Gentrification is the process of where lower-income families and small businesses are pushed out of homes for a higher class to renovate in the area. The process has played a large role in Washington, DC for the past couple of years. Washington, DC is the nation's capital. It is home to the White House, the monument, the capital and etc. You will only see the bright, shiny wrapping paper the District. Other may see DC as a place of government offices and politics. Yet, this is only what tourist see
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As globalization increases, the process of urbanization increases. The ever increasing urban population is creating an increasing demand for shelter. As public sector failed to ensure their right, people have taken their own initiative to ensure their fundamental need for shelter. The current trend of urban growth in Bangladesh is about 5-6% per annum. At present 25% of Bangladesh’s population live in urban areas, which will be 34% by the year 2015 (REHAB, 2003). The Real estate developers are playing
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Urban Outfitters Continuing Case Study: Marketing a Business Jason A. Knight August 21st, 2011 Professor A. Garabedian 1. Explain why Sears or Wal-mart cannot effectively create a trendy counterculture image. Urban Outfitters can be credited for successfully creating a trendy counterculture image. They have been able to do this by targeting specific markets in key areas and locations, offering exclusivity, and promoting a certain lifestyle. Sears and Wal-mart have both established themselves
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children are more prone to read, write, speak other languages because neighborhood social organization was higher in suburban areas, which meant that it predicted early cognitive skills. The second point showed where social organization lacked in urban areas which were called a “social disorder”, due to the low income of families. Therefore the children weren’t
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Introduction Living in a rural location is a quieter area to reside in with fewer options compared to a more congested urban area. When an individual is choosing a location to live in there are many factors to consider. Some of these factors include population, amenities, school, employment, and crime rates. Desirable locations vary based on an individual’s age, ethnicity, and career path. Choosing a place to live is something that should not be taken lightly. Buying a home will
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since they are also responsible for the elaboration, but also for the Implementation of the a local strategy. A metropolitan area, together with DIA and LAG can form the functional and administrative-territorial basis for the concept of functional urban
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article “The Politics of Design and Development in the Postmodern Downtown”, the politics of urban planning of downtown locations in our modern cities is discussed. The tendency for the shift of the development of downtown areas towards an increasingly privatized space is unfavorable in many regards. It has caused this space to become a less democratic environment because of the lack of community involvement in urban planning. The focus of the privatized commercial industries is to maximize revenue through
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B2C basis. Zipcar offers on-demand vehicles and delivers mobile and timesaving service focusing on urban areas and its residents. Consequently, Zipcar business model in terms of its target market is segmented mostly according to geographic and psychographic factors (urban area people). As it follows, Zipcar mission statement flows out of its business model and aims to enable simple and responsible urban living. Business model most of the time integrates or is integrated within business strategy. Since
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industry opened an opportunity for free mobility and thus spurred the urban dwellers shift from inner city into exurban areas. Such city expansion pattern, called “urban sprawl”, usually involves suburb exploitation, auto-dependency and long commuting distance. Along with the increasing popularity of automobile, the suburbanization wave rapidly swept the world and reshaped the characteristic of urban life. While the extended urban scale opened up a lucrative market for businesses, the ecological and
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massive urbanisation with millions (160m) of people moving from rural to urban environments. However the mass industrialisation comes with a lot of pollution costs. The urbanisation is pushing up consumption per person but also increasing income per person. Population in China is suspected to reach 1 billion by 2030. The scale and pace of China's urbanization continues at an unprecedented rate. If current trends hold, China's urban population will hit the one billion mark by 2030. In 20 years, China's
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