The aim of this essay is to evaluate two contradictory models of ideal urban form: the compact city model and the dispersed city model as contribution to sustainable development and examine whether the two ideas that have evolved in developing countries in the West have any relevance in the context of Southeast Asia. The cities in Southeast Asia are currently subjecting to rapid urbanisation and expansion. Through the case study of Jakarta, the essay will evaluate upon three major aspects namely
This spring semester of 2017 I took the course Introduction to Literature 2341-16 with Dr. Rivera. This was a challenging course for me at the beginning, since reading and writing has never been my favorite things to do. However, with effort and preparation I could overcome my weaknesses and be able to succeed. Reading is one the hardest things for me, but surprisingly this class changed my appreciation for reading. I used to not read the assigned reading in view of them being boring and also when
Harlem Renaissance, have occurred from 1920 to 1940, was a flowering time of African –American literature and arts . This era begins as a bringer of anew attention to African –American literature . The literature of this era is best-known for literary works that came out of music . Writers begin to fluctuate from jazz to theater .Among the most famous writers of the Renaissance was poet Langston Hughes
effective energy use. The essay talks about the internal connectivity/ accessibility to various services by different age grouped people with respect to gender. The “Planning Policy Guidance 13: Transport (Departments of the Environment and Transportation, 1994)” supports integration of housing and service provisions for neighborhood planning to introduce travel methods to generate sustainable and environment friendly solutions. Understanding travel behavior and
agglomeration economies and their effects on economic growth for better or for worse and look at what role it plays exactly and how big of a role that is as well as discussing its possible advantages or disadvantages for economic growth. Through the literature observed for this research paper I will attempt to argue why and how agglomeration economies help and promote economic growth or perhaps one could find that agglomeration economies do not help to promote economic growth, to shed more light on the
Thailand’s successful industrialization, the essay divides into seventh sections. The first one is a description of Thai economy in the Nineteenth century and the early Twentieth century. The second section is an explanation of the perspective of labour-intensive industrialization. The third section is an overview of economic development in Thailand since the end of the Second World War to the Asian economic crisis. From the fourth to sixth section, the essay will investigate causes of outstanding industrialization
According to Hutchinson, the Harlem Renaissance in literature was never a cohesive movement. It was, rather, a product of overlapping social and intellectual circles, parallel developments, intersecting groups, and competing visions- yet all loosely bound together by a desire for racial self-assertion and self-definition in the face of white supremacy. The interplay between intense conflict and a sense of being a part of a collective project identified by race is what energized the movement. I will
Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the most iconic works in the history of Japanese art. Presumably created in Japan around 1829-1832, the woodblock print was part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series which featured ravishing sceneries of Mount Fuji. Being the first print in the series, The Great Wave off Kanagawa was a phenomenal success. Hence, Hokusai added ten more designs into the collection. Before the emergence of Japanese printmakers such as Katsushika Hokusai
Eliot was a publisher, essayist and most importantly, a well-known poet. He was born on 26 September 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri in the United States. Even though he was of American origin, nowadays he plays an extremely important role in British literature since he obtained British citizenship in 1927. As a young intellectual looking for his place in the world, life brought him to Oxford in 1914. Although he liked Oxford, because of his restless spirit he was not satisfied there so he often escaped
AIM OF THE ESSAY The main objective of the present essay is to investigate and have a thorough look at the water situation in Yemen, background, causes, facts and present some possible solutions. Coming from Yemen myself and witnessing the situation, I felt an urge to investigate and gain a broad understanding of the water situation in my country, and try to end up with a conclusion on how the situation can be address to permanently resolve the existing water scarcity issue. In this essay, I have opted