese milk industry can be a lucrative platform to invest. Just the same way, this study is meant to analyze the possibility of BMG Company forming a joint venture with a ...

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Bauhaudin, Elias, and Saifudin define the green building as an edifice that has the capacity to “reduce the undesirable human impacts on the natural surroundings, building materials, building assets, and enhances human health and the natural environment” (Bauhaudin et al. 2). In other words, a green or sustainable building is designed with the intention of allowing human beings to co-exist harmoniously with the environment by creating an edifice that is environmentally friendly. However, it should be noted that “the perception of what is a sustainable building is changing over time and depending on the location” ( ...

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The function of gossip is to build strong bonds between individuals (Wert and Salovey 123). Individuals can share ideas, opinions, and emotions by finding common grounds that unite them. These points of convergence, whether positive or negative, unifies them in long-term friendships or a temporary association. Gossip also facilitates social comparisons that can either build up or tear down an individual. By comparing themselves with others, people gain insights into the validity of their opinions and beliefs, hence the description of gossip as “self-evaluative” (Wert and Salovey 123). Self-evaluation creates an avenue for identifying the shortfalls in one’s ...

Over the past four decades, obesity and its related conditions have been on a sharp rise in the United States as well all over the world. The percentage of under 20 children who are obese within the U.S population has grown by about 15 percent while that of adults over 20 years of age increased by about 17 percent. Interestingly, over the same period, the joints that sell and distribute fast foods also more than doubled in number. At a time when the fast food business is on the rise and becoming more prevalent, the cases of obesity increased ...

Urban population in Australia has risen by 11% to 14.3% since 2006 in mineral states such as Western Australia and Queensland. . This is despite the fact that the overall population in the country has only gone up by 8.3% . Traffic in most urban centers is congested and the leading cause of environmental pollution . There are limited parking lots and movement in urban centers is hectic and slow. Overall, transport in developed nations accounts for an average of 60-100 minutes in an individual’s day regardless of the mode of transport being used . This report will discuss the various planning ...

FMCG

Introduction Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) indicate the most demanded type of merchandise in various markets across the world. Some of the important types of products that fall in the above classification include flour, biscuits and toothpaste, among other significant products used in the everyday life. Consumers are therefore forced to invest much in the above commodities as they are required on a daily basis, a feature that makes them a necessity. India is renowned for investing in the FMCG business with some of the leading companies in the industry being HUL, Dabur, AMUL, and Cavin Care among others ( ...

Introduction

The subject of the ongoing inquiry is a landlocked sovereign country that is commonly named as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The peculiarity and the important feature of our investigation is especially based on the Nepali business culture. It is often said that the life within this area is fairly distinct to the way the industrialized West lives. Our task of the first priority for this case stands for a thorough study in the field of building Nepal’s private sector capacity, being a key to a sustainable tourism operations’ door. Hence, let us proceed to the main ...

Business Plan

Executive Summary 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Operations plan 5 2.1 Location and facilities 5 2.2 Business processes 6 2.3 Distribution and outsourcing 9 3.0 Organizational plan 10 3.1 Management 11 3.2 Mission 12 3.3 Purpose 13 3.4 Vision 13 3.5 Legal structure 13 3.6 Organizational chart 14 4.0 Marketing plan 16 4.1 Price 16 4.2 Product 17 4.3 Place 19 4.4 Promotion 20 5.0 Financial plan 21 6.0 Growth plan 22 7.0 Contingency and harvest strategy 23 8.0 Timeline to launch the plan 25 9.0 References 28 10.0 Appendices 29

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Bauhaus and Vkhutemas: The Two Schools of Radical Design

The Modern period began in in the late 1900s with the spur of rapid industrialization that continued to swept West from its traditional labor force to a giant super power economy fueled by capitalist merchants who popularized the use of machines in order to produce more goods for the public. The term modernization has been coined throughout history to mark the beginning of the society's grand transition into highly globalized economy providing equal opportunities for the people. In this age, the Modern artists tried to create new architectural styles that abandoned the traditional notion of hierarchy especially the favor ...

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Introduction

A brief glimpse into Berlin, Germany, and film and documentary production in the 1920s will provide historical context to better understand and appreciate the quality and value of this innovative documentary. Cultural life blossomed after the 15 million deaths and destruction of World War I. In the 1920s, the German film industry, despite uncertainties and financial difficulties, became firmly established and very productive (Goesch 61, 72). The emphasis on Expressionism became reality, objectivity and good times in the late 1920s. The art ...

