As I stroll the streets of Downtown Davenport, to investigate the latest flood, I couldn't help but notice a theme that resonated through most of the buildings, streets, and housing around that area: poverty. I toured the area known as the Gold Coast of Davenport, a historic neighborhood of g...

Urban Sprawl: Problems for Concern? What is urban sprawl? According to Webster's, "urban sprawl is the spread of urban congestion into adjoining suburbs and rural sections." Urban sprawl has become an issue for concern in the country since 1920. There was a rapid rate of sub urba...

In 1820 America was a land of farmers. Barely 5 percent of the people lived in towns or cities. But after that, decade-by-decade, the urban population swelled. By 1870, only 25 cities had a population exceeding 50,000 residents. By 1890 58 cities have populations exceeding 50,000 residents. By 1900...

Jason D'Aleo 5/1/00 Eco 330Z Eco 330Z India- A Political Aspect Politics play a crucial role in the origin and growth and even decay of cities in India. It also plays a great role in general urban development, decay and renewal. In most cases these policies are sponsored by t...

James E. Vance is considered to be one of the most important geographers of the 20th century in the United States. His wide interest in the ways in which the urban construction developed in time and space has given him a reputation of a subtle analyst of the geographic space with a historical approa...

Social Factors Affecting Inner City Poverty Poverty has stricken the country with thousands of inner city families facing dilemmas that contribute to their inability to reach a higher economic social status. Each year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issues updates for the U.S. F...

Throughout history many people have debated on the topic of creating the ultimate Utopia. Socrates is perhaps one of the most detailed in describing how his perfect city would function. The question one must ask though is would these ideas and goals for a perfect city apply to modern day society, or...

Every common working citizen in our nation has a set routine they go through every day, Monday through Friday. Usually in involves getting up around 5:00-8:00 a.m. every morning, fighting the same traffic every morning on the way to work, working for eight hours on basically the same job over and ...

Congestion Theory and Transport Investment by William S. Vickrey Congestion Theory and Transport Investment identifies the major problems of traffic congestions. The findings in the article are based on empirical evidence and calculi and it is written in a formal and specialized style, addres...

Urban Sprawl What do abandoned buildings, clogged highways, and new mega-malls in farm fields have in common? According to a growing list of national experts, all of these seemingly unrelated phenomenon are the direct result of urban sprawl. Webster's Dictionary says that to sprawl i...