Sentences with phrase «cities in wealthier countries»

The report noted the world's most livable cities were often mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with low population density.

People were devastated to see that a major city in the wealthiest country was vulnerable and that the people most terribly affected were the poor and African Americans.

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What the top ranked cities had in common was being situated in relatively wealthy countries with good health and education systems, good quality infrastructure and they tended to be medium - sized, and had low population densities.

Have you wondered where the wealthiest cities in the country are?

This used to be the wealthiest and most cosmopolitan city in the country, but it has been slowly fading for more than 20 years.

My reporting for this book took me all over the country, from a pediatric clinic in a low - income San Francisco neighborhood to a chess tournament in central Ohio to a wealthy private school in New York City.

He grew up in Mount Vernon, a city that faces many of the economic and governmental struggles that challenge urban areas throughout the state, and has since moved to Rye, one of the wealthiest cities in the country.

Image courtesy of iStockphoto / JeremyRichards Diabetes, heart disease, stroke and other afflictions that once primarily plagued wealthier, western countries are now accelerating in poorer nations.A new study reveals that risk factors for heart disease in Indian cities are now more prevalent than they are in the U.S.

As the effects of climate change continue to reduce modern cities» water supplies, wealthy modern countries are also investing in desalination technologies.

In my city, New York, elite private schools such as Dalton, Horace Mann, Spence, Brearley, Riverdale Country School, and at least two dozen more levy tuitions in the range of $ 20,000 a year — exceeding what even the wealthiest New York suburban school districts spend per studenIn my city, New York, elite private schools such as Dalton, Horace Mann, Spence, Brearley, Riverdale Country School, and at least two dozen more levy tuitions in the range of $ 20,000 a year — exceeding what even the wealthiest New York suburban school districts spend per studenin the range of $ 20,000 a year — exceeding what even the wealthiest New York suburban school districts spend per student.

The roster of schools they beat reads like a wealthy parent's wish list of the most desirable private schools in the country: Trinity, Collegiate, Spence, Dalton, and Horace Mann in New York City, and exclusive private schools in Boston, Miami, and Greenwich, Connecticut.

«Several high - quality charter schools across the country are making an amazing difference in our children's lives, especially when charters in inner - city communities are performing as well, if not better, than their counterparts in much wealthier suburbs,» Duncan said.

Nearly all of the wealthiest school districts are within a short distance of one of the richest cities in the country.

Even if they open in the most deprived parts of England, it will be difficult to establish catchment areas which do not include wealthier suburbs, especially as some of the poorest areas of the country exist within larger cities and metropolitan regions where deprivation can vary greatly between postcodes.

Aimed at rich country bumpkins and wealthy city slickers alike, the J - Pace will get a bespoke interior and exterior, with proportions said to be more Range Rover Sport than Sir Range, and the crossover will be available in both short - and long - wheelbase configurations.

Interestingly, in contrast to the largest city in the state, Baltimore's depiction on the popular television show The Wire, Maryland boasts the highest median household income in the country, making it the wealthiest state in America.

One of the country's wealthiest cities and a global industrial powerhouse once, the city's ongoing financial crisis has led to its 2013 bankruptcy, regarded as the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in the history of the country.

While the world's wealthy countries appear to be inching toward «peak travel,» a decoupling of wealth and miles traveled, that is far from what's going on in the world's fast - growing cities in developing countries.

The cities most at risk in richer nations include Miami, Boston and Nagoya, while cities in China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Ivory Coast are among those most in danger in less wealthy countries.

Due to the flourishing industries and a vast working population, Wheeling was one of the wealthiest per capita cities in the country near the end of the 19th century.

Centennial, Colorado is known as one of the wealthiest cities in the country, with only 31 cities having a higher per capita income.