Urban Morphology and City Types in Spain

Cities in Spain

Urban Geography

Urban Geography is the study of urban spaces. It examines cities within their geographical context, including their historical background, building types, land uses, functions, organization, management, and the problems of urban agglomerations. Most countries define a ‘city’ based on a minimum population threshold, which varies by country. In Spain, a metropolitan area is generally considered a city if it has over 10,000 inhabitants. However, this criterion is incomplete

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Expository and Argumentative Texts: Structure

Expository Texts

Exposition: A type of oral or written text that presents information, ideas, and concepts that have some complexity. Its purpose is to convey information faithfully and accurately and must be made with order, clarity, and simplicity. Exposition is sometimes mixed with argumentation, but it is different because it does not try to convince anyone. Therefore, it should use an objective tone.

Structure of Expository Texts

The basic structure of expository texts is:

  • Introduction: The topic
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Environmental Economics and Policy in the US

Environmental Economics and Policy

“If domestic gas prices rise to $5 per gallon, conservation will increase, alternative fuels will be developed, and energy efficiency and our quality of life will improve.” This view is consistent with environmental economics.

International Environmental Policies

International environmental policies arise from international conventions or treaties.

Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)

Which of the following includes volunteer work and damage from pollution in its measure

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Documenting Qualitative Research Findings

The report does not respond to a single communication pattern. It must consider the participant, the research methods, and the intended audience. Each report addresses a hypothetical reader, and this varies according to who requests or requires the report. For example, a report communicating scientific aspects of an investigation differs from one for managers or policymakers, who need very synthetic results to make a decision.

The Problem of Documenting Qualitative Findings

Qualitative research reports

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Mastering English: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening

Mastering English: Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening

Reading Skills

Reading subskills:

  • Fluency
  • Decoding
  • Predicting (using cultural background)
  • Inferring
  • Reading actively (using a dictionary)
  • Scanning (for specific information)
  • Skimming (for general idea)
  • Cohesion
  • Reading for detail (intensive reading – to get as many details as possible)
  • Reading for general meaning (knowing the meaning of words)

Processes in reading:

  • Bottom-up: Decoding a text to understand. Focus is on words and meanings.
  • Top-down: Using
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Understanding Realism and Naturalism: Key Concepts and Figures

Realism in 19th Century Literature

Realism: This artistic trend, prominent in the mid-nineteenth century, particularly in pictorial and literary arts, is defined by its commitment to representing reality as it is, without embellishment. The influence of scientism and the emergence of photography were major factors in shaping realistic aesthetics.

Origin and Expansion

Realism emerged in France around 1830 with the publication of Stendhal’s The Red and the Black, considered the first realist novel. It

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Proprioception & Touch: Sensory Mechanisms

Proprioception and Touch: Sensory Mechanisms

Proprioception

Proprioception refers to the sense of the position of joints, tension in muscle fibers, and the overall position of the body.

Touch

Touch involves the perception of spatial and temporal patterns of pressure on the skin.

  • Deformation of the capsule surrounding sensory nerve fiber endings leads to stretching of the membrane.
  • This stretching increases the probability of opening stretch-sensitive cation channels.
  • A net influx of Na+ leads to depolarization
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Common Diseases: Causes and Prevention

Diseases: The appearance of diseases in the systems and organs involved in nutrition is highly variable. They are caused by:

  • Inadequate food consumption.
  • Consumption of harmful substances such as tobacco, alcohol, and drugs.
  • Lack of moderate physical exercise.
  • Emotional stress.

Medicine helps to prolong human life.

Cardiovascular Diseases

Atherosclerosis: Results from the accumulation of cholesterol in blood vessel walls, leading to atheroma. When blood vessels narrow and blood circulation is impaired,

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Early American Literature: Colonial Beginnings to the Great Awakening

Colonial Beginnings

The story of American literature begins in the early 1600s. The earliest writers were Englishmen describing the English explorations and colonization of the New World.

Thomas Hariot’s A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia is the first of many such works.

Back in England, people planning to move to Virginia or New England would read the books as travel information. But the books often mixed facts with fantasy. People could certainly read them as tales of adventure

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EU Institutions and Community Law: Structure & Powers

EU Institutions

European Commission

The European Commission acts as the administration of the EU, located in Brussels. It consists of 17,000 officers and is led by a President, six Vice-Presidents, and Commissioners, totaling 20 individuals. Commissioners’ roles are similar to those of Ministers, divided by subject matter.

Powers:

  • Management: Managing the EU administration.
  • Representation: Representing the EU to other states or international organizations.
  • Negotiation: Negotiating on behalf of the EU.
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