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    forest with lots of trees is near. The gargantuan trees Stand tall and straight, like soldiers. But this lovely picture is just a memory. A huge fire (man-made of course) quickly spreads throughout the forest and even nearby areas, too. The smell of burning wood fills nearby areas. In the once strong forest is now factories and energy plants. The smog hovers over the land like clouds ready to storm. Cities are being built left and right, with no care for the environment. It’s new population causes noisy

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    I. Introduction: High fashion takes inspiration from various sources, ranging from nature to various art forms. Fashion and architecture share similarities that tie various culture, society and religion together. A career in fashion is a long term project in one’s life, and although there is extreme competition, the scale of its scope and opportunity never drops. • Is the fashion industry solely dependent on fashion designers? No, the fashion industry is not only about fashion designers. There’s

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    There is an evident to prove the high cycling usage of Jaffna district which is the availability of cycles in every household in percentage. If we compare Northern Province with other provinces of Sri Lanka, that shows the 88.7% of the household which are having the bicycle for their day to day activities (Central Bank of Sri Lanka, 2015). In Northern Province, Jaffna district is a metro city and administrative center of other four districts. That is why; we can easily say that cycling usage of the

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    East Nashville This is one of my favorite neighborhoods in all of Nashville area, and as a realtor, I can tell that I spend so much time assisting my clients on this side of the Cumberland River. So, if you are looking for a friendly community, if you like living in a quickly growing, electric and hip neighborhood which therewith has not lost its historical heritage, if you are looking for a neighborhood where you could afford a home of a decent size with a unique style and appearance and a reasonable

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    the life of future New Yorkers. Mayor De Blasio has done a great job so far enacting policies to ensure that New York City continues to be a global model for modern life in an urban city. The conservation of the natural environment within an urban area can be an immediate challenge for any megacity, but it is very important for sustainability.

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    Industrialization and Its Effect On a High Population City Background Information: The purpose of the experiment was to determine whether or not the industrialization of a highly populated city would increase AQI levels to the point where they are no longer healthy for the average individual. The controlled variables, clouds/sky cover, inversion, the wind, temperature, energy sources, cars and trucks, off-road vehicles, consumer products and population, are modeled after a highly populated city

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    The city is a vital, breathing, and often vibrant life force to its metropolitan area, region, state, and country. Cities, within the United States function typically as the jobs, cultural, and educational centers of their region. They tend to be more diverse than their surrounding communities, and they often face sets of problems that the suburbs and rural areas do not deal with. Some of the main issues that will face and shape cities over the next ten years include gentrification, environmental

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    live near train stations or bus stops. Or sometimes bus stops do not go near someones work. Another mass transit problem that Connecticut has, is that there are no subways. Besides that bus system, there is CT Fast Trak, which only stops in a few areas in

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    boomers on, and between 1940-50, there was an 835% percent increase in living births with nearly 4 million children being born every year. In 1940, 19.5% of the United States population lived in what would be considered to be suburban areas outside of large metropolitan areas, however, by 1960; the number was pushing nearly 40%. The postwar suburbanization of America during the baby boomer

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    The video “Lagos/Koolhas” does a great job of portraying the country of Lagos Nigeria which is a rapidly expanding city with very few resources to actually handle this rapid growth. Much like in other undeveloped countries these rapid development is resulting in many individuals living in slum conditions with few options for work. The difference between Lagos and other developing cities is Lagos is now considered a Mega-city an as of 2014 has a population of 24 million people, making it the largest

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