Sentences with phrase «on urban economies»

Safe, decent, affordable housing has been shown to have a stabilizing effect on urban economies, crime, and public health.

This is a GSCE lesson on urban economies.

Mayor Bill de Blasio will head to Dallas this month to speak at a national conference on urban economies.

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From delivery, transportation and household errands, to professional services and consulting, the on - demand economy has been broadly adopted, especially in urban centers.

Because it reduces price and increases volume, it suggests that if Uber ultimately succeeds, the company could have a much bigger impact on urban mobility, labor, the environment, local economies and the national transportation infrastructure than we've all supposed — and its effects could confound the expectations of its harshest critics.

I'm very much looking forward to participating in this forum at the Urban Institute on Monday, where I'll be on a panel talking about the role of higher education in both the economy and the lives of the people in the economy.

The U.S. economy is massive on a global scale, and much of the country's economic capabilities can be traced back to the innovation, knowledge, and productivity that tends to be clustered in urban areas.

The liberalization of the economy under Congress's leadership in 1991through such measures as eliminating tariffs and restrictions on private business - created a new constituency for the traditionally pro-business BJP: the rising middle class in urban centers.

As Schreiter has pointed out in his reflections on the sociology of theology, [13] such a picture of what it is to understand God tends to predominate in cultural situations marked by high specialization and differentiation, like urban societies and their economies, and marked by a plurality of competing worldviews.

Expert presentations covered diverse topics including food waste and the circular economy, urban and rural case studies on harnessing food waste, and a panel discussion on the food supply chain, with presentations from primary production, manufacturing and distribution, retail and food service, and hospitality experts.

Students in DC Public Schools depend on breakfasts, lunches, after school snacks, supper, and fresh fruit and vegetables to counter the effects of a rough economy and widening urban income inequality.

She also notes that the promises made by Walmart are non-binding and may be abandoned once the publicity fades away, and she's unimpressed with Walmart's promise to build more urban markets, given its abysmal labor record and its detrimental effects on local economies.

«Casinos located within urban communities have a net negative impact on the host community's economy; i.e., more jobs are lost at existing businesses than the casino itself generates, because money formerly spent at those businesses is instead spent at the casino — and subsequently exiting the community.»

The new initiative is consistent with several of the recommendations from Creative New York, the Center for an Urban Future's recent report on the city's arts economy.

If David Cameron and George Osborne want to succeed in making the Conservative Party credible on the economy — and appealing to urban voters outside the South of England — they must produce a credible policy on cities.

At The Urban Farming Guys, we focus on building local economy, capacity, and resiliency while giving back to the global open source community.

At The Urban Farming Guys, we focus on building local economy, capacity, and resiliency while giving back to the global open source community.

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These organizations include not only many of the leading urban school districts (e.g., Atlanta, Denver, New York City), but also some of the most noted organizations driving change in K - 12 education (including Teach for America, New Leaders for New Schools, KIPP, and the National Center on Education and the Economy).

She also served as the Director of Urban Education and Director for School and Community Development for the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, and Senior Associate for the National Center on Education and the Economy.

The Jeep brand's newest nimble compact SUV is ready to take on the urban jungle of the greater New York area with surprisingly agile driving dynamics and impressive fuel economy.

In urban traffic and in traffic jams, the standard Stop / Start system of the GTI has a positive effect on fuel economy.

As certified by the ARAI, it can return a healthy fuel economy of 27.39 Kmpl on the expressways and nearly 22 Kmpl in urban areas.

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Watching the trip computer, I noticed that slow urban driving took a particularly heavy toll on the fuel economy, dragging the average down.

On the flip side, the 4Runner's poor fuel economy and truck - like driving characteristics are a far car from what car - based SUVs can deliver, although its powerful V6 and numerous interior amenities help it remain competitive when prowling the urban jungle.

The ZX5, a five - door take on the Focus ZX3 hatchback, is essentially an economy car, a spirited urban scooter that gets about 25 miles per gallon in the city and nearly 34 mpg on the highway, according to government ratings.

