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    8/2/2014 Medieval History‚ Castles MedievalPlus.com ~ The Medieval Period of History ~ The Middle Ages is a period in European history which‚ along with its adjective ‘Medieval’‚ was first referred to by italian scholars and academics of the late fifteenth century. They were basically stating that the society in which they now lived was significantly more civilized and advanced in many ways‚ than that which had existed during the previous thousand years. This may have been true within

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    Super shops of Bashundhara R/A Why I have chosen it: Bashundhara Residential Area is one of the best residential areas comparing to others residential areas of Dhaka city. It has been started almost 25 years ago. It has been said to be a remarkable residential area because of its suitable location in the heart of the Dhaka city‚ good communication system with others commercial parts of the capital. However it became much more popular throughout the country due to its world class hospital like

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    Kosewicz 1 Kevin Kosewicz Paper #2 Comparison and Contrast Dr. Aasgaard English 1500 September 15‚ 2014 The town that I grew up in has changed so much over the past decade that I really don’t know if I even feel at home when I go there to visit. Since I was eighteen I have moved from place to place only to visit the town I grew up in for brief periods of time and don’t hang around for very long. So its easy for me to miss all the little details that happen on a daily basis. I will now show

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    What’s better for shopping : an afternoon downtown or a few hours in a shopping centre? Say why. A whole day of shopping is the dream of every girl‚ especially the young ones‚ and the nightmare of parents‚ boyfriends and men in general. Going shopping is something very important‚ and almost necessary for some people‚ but what’s the best place to go and do it? Nowadays‚ shopping malls are very big and beautiful‚ full of shops and places where men can have a rest and children can have some fun

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    By: Dennis Alejandro Bermeo. Teacher: Mgs. Mariano Castillo Date: April 19‚ 2013 DIFFERENT VISIONS ABOUT PLANNING TO REDUCE CRIME Several visions of Urban Planning have contributed significantly to decrease crime rates through innovative ideas by Jane Jacobs and Oscar Newman. The first vision by Jane Jacobs is called “Eyes on the street”‚ in this vision she explains how to make public streets and public spaces safe. The second vision is called “Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)”by

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    ARTH 372-01 MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING Department of Art and Art History College of William and Mary Fall 2012 M‚ W: 2:00 – 3:20 in 201 Andrews Prof. Sibel Z. Sayek Office: 109C Andrews Hall Hours: M‚ W 3:30 – 4:30 (and by appointment) E-mail: ssayek@wm.edu Phone: 221-2527 Course site: http://blackboard.wm.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course offers an overview of influential ideas and paradigmatic developments in the architecture and urbanism of the modern era from the Enlightenment (c

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    Urban Planning: Gangs in Los Angeles Yvonne Perry Everest Online Urban Planning: Gangs in Los Angeles For this assignment I spoke with my daughter’s friend who is a gang member in LA to get a little insight into how one becomes drawn to life in a gang. I felt that I could not plan anything for urban Los Angeles without knowing how a young man or women gets involved in gangs. The following is the interview that was conducted on 5/16/2013 between Juan Martinez known on the streets as Lil Hatchet

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    Luis Rodrigues October 21‚ 2011 Period E Madeira: Disaster Blamed on Chaotic Urban Planning In this article Portuguese environmentalists are now blaming the flash floods and mudslides that claimed at least 42 lives in February of 2010 on problematic urban flooding. One of the most awful natural disasters to occur in the history of this small mountainous Portuguese archipelago‚ which lies approximately 323 miles off the coast of Morocco in North Africa‚ caused ferocious rivers of brown mud

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    Introduction to Urban Redevelopment Authority The Urban Redevelopment Authority‚ also known as URA in short‚ is an independent statutory board under the Ministry of National Development which took on roles in the planning of the land use of Singapore‚ as well as being the conversation authority. Their mission is “to make Singapore a great city to live‚ work and play in” which means that the objectives of URA are channelled into attaining the broad vision of turning Singapore into a unique destination

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    in peri-urban areas Bryant et al. (1982) in an attempt to show why there is an uneven land use development in peri-urban areas‚ noted that urban development may not occur around all urban centres in all directions‚ due to variations in societal response to changes within the surrounding areas of a particular city. This makes the peri-urban areas a disjointed (irregular) spatial occurrence in metropolitan regions. According to the PLUREL Project (2006)‚ the problem of this uncontrolled urban sprawl

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