Location, spacing, size and functions of urban settlements (Christaller)
Spatial patterns in urban landscapes
(a) land-rent and distance-decay concepts, concepts of urban structure (Burgess, Hoyt, Harris and Ullman)
(b) urban population densities


Concepts of manufacturing location

Urban problems : housing, transport

Impact of urbanization and industrialization on quality of environment
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  為什麼會發生沙塵暴? 
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  酸雨 
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  Urban Development in China
 
Urbanization - problems & prospects
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Adjustment in urban function towards knowledge-based activities
   
  Industrial Location
 
Institutional Factors : Through a Case Study of
"Relocating HK-funded Enterprises to Shenzhen SEZ"
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Infrastructure : Through a Case Study of
"Shifting Emphasis to Knowledge-based Infrastructure in Singapore"
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  Pollution in Hong Kong
 
Air Pollution
Noise Pollution
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  Related Web Sites (on Hong Kong)
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  中山市
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  肇慶氣候變化與環境關係淺析
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  廣州尋回了惜日“花城”的芬芳
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  Britain's Inner Cities 
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  Iron and Steel Industry 
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  Automobile industry in USA 
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  Question and Answer
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  How does the effectiveness of Burgess model in explaining the land use pattern of Hong Kong? 
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  Essay - In what ways do human beings modify the composition of the urban atmosphere? How do such atmospheric modifications affect the nature of precipitation in urban areas? Evaluate the impacts of urban precipitation on the living environment. 
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  「發展中國家與已發展國家的城市人口分佈形態有很大差異。」分別以兩個不同類型的地市為例，描述及解釋兩者人口分佈形態上的差別，並探討因人口分佈的差異對交通和房屋做成的問題。 
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  描述及解釋商業性畜牧業與商業性耕作系統在生態上之差別。試舉一例子，說明商業性畜牧業受生態因素影響的重要性。 
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  Essay - How and why is the climate of the inner city area different from that of the suburbs? Examine the impacts of industrialization and urbanization on the human health and how these impacts could be reduced to a minimum. 
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  What factors govern the areal specialisation of functions within cities? Illustrate your answer with reference to a specific city you have studied. 
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  "Traditionally, geographers have considered factors such as proximity to raw materials, labor, energy supply, and the markets to determine the least-cost location for a factory. Now, the emphasis is changing towards institutional factors, and the social costs of industrial location."
Using appropriate examples, describe what is meant by institutional factors and explain how social cost can be included in the least-cost equation to determine the optimal location for a new factory. 
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  Describe the changes in the distributional pattern of industrial activities from the last century to the present. Examine the forces leading to such changes. Use appropriate regional examples to illustrate the answer. 
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  How and why is the climate of the inner city area different from that of the suburbs? Examine the impacts of industrialization and urbanization on the human health and how these impacts could be reduced to a minimum. 
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  In what ways do human beings modify the composition of the urban atmosphere? How do such atmospheric modifications affect the nature of precipitation in urban areas? Evaluate the impacts of urban precipitation on the living environment. 
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  Video Clips of Urban and Industrial Landscapes
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  城市 / 工業景觀
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  Past Paper Quetion in Urban Landscapes
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