City Limits

Swillsburg City Limits (the 'city of Pigs': Republic 370c-372d)

At Repl/blic 370c-372d, Plato presents us with an early polis that is self-sufficient. peaceful, cooperative, and which provides a comfortable life for its inhabitants. While Glaucon derides this polis as a 'city for pigs', Socrates is quick to defend its virtues characterizing it as a city which is not only 'complete' (te/ea), but a 'true' (alEtilil/e polis) and 'healthy' city (hugies tis) (37...

Chronic heart failure beyond city limits.

INTRODUCTION Chronic heart failure (CHF) develops in frail elderly individuals who have suffered an acute or sustained insult to the structural efficiency of the heart due to the presence of underlying heart disease and/or hypertension. It is also more common in individuals with disproportionately high levels of cardiac disease or its risk factors, for example lower socioeconomic status. As suc...

Beyond City Limits: The Multi-Jurisdictional Applications of GIS

Much has been written about specific geographic information systems (GIS) applications, but as cooperative relationships between various levels of government evolve, GIS analysis and systems development will need to adapt. The author suggests multi-jurisdictional GIS development, a system where different levels of government use the same GIS software and databases for completion of their own or...

Planetary Stewardship in an Urbanizing World: Beyond City Limits

Cities are rapidly increasing in importance as a major factor shaping the Earth system, and therefore, must take corresponding responsibility. With currently over half the world's population, cities are supported by resources originating from primarily rural regions often located around the world far distant from the urban loci of use. The sustainability of a city can no longer be considered in...

Generalized Covering Groups and Direct Limits