Urban Planning Concepts: Metropolitan Areas, Gentrification, and Urban Sprawl
Metropolitan Area
A metropolitan area is an urban region consisting of a central city, which gives the area its name, and a series of satellite cities that may function as residential, industrial, commercial, and service centers, all organized in a centralized manner. The central city concentrates important functions that make it an organizing center of an extensive area encompassing several adjacent municipalities where the satellite cities are located.
In Spain, metropolitan areas do not have an
Read MoreRemains of the Day: Little Compton, Cornwall – Day Four Analysis
Day Four, Afternoon: Little Compton, Cornwall
- Stevens has now arrived at the Rose and Garden Hotel in Little Compton, where he is killing time in the dining hall until his 3 o’clock meeting with Miss Kenton. It’s raining.
- Stevens thinks back to the beginning of his day. Dr. Carlisle had picked him up from the cottage and given him some gas to get him to the next town.
- On the drive, Dr. Carlisle asked Stevens if he was a manservant, and Stevens readily admitted that he was the butler of Darlington Hall.
Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘The Remains of the Day’: Anti-Semitism and Memories
Stevens and the Question of Darlington’s Anti-Semitism
Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City Concept: Origins and Impact
Ebenezer Howard and the Garden City Concept
Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City concept, as outlined in his 1898 book Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path To Real Reform, proposed a new type of urban environment. The first experiment was Letchworth, built in 1903, followed by Welwyn in 1919, both in England. These became prototypes copied worldwide, especially during the post-war European reconstruction.
The Garden City attempted a third way, combining the benefits and opportunities of the city with the healthier
Read MoreLyrics & Chords: Never Getting Back Together
Lyrics & Chords: Two Romantic Songs
First Song
Em
I’m looking for you…
Am
Because my lips miss your fiery kisses.
B7
I’m calling you…
Em E7
And in my sad words, my voice is a plea.
Am
I need you…
Em
Because my life without seeing you has no meaning.
B7
And my lost steps go through the world,
Em B7 Em
Seeking the path of your understanding.
Em
Take pity on me…
If you have a heart…
B7 E7
Listen in its beats to the voice of my pain.
Am
But come back…
Em
To fill the void
Credit Titles: Types, Characteristics, and Legal Aspects
Credit Titles: Key Features and Characteristics
Credit titles are documents necessary for exercising literal and autonomous rights. They have the following characteristics:
- Literalism: Only what is written on the document is considered.
- Cartularity: It is a documented paper (cartula). For the holder to exercise the rights arising from the credit, the presentation of the document is necessary.
- Autonomy: Independence in the obligatory relationships established within the title.