With reference to examples‚ discuss the degree to which the level od economic development in country affects planning and management in urban areas. The type of urban problems that require careful planning and management are largely decided by the economic wealth of a countryside. LEDC countries have problems with rapid urbanisation into the cities. However‚ on the other hand the problems that MEDC countries face include; suburbanisation‚ counter urbanisation. Urbanisation is the process in
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moved in to the city to look for jobs and a better quality of life. So this means large population of young immigrants has led to above average rates of fertility which means that the natural increase in population is much higher in the most recent favelas than in established areas of the city. However in the UK in 1811 the Industrial Revolution was well underway and farming had become mechanised meaning that many people were losing labour jobs on farmland. At the same time machinery and factories were
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Settlements Geography MYP5A Uzaifa Sheikh 09/02/2012 Many problems exist for Less Economically Developed Countries’ cities all around the world. These may range from the favelas of South America to shanty towns present in Asia. Haphazard growth is one of the greatest difficulty for these slums and governments are striving to find practical and efficient solutions for shanty towns‚ such as the Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro. The UN needs to assist LEDCs in diminishing the issue at hand. There are
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City Of God The film that I chose to watch and analyze is the Brazilian film City of God. The movie takes place in one of Rio de Janeiro’s 500 favelas‚ a favela known as the City of God. The name of the city is disturbingly ironic‚ as most of the activities that take place in the slum are decidedly ungodly. The movie‚ spanning three decades‚ chronicles the lives of some of the residents‚ most adolescent‚ from their pre-pubescent years to their upbringing into the criminal underworld. This movie
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Favela Fracas Favela life is a challenge many are lucky they do not have to brave. People that live in the favelas have multiple issues one of which is starvation. Another is the tainted water supply. The most leading concern though is healthcare; there are very few doctors in favelas. All of this is illustrated in Gordon Parks’s article titled “Flavio’s Home”. In most parts of the world life is relatively simple. Most areas have a nice amount of both food and water. For people in the favelas however
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s . n 1 APPEA RANCE Local National (Ahmedabad Parivartan) International (Rocinha brazil) Inference This may be called a universal mark of the slum; its aspect of neglect and disorder with respect to building‚ yards and streets. The appearance is generally one of dilapidated and old structures and a declining trend in respect of amenities. Local ECONO MIC STATUS National International Inference Very poor economy status according to satisfy
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3. CASE STUDY: FAVELAS AND YOUTH GANGS’ MEMBERS 3.1. Introduction Although Brazil is increasingly recognised as a global power‚ – being listed as the sixth largest economy in the world (The Guardian‚ 2011) – extreme social and economic inequalities persist in its society. The response of the Brazilian state to urban marginality is based on an unbalanced distribution of wealth and the symbolic devaluation of stigmatised groups‚ such as residents of the favelas (Lannes‚ 2013). The increment of socio-spatial
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Life in the Favelas This essay is based on a captivating piece written by Gordon Parks‚ “Flavio’s Home” (2009). This selection exposes the extent of extreme poverty and poor living conditions in Brazil. These circumstances are in an area known as the favelas where families like Flavios live. The favelas society should be explored further to find out who lives there‚ discover where they came from‚ and why do they remain in this dismal environment. Another interesting aspect of this reading‚ is how
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Slums‚ Favelas‚ Ghettos and Shanty Towns: A Global Epidemic What is a slum? Tenements‚ shanty-towns‚ ghettos‚ and Hoovervilles are all terms that have historical and social meanings that help to give us insight on what people consider slums globally. The term slum is often used interchangeably with similar words in local contexts to describe varying types of informal settlements. Often these informal settlements‚ herein called to as ‘slums’‚ refer to semi-legal or unsanctioned subdivisions
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Brazil city leading to the rise of informal settlements. What is a favela? A favela in Brazil is a slum that is within the countrys large cities especially Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. A favela sprouts when homeless people occupy empty land and set up makeshift structures out of old materials. Favelas are part of Brazilian sociocultural practices. (Perlman Janice 333). What socioeconomic disparities are highlighted by Brazil’s favelas In the Brazilian community‚ a great rural to urban migration
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