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1Urban planning in Singapore — has formulated and guided its physical development from the day the modern city state was founded in 1819 as a British colony to the developed, independent country it is today. Urban planning is especially important due to land constraints and… …
2urban planning — n. the study or profession dealing with the growth and functioning of cities and towns, including environmental concerns, zoning, the infrastructure, etc. urban planner n. * * * Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and… …
3Urban village (China) — Urban villages (zh cp|1=城中村|2=Chéng Zhōng Cūn; literally: village in city ) are a unique phenomenon that formed part of China’s urbanization efforts.The villages appear on both the outskirts and the downtown segments of major cities, including… …
4Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …
5Southern California freeways — The freeways of Southern California, along with beaches, palm trees, and movie studios, are one of the major trademarks of this region. Perhaps no other urban areas in the world have embraced the automobile as passionately as have Greater Los… …
6Dar es Salaam — This article is about the city. For the region, see Dar es Salaam (region). For the 2000 Chadian film, see Daresalam. For the Divisions of the world in Islam , see Divisions of the world in Islam. Dar es Salaam Mzizima Dar… …
7Russian Revolution — of 1917 …
8Russian Revolution (1917) — The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them. These revolutions had the effect of completely changing the nature of society within the Russian Empire and transforming the… …
9New York Methodist Hospital — in Park Slope, Brooklyn New York Methodist Hospital is a hospital located in the historic brownstone neighborhood of Park Slope in Brooklyn, New York. between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, on Sixth Street. The hospital is a 651 bed voluntary, non… …
10Railroad apartment — A railroad apartment, or railroad flat, is an apartment with a series of rooms connecting to each other in a line. [Cassidy, Frances Gomes. Dictionary of American Regional English. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1985. ISBN… …
