Sentences with phrase «largest urban history»

The museum is free to visit and documents the history of London, from prehistoric to modern times, offering the largest urban history collection in the world with more...

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Many Riots from the late 20th century till today, stand out as particularly dramatic moments in American urban history, and it is useful to tease out some of the historical contingencies and large social conditions that produced these periods of strife in order to prevent more violence from occurring.

For instance, urban place - based lessons could include oral history projects where students collect the stories of community members, or historical parks or buildings, or learning about urban agriculture and community gardening in large cities with food deserts.

While tenure has been eliminated in some states, including DC (the source of many other posts on this blog), this is the first lawsuit to take on large states with large urban districts with largely «blue» political histories.

Martinez said a long history of poverty in large segments of San Antonio's urban core challenges innovative public education.

Although Carry the Rock will likely find its largest audience within Central Arkansas, anyone interested in the history of Civil Rights, the politics of an urban public school or the inner - workings of an underfunded football team will enjoy this book.

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The beautiful fourth largest city in the country is an impressive combination of imperial history with palaces dating back to the 16th century and a contemporary urban lifestyle that offers stylish restaurants, trendy concept stores, and modern hotel resorts.

Consider the history of Garden Party (2003 — 13), a large painting evocative of Impressionist images of boating parties but set in Marshall's urban backyard.

14) Theaster Gates: Known for his juggernaut urban reclamation project, Gates was awarded a $ 1.3 million contract by the Chicago Transit Authority to create the city's largest public artwork project in its history; and $ 50,000 of that will go toward activities for community engagement.

History, culture, climate, objectives, available space, an urban or a country context are all elements that concur to create an incredible diversity in those green spots, or large parks, that are often associated with museums.

Born in Miami of Cuban parents artist José Parlá's vibrant works explore the multi-layered histories of cities and urban environments; his paintings and site - specific installations are created both in his large carriage house studio and also works outside throughout city surfaces.

Additionally, the firm is the only law firm participating in the national Challenge Detroit initiative, one of the largest urban revitalization projects in history which places 30 leaders in positions at the most innovative companies in Detroit.

Brooks Kushman is also the only law firm participating in the national Challenge Detroit initiative — one of the largest urban revitalization projects in history which places 30 leaders in positions at the most innovative companies in Detroit.

The relatively low number of Indigenous staff in some services, especially in large urban areas, adds to Indigenous insecurities in using mainstream services; (vi) Legacies of history and unpleasant previous experiences with mainstream services can reduce Indigenous use of facilities; (vii) Some mainstream services are delivered in ways that make Indigenous people feel uncomfortable, that is, services are not culturally appropriate or culturally secure; and (viii) There may be poor links between complementary services, for example between training institutions and employment facilities, or between primary health providers and hospitals or ancillary health services.

A statistic from the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) states that the world is undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in history; more than half of the world's population now lives in towns and cities, and by 2030 this number will swell to about 5 billion.

More and more people are discovering the area, one of the largest urban communities in Ontario, with a backdrop of nature and history.