Hriday – Rejuvenating the Soul of Urban India

Subject: Urban Development Policies and Programmes ‘Heritage’: It is any Building, Artefact, Structure or Precinct having architectural, Cultural and Historical significance and Natural features within such areas. ‘Heritage Building’: It means and comprises of any building/structure/artefact which needs to be conserved/preserved for historical/architectural/ecological purpose. ‘Preserve’: It means to maintain the form of a place in … Read more

Critical review of Gellner’s views on nationalism

1. Introduction Theories of nationalism have not paid significant attention to the development of Kurdish nationalism, despite the fact that the Kurds represent a unique case in the study of contemporary nationalism. Most of the studies adopt an essentialist approach focusing on the primordial character of Kurdish identity and overlooking the modern social reconstruction of … Read more

Socio-economic characteristics of livestock production in Ogun State, Nigeria

1.1 Background to the Study In most African countries, including Nigeria, livestock farming makes a distinctive contribution to the social and economic development of the rural grassroots. Mandleni & Anim, (2012) asserted that many rural households get a living from livestock farming and ponder keeping livestock as a store of wealth. Numerous reasons have contributed … Read more

Maps and Bedrock Geology of Echo Basin, Quincy, WA

Topography Figure 1: Topographic map of Echo Basin, Quincy, WA. ‘Echo Basin, Quincy, WA’ Topographic Map. USGS Store. United States Geological Survey, 2017. Web. 24 October 2017. The highest elevation point at Echo Basin is about 1,313 feet. The lowest point of elevation is 835 feet.(1) The area does not vary greatly in elevation, so … Read more

Critically assess actions within South Africa’s National Development Plan (NDP)

Part 2(b): Actions 21 INTRODUCTION Our Developing country faces many economic issues which hinder growth; the national development plan intends to ‘remove constraints on investment, job creation, energy generation and distribution, urban planning and many more’. Some of the actions which are stated in the national development plan (NDP) under the economy and employment structure … Read more

Impact of globalisation on Malaysia

Globalization is a mechanism of cooperation and unification between the individuals, corporations , and governments of various countries, a movement guided by international commerce and prosperity and supported by IT. The FIFA World Cup, for example, has more fans than any other sporting event in the entire world. Cultural globalization is characterized as measurable by … Read more

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania which is on the Eastern side of Africa. Serengeti National park is the largest park in the Tanzanian park system, comprising of 14,763 square kilometers. The park is also a World Heritage Site and a Biosphere Reserve (Eagles, 2006). The Serengeti Ecosystem is famous for the continuous migration … Read more

How and which identities of Yao are evoked and switched

(Draft) This study is significantly different from most of Yao literature, as the primary materials it draws on art not historical source but field work data and observations. Moreover, this study refers to ongoing identity processes from the respective of individuals…. Diachronic representations have been suggested, most prominently by Fei Xiaotong in his work…… Take … Read more

African American employment rates

As the United States economy is gradually recovering from the 2008 retreat, plenty of jobs are as still being lost day by day even while more jobs are made. There are many components that give knowledge at how the economy is getting along, a factor one ought to deliberately analyze is the unemployment rate. The … Read more

Supply and demand issues of housing in Malaysia

Introduction This report is aiming to convey the message of supply and demand issues of housing in Malaysia. Topics on affordable housing supply in Malaysia is always a hot topic for the local. Numerical information indicates that there are enough supply of housing in Malaysia, precisely, supply of housing is even more than the rate … Read more

How household gas consumption relates to socio-economic/demographic factors

Motivation and Research Questions Global warming has emerged as a top crisis in today’s world. Fossil fuels are a major contributor to increased levels of 〖CO〗_2. Although there has been a decline in total energy consumption in the UK over the past 10 years, 2015 saw an increase 3.7% in gas consumption, with domestic sector … Read more

How cultures adapt to their resources

The principles of culture ecology suggest that many facets of a people’s lives are influenced by the environment. Native Americans of the Great Basin, Arctic Circle, and Pacific Northwest were exposed to dramatically different environments and resources. The resource base influenced, directly and indirectly, various aspects of their lives including group size, degree of mobility, … Read more

The Republic of Senegal (languages / development / UNESCO)

Country Background Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is located in West Africa on the Atlantic Ocean, and is bordered by Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau and surrounds most of Gambia. The country gained its independence in June 20, 1960 from France. The country is 197,000 square kilometers. Some 39 languages are spoken in Senegal, … Read more

Telecommunications in Nigeria

Telecom offices in Nigeria were initially setup in 1886 by Colonial masters from Britain. When Nigeria got independence in 1960, with a population of around 40 million individuals, the nation just had around 18,724 phone lines for use. Meaning a tele density of around 0.5 telephone lines for every 1,000 individuals. The telephone system comprised … Read more