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    Compare to urban, rural brick-and-mortar retail accessibility is relatively limited. The adoption of online purchasing broadens rural retailing accessibility to levels that are almost on a par with that in more densely populated areas. This study aims to establish whether the geodemographic settings of consumers has a varying influence on their purchasing behaviors. Data collection conducted through the use of quantitative questionnaires. Four retailers with offline and online channels were selected

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    Novgorod as a provincial city in the period of development capitalist relations in the Russian Empire. Especially, there is deficiency historical information about interaction between nature and urban dwellers in the study period. Perhaps the only

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    Different ways of transportation are not the only negative impact urban environments have on the physical activity of its inhabitants, Urban environments are known for the number of jobs that are more stationary than rural environment jobs. Office jobs in urban environments are plentiful and often pay more than rural jobs that tend to be more physically involved. Due to this, many individuals since the Industrial revolution have moved into urban environments. Very few studies have been conducted on the

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    Rural and Urban Health Care The term “rural” encompasses all populations, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. To qualify as an urban area, the territory identified must encompass at least 2,500 people, at least 1,500 of which reside outside institutional group quarters (Branch, 2016). Practice areas for Kentucky Kentucky covers 39,728 square miles, with a 2016 estimated population of 4,436,974 people (RHIH, 2016). There are many areas defined as being “rural and “urban” in the

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    Every settled nation will at some point go through urbanization – the mass movement to urban areas. In the United States, one of the largest examples of urbanization was in the time period 1865 to 1910. By 1900, almost forty percent of all Americans lived in urban towns and cities. This rapid movement brought about substantial change in all aspects of the country. Some aspects were altered more than others, for example society as a whole, the economy, and city government. Urbanization has had a substantial

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    Pickett 1990; Pickett et al. 2001) which coexist with the natural biota and increases diversity of avifauna in semi-urban environments. It is

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    LINKAGES OF PERI-URBAN COMMUNITY TO LAGOS MEGACITY: CASE STUDY OF MOWE-IBAFO Names ALABINTEI JOSHUA Matric Number 110503017 Department URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING Faculty ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Institution UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS,AKOKA. Supervisor H.O JIMOH PROJECT, 2015 1.1 INTRODUCTION Peri-urban is a term often used in literature texts concerning town planning and urban growth, yet there is a need to properly define the term and

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    the development of urban poor Introduction: Society is a ground of development and a sphere of constant change. From a Marxian perspective, changes in the forces and means of production leads to change in the structure of the society. As Marx underlined that forces of production will lead to class differences and polarization resultant of class conflict between the dominant and the subordinate class.From slavery to capitalism society has witnessed class differences. An urban community is also a

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    Effects of Urbanization

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    growth of population increasing in urban areas. By 2050, it is predicted that 64.1% and 85.9% of the developing and developed world respectively will be urbanized, compared to 1800 where only about 2% of the world’s population lived in urban areas (Urbanization). Urbanization is necessary to sustain growth in developing countries. Urbanization changes the social and environmental landscape across the globe. The increase in world population has tripled the urban population. The most striking examples

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    wildlife interaction with urban spaces and the wilderness in The Wolfpen Principle (1974) and North of 60 (Southern Comfort), while also exploring the conflict between urban dwellers and their environment. Most Canadian filmmakers continuously depict the place as a wilderness area, filled with wild animals and Indigenous people. This idea is socially constructed and is normalize to reinforce the idea that certain people and animals should belong or excluded from nature and urban spaces. In parks, wolf

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