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  • 81Effects of the automobile on societies — Over the course of the 20th century, the automobile rapidly developed from an expensive toy for the rich into the de facto standard for passenger transport in most developed countries. [http://tcs.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/4 5/25 The… …

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  • 82Greenbelt (Ottawa) — This article is about the Greenbelt surrounding Ottawa, Ontario. For Greenbelt surrounding the Greater Toronto Area and Central Ontario, see Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe). (Ottawa) Greenbelt …

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  • 83Suburbanization — which is believed to be the first country in which the majority of the population lives in the suburbs, rather than in the cities or in rural areas. Proponents of containing urban sprawl argue that sprawl leads to urban decay and a concentration… …

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  • 84Ditmar Award results — Main article: Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award is Australia s oldest and best known science fiction, fantasy and horror award, presented annually at the Australian NatCon since 1969. The historical nominations and results (listed in boldface) of the …

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  • 85Drosscape — is an urban design framework that looks at urbanized regions as the waste product of defunct economic and industrial processes. The concept was realized by Alan Berger, professor of urban design at MIT, and is part of a new vocabulary and… …

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  • 86Angkor — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Angkor State Party = CAM Type = Cultural Criteria = i, ii, iii, iv ID = 668 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1992 Session = 16th Danger = 1992 2004 Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/668Angkor is a name… …

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  • 87Sustainable city — A sustainable city, ecocity or ecopolis is an entire city dedicated to minimizing the required inputs (of energy, water and food) and its waste output (of heat, air pollution as CO2, methane, and water pollution.) Richard Register first coined… …

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  • 88Calgary — This article is about the Canadian city. For other uses, see Calgary (disambiguation). Calgary   City   City of Calgary …

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  • 89France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 90Gentrification — and urban gentrification refer to the changes that result when wealthier people ( gentry ) acquire or rent property in low income and working class communities.[1] Urban gentrification is associated with movement. Consequent to gentrification,… …

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