earthquake happened in Kobe, in Japan, which is towards the south of the island, underlined in red on the map below. Kobe is situated on flat land between high mountains and the sea. It is an important route centre because it has motorway (Hanshin Expressway) and intercity ('bullet train') railway lines passing through it and a large modern port, which handles millions of tonnes of trade each year. Japan When? At 5:46am (while many citizens were still asleep) on the 17th of January,
The Evolution of a National Historic Landmark: Elfreths Alley in Philadelphia This arts study will define the importance of Elfreths Alley as one of Philadelphia’s oldest urban areas and the evolution of preserving the site as a National Historic Landmark. In the early 1700s, Elfreths Alley was a subdivision project that sought to house various members of shipping community near the docking areas of Philadelphia. Throughout the 19th century, Elfreths Alley became a center for industrialization
Toxic waste and the superfund act of 1980 Love Canal is one of the most infamous toxic waste disaster in history. The Love Canal site began its life as a project linking “the upper and lower Niagara Rivers” in western New York, in order to provide power to the homes and industry that William T. Love intended to build (Beck, 1979, para. 5). In 1910 William T. Love Rn out of funding for this project, and the land was subsequently sold to Hooker Chemical Company. The Hooker Chemical Company purchased
Infrastructure and Economic Prosperity A famous Canadian geographer was once quoted saying, “ …any region which has a well developed transportation and communication network also enjoys a high degree of economic prosperity…”. This statement has sparked much controversy between geographers, as well as economists. The argument is, is there a direct link between a developed infrastructure and economic prosperity. Without a doubt, there is a direct link between economic prosperity and a well-developed
level. Another thing that I should not fail to mention is St. Raymond’s Cemetery, which is one of the busiest cemeteries in New York City. It is located in the north eastern part of the Bronx in a sector that in ranges from the Bruckner Expressway, Cross Bronx Expressway, the Hutchinson River Parkway and ends in Ferry Point Park by the Whitestone. It has an estimate of 4,000 annual burials. The parish was established in 1842 when the land was acquired ... ... middle of paper ... ...urgical calendar
TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 HISTORY OF THE COMPANY 3 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 3 MARKET STRATEGY 4 Market Profile 4 Marketing Plan 4 The Competition 5 LOCATION AND OPERATION 5 Location 5 Operation 6 MANAGEMENT 7 SUMMARY OF RISKS 7 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 8 REFERENCES 10 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Tortilleria La Victoria is a family owned and operated tortilleria and Mexican restaurant. The company was established in 2009 in Woodward, OK
hindrance to the expansion of Kobe leading to the construction of two artificial islands namely, Port Island and Rokko Island (Dodd & Richmond 2001). The city is however prone to earthquakes of a relatively high intensity. An example is the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995 which led to massive loss of life and damages amounting to approximately 2.5% of Japan's GDP at the time. 1.4 Climate Kobe has a humid subtropical climate with relatively hot summers and winters ranging from cool to cold. According
Exploring Why LEDC's Suffer Greater Damage From Earthquakes Than MEDC's A MEDC is a more economically developed country; therefore it can afford to spend money on improving the countries stability and helping to decrease the damage from an earthquake. An example of a MEDC is Kobe, in Tokyo, where in January 1995; an earthquake that measured 7.5 on the Richter scale hit the city. A LEDC is a less economically developed country and therefore cannot afford to spend money to protect the country
Earthquakes are common in both California and Japan and sometimes these areas are hit by large magnitude earthquakes that cause vast destruction. This is the case for both the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (also commonly referred to as the Kobe Earthquake). Although both earthquakes were around a 6.0 magnitude and happened exactly one year apart from each other, they had very different impacts in terms of infrastructure, disruption of economy, health issues