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...open to all. City planners and urban visionaries can learn to think like Jane Jacobs, an advocate for living cities and third spaces - that is, places beyond work and home where we can socialize. By designing what advocates call “placemaking public spaces,” such as pedestrian-friendly streets and public markets, they can reshape cities to enhance social interaction....

...Open University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Background From its inception in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) has been dependent on migrant labour. Following an NHS recruitment drive in Malaysian secondary schools, Sofi Taylor left Malaysia for Scotland in 1973 to train as a nurse. In Malaysia Sofi came from a wealthy family. Her only sister was...

...Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games taking place in the city, a decision that was soon overturned in no small part due to significant local opposition. 2 of the blocks were demolished in 2012 and with the remaining 6 blocks in the Red Road development bulldozed on October 11 2015, it brings to an end the story of the rise and fall of what must surely be, if...

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