Sun cities such as Phoenix and Bullhead experience the problem of air pollution like many other cities in both the developing and developed countries. Reports from World Health Organization indicate that most cities have a high concentration of pollutants such as Sulphur (IV) and Nitrogen (IV) oxide. Ideally, pollutant concentration in A-Z cities has jeopardized the quality of air thus affecting the life of the town dwellers (Moussiopoulos 10). In essence, the congestions witnessed in urban areas have contributed to multitude challenges that include air pollution. Consequently, the impacts of air pollution have been felt in A-Z cities. Studies ...

Urban growth and development can be attributed to all changes that engulf the particular urban setting (Jacobs 78). Moreover, the increase of an urban city should be planned for, lest social evils, as well as uncontrollable urban population and congestion, can ensue. Apparently, Toronto is an urban area that has grown rapidly over time, creating concerns about the future of urban planning, to cater for growing population, pollution, and urban traffic. Since the early 1970’s, Toronto has made the use of subways, buses and streetcars to ease congestion in the city, and also to provide an ambient environment ...

Solving Social Problems: Solar Energy in Rural India

The developing world grapples with the lack of access to electricity. Third world countries have poor electrical infrastructure which is still in the nascent stages of development. As a result, majority of people, especially those living in rural areas, have no access to electricity. The reach of the electrical grid in countries is limited to towns, and the poor who have access to electrical power supply suffer frequent and prolonged power blackouts. As a result, people in such countries result to unclean and unhealthy means of lighting, such as kerosene and diesel generators. The kerosene lamps cause respiratory problems ...

Contrary to the perceptions of non city dwellers of the city dwellers blasé attitude, city dwellers are in fact extremely helpful and supportive of each other especially in times of calamities and disasters.

In the article Let’s not forget Superstorm Sandy’s victims Steph Goralnick, highlights the assistance activities of which he was a part of that the city dwellers have been involved with in the after math of the devastating hurricane.

Goralnick’s home in Brooklyn was never affected but he took some time off with friends and headed to lower Manhattan where together with other ...

Vernacular Architecture – Hassan Fathy

ABSTRACT

Before his death in 1989, Hassan Fathy proved a leader and innovator in a particular focus on vernacular architecture inspired by his intention to rediscover and use the traditional materials of the desert dwelling Arab of his beloved Egypt. In his journey, he realized the importance of the spirit of culture, of community, and of the roots of Islam influence on the best sustainable architecture of the desert dwelling Muslim in the community setting. Tasked with creating the design and development of a community for several thousand displaced people from the old Gourna village Fathy incorporated the poverty of the ...

Business Type

The decision to carry out an online business was influenced by the advantages of ecommerce. An online business is easy to maintain through the use of a good website. The consumers are able to check out all the items that the store is selling by clicking a button. The products are also arranged in the website according to various categories. The consumer can select the items he need to view based on his or her taste and preference. An online store also prevents face-to-face confrontations with customers. The online store saves time for both the seller and the consumer. The seller ...

The article ‘How Paris is Beating Traffic Without Congestion Pricing’ was written by Ben Fried, the Streetblogs’ editor-in-chief on 22nd April 2013. The article reflects on how congestion problem has affected major cities, for instance New York. Bertrand Delanoë, an elected mayor in Paris succeeded in reducing congestion on public roads without necessarily introducing a fee for the motorists. Political views suggested that levying a fee would affect the overall income of the working population in Paris; this meant that the majority in the city would reject the idea. One of his earlier means to reduce congestion was the introduction of ...

Most civilizations in the world draw much of their historical past from stories and tales that have been passed down through generations. The study of these stories have given us the opportunity to explore in-depth the kind of lives that people in the past used to live and the circumstances in which most decisions that shaped the world as we know it were made. Filipino culture is characterized by numerous stories and myths of heroes and heroines who were revered for their wisdom, supernatural powers and deity like characteristics that enabled them to act in such a phenomenal manner that ...

The issue of immigration in the United States as a whole has been the subject of unending debate for a long time. The State of California is no different. Many authors and scholars have written about the policies governing immigration in California, some criticizing them while others were praising them. The lawmakers have also been loud in urging the government to reform the immigration laws, so as to address an aspect of overcrowding. While others call for more stringent laws, others cry out for flexibility in the policies. Regardless of the difference in opinion and attitude towards the subject, the truth ...

New York City is the most densely inhabited cities in the United States of America. New York City is located at the northeastern part of the United States approximately halfway between Boston and Washington DC. The city consists of five boroughs, which are Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. New York City experiences a humid subtropical climate, with January as the coldest month. The demographics of New York City show that it is one diverse metropolitan area whose population is defined by a history of immigration. According to data from the Census Bureau, the New York City had a population ...

