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Showing 1 to 20 of 433 for “"urbanisation"”.
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Urbanisation and Fiscal Risks in China
China has witnessed rapid urbanisation over the past three decades. It has been generally successful in mobilising resources and providing the infrastructure that cities need to grow their economies. The central government has played a major role in China’s urbanisation through setting the overall …
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Urbanisation, Shona culture and Zimbabwean literature
This thesis examines the impact of urbanisation on Zimbabwean culture, particularly the Shona culture as it is represented in Zimbabwean literature. My main argument in this thesis is that Zimbabwean literature suggests that urbanisation is harmful and destructive to the Shona culture and the way …
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Incremental support structures for housing and urbanisation
… unprecedented population growth due to rapid urbanisation. This growth often overwhelms the current planning and developmental capacities of city-regions acutely impacting informal settlement areas. As a result the city's most vulnerable citizens experience poor service delivery and poor …
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Mining, dependence, and post-independence urbanisation in Botswana : sustainable development?
… earnings, but has also stimulated most recent urbanisation, resulting in the some of the highest urban growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa. The problem of urban in-migration has been compounded by a bias in development expenditure, with the towns receiving a disproportionately large share of …
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An environmental impact assessment of urbanisation in the Erongo Region, Namibia
The assessment conducted in this dissertation was shaped by the intended formulation of an Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan (ICZMP), as proposed by the Danish Co-operation for Environment and Development. An ICZMP provides an integrated and holistic approach to planning, in which the various …
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Urbanisation in Botswana: social intercations among the residents of Broadhurst, Gaborone
This study examines the extent of social interaction among the residents of the Broadhurst area of Gaborone.
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Ur-ban : the effects and influence of rapid urbanisation on young adults
This research explores the impact of rapid urbanisation on young adults, delving into their unique challenges and opportunities within evolving urban environments. The inspiration for this research project came from the diverse experiences that young people have confided in me, given my role as a …
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Development and urbanisation: the case study of Amol and Mazandaran province, Iran
… approaches to the study of development and urbanisation in developing countries. Then, the urbanisation process in Iran is discussed in detail, with particular reference being placed upon the socio-economic transition in the pre and post-Revolutionary era. The present research investigates …
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Effect of urbanisation on health in a mining area of Sierra Leone
… describes a study on the effect on health of urbanisation in Lunsar, Sierra Leone, using sampling techniques and health indicators. 2. Data collected in preliminary studies are described. 3. The Lunsar Health Centre Records, Birth and Death Registers, and Burial Record Book were examined and …
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The Urbanisation of Innovation Environments. Architecture and Urbanism in the Post-Fordist Economy
Ogni volta che un nuovo sistema produttivo viene messo in atto si assiste a dei cambiamenti relativi alla formazione e crescita della città e del territorio, nonché ad un'opportunità evolutiva — di crisi e ridiscussione - per la disciplina dell'architettura e per i metodi dell'urbanistica. Nella …
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Urbanisation and the environment in Namibia : policy implications of the rural-urban relationship
Central to a policy for sustainable urbanisation in Namibia, is the recognition of rural-urban relationships. The cross cutting spatial and sectoral issues, of circular migration need to be incorporated in an urbanisation policy. Government policies based on the assumptions of linear development …
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How does urbanisation affect the breeding performance of African Crowned Eagles (Stephanoaetus coronatus)?
Birds face many challenges from the process of urbanisation. Those species that are able to occupy urban areas offer opportunities to understand processes of acclimatisation to urban life and may help in the development of urban spaces for the benefit of wildlife. In many bird species, individuals …
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Decolonising the Informal: Discourse, Everyday Life, and the Politics of Urbanisation in Windhoek, Namibia
… which are rapidly overtaking formal urbanisation processes inherited from colonial times. All the while, conventional professional spatial practices remain structurally elitist and seem ineffectual in settings of ‘urban informality’, which largely overlap with the lived experience of …
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The effects of urbanisation on bee and wasp communities in Cape Town, South Africa
… groups, and little is known about the impacts of urbanisation on pollinators in rapidly developing areas of Africa. South Africa is one of the most urbanised and biodiverse countries in Africa, and the Cape Floristic Region, one of the country's most important centres of biodiversity, is the only …
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Modelling the impact of urbanisation on the regional climate of the Greater London area
Urban areas have well documented effects on climate, such as the urban heat island effect, reduction of wind speeds, enhanced turbulence and boundary layer heights, and changes in cloud cover and precipitation. This PhD examines the impact of the urban surface on the major agglomeration of London …
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