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[Your Name Here]. Urbanization. Benefits of Urbanization. Economic agglomeration Industry Modernization Agglomeration of resources Increased Public Transportation Infrastructure improvements. Impacts of Urbanization. Increasing city temperature. Altered weather patterns.

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  1. [Your Name Here] Urbanization

  2. Benefits of Urbanization • Economic agglomeration • Industry Modernization • Agglomeration of resources • Increased Public Transportation • Infrastructure improvements

  3. Impacts of Urbanization • Increasing city temperature. • Altered weather patterns. • Increase in water run-off. • Decrease in quality. • Loss of aesthetic beauty.

  4. Dubai Award Winner • Dubai-based international award giving body. • Open to international participants. • Given for best practices in improving the living environment. • Gives away ten award • US$30,000 cash prize • trophy and certificate

  5. 1996 Dubai Award Winner “Shelter Upgrading in AgadirMorocco” The Challenge: • Insufficient housing for lower income families after the 1960 earthquakes devastation. • Sub-standard housing. • Rapid population growth. • Limited Resources.

  6. “Shelter Upgrading in AgadirMorocco” Overcoming the Challenge: • Housing project. • Helped the community to buy lands at subsidized prices to build their permanent houses. • Community participation in construction. • Accommodated the needs and capabilities of the residents. • Improved the quality of the living conditions of the residents.

  7. Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Bronx The Challenges: • Severe deterioration of the 300 blocks of south of Bronx. • In need of massive reform: • economic development • health and human services • education and culture • housing and transportation.

  8. Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Bronx Overcoming the Challenges: • Rehabilitation of development of existing and new educational and cultural institutions. • Community-based participatory planning process • Mandated the creation of jobs and job training programs.

  9. References Dubai International Award for best practices in improving the living environment. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from http://www.innovation.cc/awards/dubai.htm Mumfrod, L. (1956). The natural history of urbanization. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from http://habitat.aq.upm.es/boletin/n21/almum.en.html Shelter upgrading in Agadir, Morocco. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from http://www.unesco.org/most/africa3.htm The Bronx Center Project - "Don't Move, Improve“ USA. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from http://www.unesco.org/most/usa1.htm

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