Introduction

Air pollution in Britain can be dated as far back as the 12 century. According to history, the root of air pollution in this era was the continuous use of coal as a means of fire for cooking or heating by the early people. Because of the over use of domestic fire, smoke mixed with other pollutants caused major pollution on a local level which then after a period became more than a local problem but instead a national problem. As Great Britain grew, and urban setting started cropping up so did air pollution. Most urban settings at the time still used firewood as ...

Indian Poverty and slums: Government perspective

Republic of India is a biggest democracy and the second most populous country in the world. Geographically, it is situated in South Asia and with its vast area, it is the seventh largest country in the world. As a newly industrial state, the economy of the country is considered as eleventh-largest by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) and third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) in the world (Ravallion and Martin, 2008). The economic progress witnesses the reduction of poverty to 21.9 percent. However, about 68 million people still live in slums (Census, 2011). United Nations report reveals that third of the ...

The first question that makes this research extremely useful or meaningful is based on the movement of people and cars in the older eastern areas and newer western areas of the Old City of Jeddah. The question revolves around the main forces behind the disappearance of traditional cities. The two regions have different following the forms of buildings in the area, as well as functions. This is because, excessive movement densities for cars and people can heighten the process of deterioration of the Old City. The second question that the researcher seeks to address in this research is ...

Executive Summary

Retsept is an online skincare company. It makes hand made products with no machine intervention using only natural ingredients. Company sells products online and delivers it. Retsept is scheduled to debut in 2014 and is a United Kingdom sole trader enterprise that offers organic skincare products throughout the United Kingdom and Europe. Currently Retsept is poised to become a national leader in the skincare industry offering affordable natural treatments in a compelling online setting. Retsept seeks to expand its competitive advantage by challenging the position of skincare producers in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Despite confident positioning, Retsept seeks to ...

Introduction

In a global perspective there has been an upward trend in the ageing rates. Enjoying population has risen in some states than the working population. This has caused over dependency among the few who are employed. A bigger percentage of income is spent on consumption purposes leading to a decline in the amount saved for investment. Cultures of people have hence spelt out how the aged should be cared for but has faced a lot of challenges due dissenting argument made by the scholars. The paper will concentrate on the revealing some of the ways undertaken to care and treat the elders.

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A Literature Review of Existing Studies

Comparing and Contrasting Urban and Rural Life: A Literature Review of Existing Studies Within the United States, there are many pockets of rural and urban environments. Although urban living tends to garner the most positive and negative attention, plenty of parts of the United States are less inhabited and more rural. For as long as civilization has existed, the debate over whether urban living or rural life is better has taken place. While these arguments have been strongly rooted in anecdotal evidence and personal opinion, in recent years researchers have started to study the effects of urban versus ...

Urbanization is a process by which a high number of members of a society live in cities as well as the suburbs of cities. On historical bases, urbanization has been linked to is industrialization, which is a global economic element. Urbanization is determined by existence of various factors that may define it as a wise or useless economic move. It is linked to factors such as overpopulation, which define major social needs that must be taken care of as they are results of urbanization (Brown 13). Elements such as pollution, fire hazards, epidemics, poor sanitation, and unemployment are some of the negative effects of ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis of the poem ‘A Description of a City Shower’ which was written by Jonathan Swift in 1710. The essay will analyze and try to explicate the poem, highlighting its main thematic core and the way it is put across to its readers through its literary devices such as its symbolism and icons, its form, genre, verse, metre and figures of speech. The essay will emphasize on the interpretation of the poem and its symbolism, by shedding light to the way that Jonathan Swift uses the description of an ...

- Background Before the introduction of Act 1, the school boards approved preliminary budgets twice in a year. After the passage of the Act, Pennsylvania school districts must approve their budgets once every year. Gibbs (2007) says that Governor ED Rendell signs the special Act I in June 2006. This Act has the specification to assist the school district in Pennsylvania in reducing their taxes by shifting the burden to the gaming revenue. This legislation empowers the electorate in participating in the formation of the public schools budget. The Act of 2006 regulates the alteration of the property ...

The plight of American workers, according to Jacob Riis writing, between 19th century and 20th centuries can be associated with a number of factors among them, the surge of immigrants in America. His writing focuses on the difference between the upper and the middle-class people living in the slums of New York City. The American economy took a different direction as a result of the change from an agricultural to industrial urban nation. Riis tries to bring out the horrible working conditions of American workers living in the tenements and calls for government intervention. Urbanization of the American people and the great ...

