Geoffrey West, "Why Cities Keep Growing, Corporations and People Always Die, and Life Gets Faster," Edge, May 23, 2011, http://edge.org/conversation/geoffrey-west.West, G. 2011. Why cities keep growing, corporations and people always die, and life gets faster. [on-line] Edge.org. ...
CWhy China's second- and third-tier cities are growing in the future? Until very recently, China'syoung people, investors(投者), consumers and creators flooded into just four cities: Beijing, thecapital; Shanghai, a financial heart; Shenzhen, a tech centre; and Guangzhou, an export powerho...
Do you ever wonder why trees begin to bud(发芽) earlier in some cities? Scientists finally found the answer but it's not very pleasant, New science suggests a relationship between light pollution and the timing when trees produce buds, which signals the arrival of the spring season.Light ...
Some people think rapid population growth in cities only benefits people who live there while others believe that it has negative impacts. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write...
Why the best designed cities reflect the best of us The Sydney Olympics in 2000 turned Australia’s Emerald City into a truly global place, where people from across the world came together to celebrate and share a once-in-a-lifetime experience People were kind to strangers, volunteered, ...
Intelligent cloud networks are about to take their place as part of the critical infrastructure of the digital age – all vendors in the industry hope to carve out a share of this growing market. The major players in this market fall into three categories: telecom operators, Internet companies...
A large number of big cities were created in the 20th century. B. In developing countries most people live in flats in towns. C. The populations of cities in developing countries will stop growing. D. People cannot find jobs in developing ...
05. Smaller cities make it easier to focus We all know how difficult it can be to weather “mentor whiplash” or “opportunity overload” as a growing company. Smaller communities allow founders to concentrate on the things that are real and tangible right in front of them, filter out the...
Exploring new paths, embracing new perspectives, GROWing with new experiences The last mile isn’t always on the road Meet Carro. She’s shaking up stereotypes in Sweden Superhero Spotlight: Our people pack a punch Why planning for peak season starts now ...
the cricket writer turned novelist. "It's now something which Indians see that this is what we have to do to assert our place in the world. We've been f---ed over for thousands of years. Everyone has conquered us. Now we're finding our voice. We're the fastest-growing economy in...