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Word spreads like wildfire when one appealing image of a town peaks the interest of those in the outside world and they just have to see it for themselves. Arembepé has been a prime example of how a quite village turned into an epicenter of a small city. This small beach and coastal village sat a little ways north of Salvador, has now become an excellent beach retreat with its pristine beaches and coconut coasts. Anthropologist, Conrad Kottack, started visiting Arembepé in the 1960’s since it had

Sasha Rippy Rural Sociology According to Census data, 35% of people who live in the Urban Suburbs have at least Rural undergraduate degree. Tailing close behind are the big cities, with about 32% having a bachelor degree. Rural America however lags far behind with less than 20% having earned a bachelor degree (Press 2014). In 2017, The New York Times reported, that 29% of rural college-age teens were enrolled in college in comparison to 47% of urban college -age teens (Denby, 2018). There

perspective and owns experience. Many issues are brought up in these discussions, from displacement, class, financial repercussions, etc. Gentrification is definitely not a new phenomenon and it has been even happening since humans started settling in cities. Usually when a commoner suddenly came into more amount of wealth than usual and improved upon his surroundings that resulted in higher classes of people to get attracted to that area sometimes driving or even forcing the lower class out, this phenomena

is one of the form of migration. It is the movement of people from the country-side to the city. This causes three things to happen. Firstly urban growth increased, towns and cities are expanding, due to which a greater area of land covered. Secondly the process of urbanization starts, through which an increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities. Thirdly city changed in the form of mega city, that with over ten million people. The process of urbanization has been going on since

BACKGROUND AHMEDABAD Ahmedabad was founded roughly 600 years ago, as a walled city on the eastern bank of Sabarmati. Now, it is the seventh largest metropolis in India and the largest in Gujarat. Ahmedabad lies, 500 km north of Mumbai and 96 km from the Gulf of Cambay and has good connectivity with Mumbai, the commercial capital of India and Delhi, the capital of India and is one of the few Indian cities having an international airport. Ahmedabad has historically been one of the most important centres

The film Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang is a futuristic, science fiction, drama that depicts a city where there only exists two classes: the workers and the rich. While the workers work long ten hour shifts everyday underground, the rich live above with much easier lives. Throughout this analysis, I will be discussing a behavior over time graph that shows different themes and motifs and how they change as the movie progresses. Of the many different motifs that become prevalent within the film

Whimsical marriages, white picket fences, pets, kids, smiling faces, and a comforting atmosphere. That’s what many of us imagine our home life will come to resemble. For many living in small town America, that description is a reality. However, these ideals do not always survive outside of the imaginations of the unfortunate few that fall victim to the realities of life. This reality is captured perfectly within Haven Kimmel’s The Solace of Leaving Early. In a well-written earnest short novel, Kimmel

despite their differences, both show the relationship between people and nature. Lawns, in today’s society, are seen as an attempt to dominate and homogenize nature. Gardens, on the other hand, illustrate “the intimate relationship between people, cities and food, constantly reminding us of the complexities and poetry of growing food and eating (Lawns into Gardens).” Studies show

The smokey air of Modesto California mimicked most other places in Cali, thick with pollution and smog, and near constant raining, making the earth a sloppy mess. A difference between Modesto and the other various bustling cities of California, was that it was far from bustling. In fact, it was mostly farmland and quaint streets, filled with local businesses and street markets. It shared its surroundings with various other small and pointless towns, much like it’s own, and San Francisco was the closest

Louv recalls that the middle of the last century saw a huge migration of Americans to suburban neighborhoods, areas that fall in between the categorizations for rural and urban. (2008). While the concept of suburbia implies less urbanicity than cities, today’s suburbs are vastly different from the