[Your Name Here]. Benefits of Urbanization  Economic agglomeration  Industry Modernization  Agglomeration of resources  Increased Public Transportation.

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[Your Name Here]

Benefits of Urbanization  Economic agglomeration  Industry Modernization  Agglomeration of resources  Increased Public Transportation  Infrastructure improvements

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

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

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

“Shelter Upgrading in Agadir Morocco” 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.

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.

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.

References Dubai International Award for best practices in improving the living environment. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from Mumfrod, L. (1956). The natural history of urbanization. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from html Shelter upgrading in Agadir, Morocco. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from The Bronx Center Project - "Don't Move, Improve“ USA. Retrieved September 24, 2008 from