In urban traffic and traffic jams, the standard Start / Stop system of the GTI also has a positive effect on fuel economy.

That's because the 40e's claimed fuel economy of up to 85.6 mpg is most likely to be achieved on short, urban journeys, where the electric power system comes into play.

What this list does offer is a glimpse into the urban areas where the economy is on the move and employers are — at least on average — charting a path for growth.

In Mississippi, the population is less concentrated in urban centers than in other states, largely because of the influence of agriculture on the economy.

At The Urban Farming Guys, we focus on building local economy, capacity, and resiliency while giving back to the global open source community.

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7th grade: The geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the Mayan civilization; landforms and climates of the Yucatan peninsula, and their effects on economies and development of urban societies; Mayan class structures, family life, warfare, religious beliefs and practices; and Mayan achievements in astronomy and mathematics.

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And finally, Puerto Plata maintains an urbanized feel, and an economy based on something in addition to tourism, whereas newer communities (Punta Cana and Samaná) are basically modern communities carved from what was wilderness or scrubland, with none of the feelings of urban life that are so deeply engrained within the Dominican consciousness.

On Tower Level 5, Wong Ping creates a multimedia installation centered on a colorful, racy animated tale that explores the tension between an aging population and the relentless pace of a digital economy; in her paintings and sculptures, Duan Jianyu depicts a surreal, transitory place where the rural meets the urban; and Lin Yilin constructs a virtual - reality simulation featuring a professional basketball star, testing the potential for using technology to inhabit the experience of anotheOn Tower Level 5, Wong Ping creates a multimedia installation centered on a colorful, racy animated tale that explores the tension between an aging population and the relentless pace of a digital economy; in her paintings and sculptures, Duan Jianyu depicts a surreal, transitory place where the rural meets the urban; and Lin Yilin constructs a virtual - reality simulation featuring a professional basketball star, testing the potential for using technology to inhabit the experience of anotheon a colorful, racy animated tale that explores the tension between an aging population and the relentless pace of a digital economy; in her paintings and sculptures, Duan Jianyu depicts a surreal, transitory place where the rural meets the urban; and Lin Yilin constructs a virtual - reality simulation featuring a professional basketball star, testing the potential for using technology to inhabit the experience of another.

Since 2010, he has worked on kinetic sculpture that reflects the tenuous balance between the chaos and the structure imposed by corrupt politics and unstable economies — the urban geometry of social order.

Theaster Gates's practice spans sculpture and ceramics, architecture and urban planning, operating within a «circular economy» that connects «underserved black communities on the South Side of Chicago with the institutional art world» (Andrew Herscher).

For more on the urban air pollution problems attending the climb from developing to developed economies, read on:

Beyond threatening ecosystems and human health, plastic waste is already taking a financial toll on fishing industries, urban infrastructure, and tourist economies.

Similar thematic topics that currently emerge in the work of RUAF on short food chains and local economy are the development of logistical infrastructures for aggregating produce at city region level (commonly known as «food hubs») and the need to develop successful and viable business models for the implementation of short food supply chains within urban settings.

This need is not lost on the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate — a group of national finance ministers, former heads of state, and leading global economists — who called in 2015 for international financial institutions to develop a package of $ 1 billion over five years to support the world's 500 largest cities in reducing climate pollution and building urban resilience.

The more notable examples include long - rotational forest management, fish farming and tourism, as well as the potential for replicating the experience of Manaus to create urban economies based on technology and services.

This increases fuel economy to 90 miles per gallon on the first 47 miles on the highway, and more than 150 mpg in low - speed urban driving for about the first 30 - 35 miles.

No wonder: even if can pull cars off the roads for its «green» Olympics, traffic and pollution are weighing heavily on the economy and urban health.

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Because urbanization creates and relies on a global market economy, the best way to influence urban consumption and innovation is through economic decision - making (i.e., prices).

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