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In 2000 the housing unit density for all of Mercer County was just over 74 houses per square mile. The city of Sharon has the highest housing density in the entire county with almost 1,997 unites per square mile. Considering this ratio there are more apartments and people renting rather than owning their own homes to save space. The Northern Tier Area has the lowest density with just 22 houses per square mile so there are no apartments just houses (Housing pg. 41-42). There are a total of 49,859

In Fort Washington, MD has been getting a lot of attention lately for what should be good news such as new local retailers, outlets, MGM National Harbor, and high middle-income white people are moving into a neighborhood that once was a dominated wealthy Black historic community. Therefore, in Fort Washington case gentrification have happened due to the new development in the area that involved higher-income residents, increases home prices and rent, which cause the residents who were rent to move

After visiting several locations across southeast Portland it became clear which of the urban ecology terms defined fit with each location. All the locations we visited I believe can be classified as a municipal park (neighborhood park), we defined a municipal park as a green space to the residents of and visitors to a neighborhood. This definition includes a green space, so all of the locations can also be classified as a green space. The only location we visited that was an open space as well as

many years major cities like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have seen a significant increase in population density, but the creation of Brasilia and government funding of northern cities such as Manaus has also caused an evident shift in population distribution. This change has been created as a result of increase in government funding in projects such as urbanization of northern cities, job opportunities, harsh physical features and both internal and external migration. Northern cities such as Belem

Metropolis According to our lecture slides, modernity is defined as "A period in western society which has moved away from traditional/medieval social, economic, and political institutions and traditions, such as feudalism and agrarianism." Fritz Lang’s Metropolis represented a society without a spiritual vision which, like the ancient Greeks, was dependent upon workers who appeared to be slaves. There were no consumer or outlets for workers to spend money, although the higher classes obviously

Steven Ester Prof. Hagen PUP294 10 Nov. 2014 Hot Times in the City: Climate Change and Human Health From an analytical aspect, Jane Jacobs and The Death and Life of American Cities mark a defining perspective in planning history and theory. A vast amount of visionaries prior to Jacobs constructed their ideal manifestations of what cities should aim to resemble and provide, while the profession of urban planning itself continued to progress into the new age of development. Set in a time of urban

The late 1800s sparked the beginning of a new age of overture in industrialization. Which somehow made a turn of fortunate events of prosper, edge towards weakening the youth’s maturity. Leaving the question to stand, was it a good idea? Was it a good idea for the amount of steel we produce or coal we mine. All these factors play a role in the habitat we live in now. Good nor evil has come about of the blunders associated with urban expansion. The Civil War had ended and America was in a major

How equitable was the decision made by the county manager to propose a 4% electric utility tax on residents of the unincorporated area? As the Broward county faced many issues of how to finance the unincorporated area as equitable as possible compared to the tax burden found in municipal governments within the county (Khan & Hildreth, 2003). The county finally came up a what seemed to them “the best option” to solve the finance problem. In the decision-making process, the county manager weighted

elements from Plato’s speech about the perfect city are very similar to the ideas brought forth in the Assembly Women by Aristophanes. From the similarities, I think Plato and Praxagora are discussing the same ideal city. If they are both discussing the same city, why have we not created this city to see if it even works or is there a reason that we have not created this city? It is important to make note that two separate philosophers wrote about the same city in separate time periods. The question then

In the article “One Nation Slightly Divisible”, David Brooks speaks about the lifestyles between two social classes, who are near each other, yet live in separate worlds. Franklin County is described as Red America whereas the Montgomery County is perceived as Blue America. Franklin County is on the south-central of Pennsylvania usually foreseen as a rural environment. People live by the basics things in life with communities that are small and close together. Unlike the Montgomery County, located