Pudong Essays

  • Advantages and Problems for a City Being a Transport Hub

    1931 Words  | 4 Pages

    Tokyo is a hub in a developed country. Brief introduction of Shanghai Shanghai is a developing city and a transportation hub in one of the fast-growing country in the world. In 1978, the nation adopted open-door policies and the establishment of Pudong new district in 1993, which have promoted growth of the city. The role of transport hub was enhanced. The city situated in a developing country, which GDP per capita falling on developing country’s standard though the city is very much developed (World

  • Globalization In The Global City

    1005 Words  | 3 Pages

    The thesis of 'the global city ' is fundamental to understand the global dynamics that have transformed the cities in the last decades. The global city refers to the linkages of cities within the context of a global economic market. There are different key aspects of the urban geography that can indicate this interdependence among global cities as, for example, the expansion of the APS or the growth of TCN in the CBD , the places are considered highly influential in the global cities due to the

  • Maglev Trains

    1759 Words  | 4 Pages

    Maglev Trains As almost any child knows, magnets have the ability to attract and repel other magnets. This knowledge is now being utilized in separate projects in Germany and Japan to propel and levitate a new and innovative type of train, the magnetic lift train. A German company called Transrapid is now able to build a train takes advantage of a magnets ability to attract magnetic materials. Upon observing the system from a distance, it looks to be composed of only T-shaped track and a

  • Analysis Of The Shard At London Bridge Tower

    789 Words  | 2 Pages

    The top 16 floors are being use as the hotel of the skyscraper. It is separated by another mechanical floor to the apartment. It has a total 251 number of rooms with a minimum size of 55.0 sq. m. the hotel has a total GFA of 41,000 sq. m. Relatedness and Significance Separation between different types of usage is important. The mechanical floors which serve as the divider are located on top and below various zones. The Block similar to the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, secures privacy and security

  • Solid Waste Management in China

    1938 Words  | 4 Pages

    INTRODUCTION Solid waste management is a major environmental issue and creating huge burdens particularly in megacities. Combination of growth of population and economy corresponds to increase of municipal solid waste (MSW). Many countries which have rapid growing economies are also confronted with serious challenges in maintaining and managing their vastly increasing wastes. An alarming rate of solid waste generation is observed simultaneously with urbanization, industrialization and economic

  • Chinese Cyber Espionage

    1130 Words  | 3 Pages

    infrastructure, economic espionage, commands, and its modus operandi. Identity of Adversary Mandiant analysis on APT1 concluded that it is similar to People’s Liberation Army Unit 61398 in its mission, capabilities and resources which is located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai in China. The Military Unit Cover Designator 61398 refer to the 2nd Bureau of General Staff Department in PLA which mainly focus on signals intelligence, foreign language proficiency, and defense information systems. Mandiat believes

  • Oligopolistic Market Analysis

    1586 Words  | 4 Pages

    To what extent does Ital Automotive (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, China, approximate an oligopolistic market structure? Dealers’ respective locations are shown on the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. They are all surrounded by malls and business centers in central areas of Shanghai. Ital Automotive (Shanghai) Co., Ltd is likely to share the features of oligopolistic market structure, for its relative dominance of the luxury car industry, high barriers to entry, differentiated products and interdependence of the Ferrari

  • Why China Can Attract More FDI: A Response to "Competitiveness in India and China: the FDI puzzle"

    1483 Words  | 3 Pages

    Why China Can Attract More FDI: A Response to "Competitiveness in India and China: the FDI puzzle" In 2008, a serious financial crisis swept the globe, causing many countries' economies sunk in depression or recession. After four years, some emerging economies, such as China and India which are the members of the "BRICS" (the acronym of Brazil, Russia, India and China, which are at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development), firstly got rid of the effect of this financial crisis. Therefore