1. any large town or populous place 2. (in Britain) a large town that has received this title from the Crown: usually the seat of a bishop 3. (in the US) an incorporated urban centre with its own government and administration established by state charter 4. an ancient Greek city-...
Catholic, reflecting their German, Polish, and Bohemianheritage. Others of German descent, as well as most of those of Scandinavian heritage, are Lutheran. In the urban areas there are several Muslim and Buddhist communities, and there is a significant Jewish community in the Twin Cities region....
In addition to the world’s three largest cities, Shanghai, Beijing and Karachi, Istanbul, Dhaka, Tokyo and Moscow all have populations of more than 13 million. There are three cities, Jakarta, Cairo and Mexico City, with populations of between 9 and 10 million. Only 21 cities of the ...
(bürgernahe)local politics can be compelling and successful. Her decision to share a large part of her salary with people in need has attracted worldwide admiration.DETAILSTony Keats, Mayor of Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadahas been given the 2023 World Mayor Community Award for his ...
The solution was the creation of large metropolitan counties centred on cities. These were later broken up, with several other counties, into unitary authorities, unifying the county and district/borough levels of government. London is a special case, and is the one region which currently has a...
Hildy Johnson was like us only more so, and we would all be worse off if Walter Burns could not keep her in town. Monocle comment: The city newspaper as we know it may be dying in the west but it’s thriving elsewhere. With a bit of love – and a belief in quality – it can ...
a large supply of biofuels and electricity‘s share of the total energy consumption grows over time. Sweden has by far the lowest energy intensity because almost all of its electricity comes from nuclear, hydro and biomass- so that future reductions in carbon emissions comes from increased energy...
large fraction of major cities in China. In this study, recorded cases from 27 metropolises are applied to deduce the threshold temperature for heat-related mortality. Furthermore, daily maximum temperature from 31 GCM outputs are combined with projected population under five SSPs to estimate ...
(bürgernahe)local politics can be compelling and successful. Her decision to share a large part of her salary with people in need has attracted worldwide admiration.DETAILSTony Keats, Mayor of Dover, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadahas been given the 2023 World Mayor Community Award for his ...
Where cities and towns were few and less free, as was the case in much of Eastern Europe, serfdom persisted and worsened. Between 1400 and 1650, the social and legal conditions of peasants in the eastern half of Europe declined, as many free farmers lost their freedom. Russian, Polish and...