This is partly due to the lower construction costs in Asian and other non-Western countries. However, it may also demonstrate that skyscrapers are about more than the return on investment---they are a matter of branding. And in some cities, building tall can be a necessity. The next big ...
While unquestionably influenced by technological factors and common reservoirs of commercial knowledge, the precise path of industrial expansion depended to a considerable extent on the balance of resources, facilities, expertise and personal networks which existed or were created within towns and cities. ...
factoriesinthecitiespeoplebeganmovingtothecitiesinlargenumberslookingforwork.Duetotheavailabilityofjobsinthecities,andhigherpay,farmersmovedtothecitieslookingforwork.In1820only7percentofAmericanslivedincities.Within30years,thepercentagemorethandoubled.Becauseofthisthenumberofhousesandbuildingswithincitiesgreatly...
Industrialization can be driven by a combination of factors including government policy, labor-saving inventions, entrepreneurial ambitions, and a demand for goods and services. It has profound implications for the population, causing a wave of migration from small farms to cities and towns where jobs...
Spanning 38.5 km, it includes six two-way lanes, with the central two reserved for future expansion, said Xu Huajiang, general manager of CHEC's Central Africa Division. "This highway connects the Kribi Deep Seaport with major cities nationwide, facilitating personnel travel and goods ...
1. What caused the race skywards in America in the late 1800s? A.The expansion of the city land. B.The preference for higher floors. C.The development of engineering. D.The decreased price of steel frames. 2. What's the function of the curtain wall?
industrialization and the continent's "value-added" industrial potential. Recognized as a source of technology transfer, infrastructure financing as well as employment and skills transfer, Chinese-built industrial and economic zones provide a number of benefits including contributing to the expansion of ...
develop意为"发展",many代指many of the horse-drawn harvesters and seed drills,与develop构成被动关系,应用过去分词developed,与many构成独立主格结构,作状语。故填developed。(5)involved.考查一般过去时。句意:第二项发展涉及以工业为基础的运输。空处作谓语,根据前面句子Two developments were crucial(两项进展至...
industrialization and the continent's "value-added" industrial potential. Recognized as a source of technology transfer, infrastructure financing as well as employment and skills transfer, Chinese-built industrial and economic zones provide a number of benefits including contributing to the expansion of ...
Political exchange and the voting franchise: universal democracy as an emergent process The expansion of democracy presents a puzzle for a rational choice theory of politics: why would those in power choose to dilute their power by expanding t... J Horpedahl - 《Constitutional Political Economy》...