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A city is a large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.
Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses, benefiting both parties in the process, but it also presents challenges to managing urban growth.
A big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban areas, creating numerous business commuters traveling to urban centers for employment. Once a city expands far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis. In terms of population, the largest city proper is Shanghai, while the fastest-growing is Dubai.
There is not enough evidence to assert what conditions gave rise to the first cities. Some theorists have speculated on what they consider suitable pre-conditions and basic mechanisms that might have been important driving forces.
Capital City or Capitol City or variants, may refer to :
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the United States' 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015, is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most populous city and its economic hub.
With an estimated population of nearly 8.5 million in 2014, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
Thanks To is a Korean-language EP by South Korean rock band F.T. Island, released on 23 September, 2013 by FNC Entertainment. Several of the songs were composed by the band members.Memory reached first place on Taiwanese Qmusic Chart, while the EP itself was placed first on the G-MUSIC weekly chart, with a 28,84% share among Asian releases. The band first played the songs from Thanks To during their FTHX concerts in Seoul on 28 and 29 September, drawing an audience of 6,000.
New music may refer to:
This is a conversation starter first, a video second. I’d love to hear your thoughts on cities, the future, and this project. Thank you to everybody who contributed! Trust me when I say that even if I didn’t get your footage in the cut, we can feel it in the finished product. I want to keep telling urban stories and building on these ideas - hope you do too. Knowledge is Power. A collaboration with The Nantucket Project. Edited by Thomas Niles Graphics & Editing by Nate DeYoung Produced by Sean Barth & Rich Peete Assistant Editor - Erin DeWitt Music by George Langford Additional music by William Onyeabor Re-recording Mixer - Colin Alexander Color by Irving Harvey Jim Demuth’s Documentary about Shenzhen: https://youtu.be/SGJ5cZnoodY Precipitating Change by Nicol Ragland & Ma...
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We've grown good at making many things in the modern world - but strangely the art of making attractive cities has been lost. Here are some key principles for how to make attractive cities once again. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/fwFNPV FURTHER READING “Cities are a big deal. We pretty much all have to live in them. We should try hard to get them right. So few cities are nice, very few out of many thousands are really beautiful; embarrassingly the more appealing ones tend to be old, which is weird because we’re mostly much better at making things now...” You can read more on this and other topics on our blog TheBookofLife.org at this link: https://goo.gl/6wYBGc MORE SCHOOL OF LIFE Our website has classes, articles and product...
What's The Most Common Language In The World? http://testu.be/1JvSDoQ Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Right now, there are 28 megacities in the world, with about 450 Million inhabitants among them. So, what are some of the largest cities in the world? Learn More: World Urbanization Prospects http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/Highlights/WUP2014-Highlights.pdf "In today's increasingly global and interconnected world, over half of the world's population (54 percent) lives in urban areas although there is still substantial variability in the levels of urbanization across countries." An interactive explores the astonishing boom in East Asian cities http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2015/04/09/the-already-massive-cities-of-east-asia-are-only-getting-bigger/ "How much change can happen in onl...
"Safe and Sound" available on Capital Cities' debut album 'In A Tidal Wave of Mystery,' download on iTunes http://smarturl.it/IATWOM Check us out on the Campus Consciousness Tour and on tour with Katy Perry this summer Capitalcitiesmusic.com/tour Capital Cities take you through the history of dance in their official music video for "Safe and Sound" Follow Capital Cities: http://capitalcitiesmusic.com http://twitter.com/capitalcities http://facebook.com/capitalcities http://instagram.com/capitalcities http://youtube.com/capitalcitiesmusic Music video by Capital Cities performing Safe And Sound. (C) 2013 Lazy Hooks, LLC Under Exclusive LicenseTo Capitol Records, LLC
The Interstate Highway System was one of America's most revolutionary infrastructure projects. It also destroyed urban neighborhoods across the nation. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o
The next time you're going to visit one of these cities, don't forget your camera. Scientists believe photos will be the only thing remaining from them, and quite soon. For a number of natural and man-made reasons these cities might not make it to the next century.
If you’re planning an around-the-world trip, you need to take a look at our must-visit cities list. Join http://www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the top 10 must-visit cities around the world. Check us out at http://www.Twitter.com/WatchMojo, http://instagram.com/watchmojo and http://www.Facebook.com/WatchMojo. Also, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMojo.com/suggest :) Special thanks to our users mattwatchmojo, Jamesfan1991, akt, Ralph Joseph and Romans Ruff for submitting the idea on our Suggest Page at WatchMojo.com/suggest Check out the voting page here, http://watchmojo.com/suggest/Top+10+Must-Visit+Cities+Around+the+World If you want to suggest an idea for a WatchMojo video, check out our interactive Suggestion Tool at http://www.WatchMoj...
Top 10 Cities That'll Be UNDERWATER Sooner Than You Think // Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Q2kKrD // TIMESTAMPS BELOW ----------------------- CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF WATCHMOJO WITH OUR SPECIAL EDITION MAGAZINE, LINKS BELOW! There are more cities at risk of disappearing underwater than you may think. Whether it’s famously at-risk American cities like New York, Miami and New Orleans, cities with canals like Amsterdam and Venice or other major destinations like Kolkata or Shanghai, these cities could be under water within decades. WatchMojo counts down ten cities that will be underwater because of climate change. If you want some more info about places you should – and maybe should NOT – visit, be sure to watch our videos on the Top 10 Places to See Before They Disappear: https://yout...