It is estimated that 50% of the world’s population reside in cities and urban settings. The number is expected to rise to 60% in the next few decades according to UN Habitat. The surging urban population presents a challenge and an opportunity for the development of green design and sustainable cities. Cities comprise of 60% of all energy usage, 60% of total water consumption, and 70% of all greenhouse gases production. The exponential trending of urban population together with contemporaneous standards of living implies that the demand for essential goods and services will rise. These include water, food, modes ...

Inner-city Food Deserts, Neighborhood Blight, and Shantytowns

Food deserts are localized areas wherein the residents have a limited physical access to fresh fruit, vegetables, and other sources of healthy and affordable nutrition that contributes towards a balanced diet (Beaulac, Kristjansson and Cummins 1). It has been estimated that 46 percent of the world is restricted within such areas (Anna). There are various factors which lead to such regions emerging largely in urban areas racial, socioeconomic and cultural, these factors often intersect to with the net effect being staggering rates of obesity and diabetes and various forms of heart disease (Beaulac, Kristjansson and Cummins 3).. Their history ...

International Project Finance

Executive Summary The project for mining in the hinterland of Peru Mountains is studied as a case in the paper. The Antamina projects as it is called is studied for numerous management aspects of Industry, Finance, Human resources and other international finance aspects. The financial aspect of project completion is an important part of overall banking regulations is determined. Also the design of workforce, stakeholder dialogue in irrefutable and complex circumstances indicates the strength of community and social impact of such projects. The investment commitment is a particular emphasis as also the promulgation of management think on how to cater ...

“Seven Islands and a Metro” and “Bombay: Our City”

The United Nations reported in 2009 that by the year 2030, 41% of the population of India will reside in urban areas. Mumbai is one of one of the 20 largest cities in the world with a population of 2.21 billion in 2011. With almost twice the growth overall of the urban population, urban area slums are growing the most quickly (Reliancefoundation.org 2014). These types of housing conditions created by rapid population growth result in numerous problems: poor health conditions and more diseases, increased crime, lessened access to civic agencies, environmental degradation, increase in slum housing, and overcrowding. It is ...

The advent of urbanization saw the up springing of cities worldwide. In the developed world as well as a third world countries, cities have become synonymous with development. The sights of cities have been suggested to prove how developed a country was in terms of infrastructure. Skyscrapers continue to flower the view of major cities in the world and have been the hallmark of development in the world. Even though these cities sprang up as a result of urbanization, there have been significant concerns as to their continued growth at the expense of the countryside that continued to don shanties instead of ...

A great tragedy that appears in the Latin American cities is the large number of street children, and they appear to bear and be part of more problems within the society. However, focusing on the street children and their role in the urban problems, it appears that the problems lie a little deeper than one can expect (Barry and Huff Stevenson, chapter 9). A Brazilian movie by the name City of God depicts the issue of street children and other problems that emerge from the same. Several planning issues such as a global city, urban crime as well as youth gangs ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a fictional novel which surrounds characters who lived in West Egg town in the year 1922. The plot of the novel concentrates on the mysterious Gatsby, a young millionaire who was obsessed and had passion for Daisy Buchanan. The novel gives an account of the immorality and moral decay in the society during the time as most often characters used have extra-marital affairs. Although the novel is set in a simple manner, it addresses deeper issues in the society, contrary to its face value. Most analysts have concluded that this novel addresses the American ...

Introduction

The Death and Life of Great American Cities authored by Jane Jacobs was the most influential book of her time. First published in 1961, it made an attack on the objectives and principles of modernist, orthodox planning of the city and rebuilding in the post-war period in the USA. The book was written in reaction to the devastating outcome of the urban refurbishment in the post-war period. She makes a direct attack on what she terms "orthodox" city planning and reconstruction. She points out the failures of modern city planning, arguing how the various institutions of intellectual planning history have ...

Introduction

San Francisco is one of the states in the United States. The city is regarded as a vibrant and dynamic urban area, which elicits competition for housing for both the poor and the rich. The dwellers of this city are characterized by factors such as minimum wage and existence of trade off between freedom and equality. On a similar note, the conditions have made the city to have a continuous problem in the housing capacity for its dwellers, particularly, the permanent resident dwellers. This essay seeks to examine the level of effectiveness of the housing policies and real estate prices in San ...

