City-county consolidation is advanced as a good government reform to promote efficiency, equity, and accountability and, more recently, to reduce growing disparities between central cities and suburbs. Whether these objectives are realized is more doubtful than the fact that local reorganization embodies...
the canine closed in fast. In just a few seconds, it stood on its hind legs and pawed my chest and knees with such a strong force that I almost lost my balance on the side of a newly paved rural path.
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of interactions among various spatial-scale climate change and variability. 2. Urban climate The surface climate within a city is obviously different from the climate of its surrounding suburbs (Oke, 1987). This unique local city climate is called urban climate and is ...
City City neighborhood Suburbs Towns Public schools grade A B C D Cost of living $ $$ $$$ $$$ Who lives here Families Young professionals Retirees Importance of walkability Not very Somewhat Very Crime and safety grade A B C D Homes in the area Single family homes Large apartment bui...
Therefore, the magnitude of UHI for each sample community is defined here as the land surface temperature difference between an urban area and its surrounding suburbs (Oke, 2011). Although the overall change in temperatures due to climatic trends may heat local temperatures, both in urban built-...
The warmest winter temperatures occurred in the heart of the city, while the suburbs and surrounding countryside experienced average minimum temperatures that were as much as 3.3 *C lower. Remember that these temperatures are averages, because on many clear, calm nights the temperature difference ...
Joe Abraham ofPergola Management, which owns about 800 apartments in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs including 350 in St. Paul, said developers may also be walking away from the city. He cited reports of about $1 billion in multifamily projects that are either on hold or cancelled—...
Over the past four decades, rapid urbanisation in China has brought unprecedented health benefits to its urban population, but has also created new challenges for protection of and promotion of health in cities. With the shift from rural to urban living, more people than ever enjoy the health ...
Study area and data sources Taiyuan is located in the central part of Shanxi Province in China. The city is surrounded by mountains in the east, west and north. The terrain is high in the north but low in the south. Its urban area contains six districts, namely Yingze District, Xinghual...
Prior to the opening of the Grand Paris Express, it had already evolved into a sprawling 800-kilometer mega system encompassing 16 central city metro lines and five Réseau Express Régional, or RER, commuter rail lines for the surrounding suburbs. ...