This is a conversation starter first, a video second. I’d love to hear your thoughts on cities, the future, and this project. You can find some more thoughts, reading list and featured interviewees here: https://medium.com/@oscarboyson/the-future-of-cities-ba4e26c807fe#.lrpyoofi4 Thank you to everybody who contributed! Trust me when I say that even if I didn’t get your footage in the cut, we can feel it in the finished product. I want to keep telling urban stories and building on these ideas - hope you do too. Knowledge is Power. *note 12/13/16: though the waste management strategy featured in the first shot is used throughout Taiwan and began in Taipei, the truck featured is actually in Changhua. A collaboration with The Nantucket Project. Edited by Thomas Niles Graphics & Editin...
The latest installment of NEW MUSIC CITIES uncovers Gothenburg’s underground music scene, narrated by native indie singer-songwriter José González, ‘There's always been a tradition of DIY and keeping things pretty rough and unpolished, that keeps it warm and alive’. The documentary features pioneering Balearic-pop group The Embassy, glacial pop-vocalist Frida Sundemo and hypnotic synth-duo Boat Club.
See http://ravenkwok.com/build-the-cities/ Build the Cities is a code-based generative music video I directed and programmed for the track Build the Cities (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/build-cities-feat.-kerli-single/id970620931) by Karma Fields (https://soundcloud.com/karmafields) Feat. Kerli Kõiv (https://soundcloud.com/kerlimusic). The entire music video consists of multiple stages. The basic structure for each stage is a dynamic subdivided cubic cell, which is able to multiply based on a designated distribution pattern. For generating the animated singing figure (Kerli), the pattern is computed based on depth sequence of the original footage. Speaking of the footage, a Kinect, a camera, plus Depthkit (http://depthkit.tv/) were used to shoot both the RGB and depth footage simul...
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei explores his complex relationship with Beijing - “a city that doesn’t belong to its residents” - and takes us through his neighbourhood Caochangdi, a migrant and artists village on the urban fringe where he has tried to carve out a space for freedom of expression. The short film is the first in a Guardian Cities / Tate special series 'The Artist and Their City' http://www.theguardian.com/cities/video/2015/sep/08/ai-weiwei-beijing-prison-freedom-of-speech
#NewMusicCities A unique blend of performance and music -- NEW MUSIC CITIES spans the globe creating cinematic portraits of cities and exploring the music scene within. Episode one celebrates New York's legendary underground music scene with narrator Richard Hell. It also features one-off performances from local New York acts including seventh grade heavy metal trio Unlocking The Truth, ethereal duo Starred and indie-rock outfit Widowspeak. http://www.allsaints.com/film/
IBM is committed to creating solutions that help cities all over the world get smarter, in order to make life in those cities better. That’s why IBM and Ogilvy are working together to spark positive change with the “People for Smarter Cities” project, and unite city leaders and forward-thinking citizens. To spread the word, Ogilvy created outdoor advertising with a purpose: a bench, a shelter and a ramp that are not only designed to be beautiful, but to be useful to city dwellers as well. Credits : Ogilvy & Mather France Chief Creative Officer: Chris Garbutt Executive Creative Director: Susan Westre Art Director: Daniel Diego Lincoln Copywriter: Lauren Elkins/Andrew Mellen Concept: Daniel Diego Lincoln/Stephane Santana Photographer: Bruno Bicalho Carvalhaes Agency Supervisor: Mu...
The Global Cities Institute focuses on the evolving role of cities and regions in realising social, economic and environmental aspirations. The institute, a not-for-profit initiative by Aecom, draws on the company’s fully integrated planning, design, engineering and management capabilities to help improve cities. The ‘CITY’ graphic creatively evolves with each description from growing to shrinking, green to arid, wealthy to poor. The film effectively and artistically explores this cross section of cities, questioning the approach on how to deal with these current urban problems.
Fresh from the Kona Productions Crew, How Bikes Make Cities Cool – Portland, is a five-minute mini documentary that explores the thriving bicycle culture resident to one of North America’s most progressive metropolises. Filmed entirely by bike, with support from longtime Kona Portland dealer Sellwood Cycles and resident Team Kona athletes Erik Tonkin and Matthew Slaven, we spent the better part of a week talking to commuters, following kids to school and capturing the friendly vibe and funky nature of a city that embraces self-propelled commuting at the heart of its identity.
Oh oh oh ... Blurring facing evasive evolving
747 lands I go out strolling
Pacing lacing up the shoes
That depict a kind of blues
Get a paper read the news
Oh so many cities
Are going around in my head
Take me back to where I might belong
Traipsing trading with strangers and romance
Learnt about the nights where you live like your last
chance
Oh oh oh ... I'm going to rocket with bus across the
sky
Gonna catch a train through the sea
Then steal some fire
Hold on baby while the stage lights eve
When the beat ignites us Prometheus is free
Oh so many cities
Are going around in my head
Take us back to where we might belong
Oh so many people
Rolled up on these shoulders
Something give me grace oh darling please
Blurring facing evasive evolving
747 lands I go out strolling
Pacing lacing up the shoes
That depict a kind of blues
Get a paper read the news
She was a fountain in the desert and a tropical sea
Our caravan stopped temporarily