An emergency relief program is an essential subject that has elicited myriad debate on the most appropriate ways towards ensuring its efficiency and effectiveness. Often, volunteer organizations step up in executing the mentioned program. It is however interesting to note that the mentioned voluntary organizations mostly rely on their resources to curb a prevailing hazardous situation. Emergency relief program among nations need to be therefore accredited the necessary support. The paper endeavors to highlight on emergency relief among agencies towards mitigating disaster stricken areas. Prevalently, the major concern was McKenzie County in North Dakota. The mentioned county faced the ...

Introduction

How Paris became Paris: The invention of Modern City is a book by DeJean Joan gives an account of events of the development of the city of Paris with regards to its architectural structures. The book is full of explanations on the characteristics of modern urban center and how its buildings and structure came to be what the world is witnessing right now. The author begins the book by focusing on two French kings; King Henry IV and King Louis XIV who were alive more than two centuries before Haussmann Baron, a public worker who led the widespread renovation of buildings ...

Impact of Noise Pollution on Mental Health

Introduction Noise is increasingly becoming a major threat to both human and animal life. In last few decades, noise pollution has increased considerably in every urban area with an ever-increasing population and heavy load of traffic on roads. Since noise is not a palpable matter one can see, taste or smell, over the years noise pollution has received very limited attention compared to other types of pollution like air or water pollution. Due to the increasing urbanization and industrial growth, environmental noise caused by transportation systems and machines, aircraft, motor vehicles, trains, loud music and constant hubbub of city life ...

Monsters have ideally inhibited the world that we live in. They often take the humanlike shape or other forms of visual representation that coincide with the current culture and surroundings. They tell the evil story of a nation politics, culture, nationalism, and surrounding. However, what they often depict as monstrous and revolting is usually a mirroring image of the human society. In the real sense, we not only live in a world that has numerous monsters, but we are often the monsters ourselves. In most occasions, the monsters are created by the society. Anything that stands out from the ordinary and expected ...

Abstract

The number of people in the world is ever-increasing in recent times. This growth in the population has been accompanied by an increase in urbanization. This paper addresses the quality of life in the suburban areas. It starts by introducing the general global state of the population. It then takes a look at the urbanization trend over the years and the factors that have led to the growth and expansion of urban areas. With urbanization, changes in the socio-economic spheres of peoples’ lives occur. An increase in urbanization is accompanies by changes in employment rates, literacy levels, healthcare provision, housing ...

The discrepancy of wealth distribution in People’s Republic of China has been experiencing some unequal distribution as compared to the other counties in the world. This implies that there has been a large gap from the wealthy to middle class in the Country in the past. For instance, a look at Bobo fever which are highly educated people who have background in their creativity, bohemian and bourgeois realm which refers to worldly success and ambition. The name Bobos come from certain information age elite called bourgeois bohemians. It migrated from America as a book written by David Brook, the Bobos in ...

The situation of the travelling trades man in the medieval; city is similar in many aspects to the modern day worker as depicted by Morgan. The workers and the citizen are both in a position to fulfill their roles effectively but they never achieve the highest echelons of their spheres. The y must work harder and harder in trying to achieve positions of more respect in case of Mumford’s citizen, and more earnings in the case of Morgan’s worker. The city and the organization, in the structure they are built in, are meant to stifle growth of the ...

The city in history; the other story

Mumford in his book ‘The city in history’ tackles many ills bedeviling the development of the city from the medieval ages to the present mega polis. The city and its role in human settlement advancements is elaborately explained. Mumford goes on to mention that the city has been in existence for as long as humans settled life has. The advent of farming and the necessity to settle down in doing so, saw the earliest settlements of human beings in organized permanent structures. The growth of the city from a small communion of people sharing similar motions of daily life, to ...

The growth of the American urban centers dates back to the colonial period. Urban cultures have emerged since the early nineteenth Century to the modern cities. Boston was among the first cities to develop, from its trading advantage over other cities such as New York and Philadelphia. The three distinct periods in the history of the development of American cities are the provincial, commercial, and industrial periods. ‘The first was a provincial period, which lasted from the foundation of Manhattan down to the opening up of ocean commerce after the War of 1812, This was followed by a commercial period, which ...

Bram Stocker’s Dracula is a movie based on novel which is based on an illusion of existing creatures. Hughes points out that, the movie creates an illusion that vampires and humans can live together taking into consideration the fact that vampires can transform to humans (12). The creation of the movie is aimed at making the audience creating a mental picture of non existing creatures and the relations to the human life. Additionally, the vampire abilities in the film are imaginative creations aimed at depicting the extra ordinary abilities of the creatures. In an argument by Hughes the film also ...