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Facts about modern day urban decay: 1 since the 1970s urban decay has been associated with western cities, since then major sturctural changes in global economics, transportation , and government policy created the economic then the social conditions resulting un urban decay 2 urban decay has no single cause it results from a combination of inter-related socio-economic conditions- including the city’s urban planning decisions, the poverty of the local populace, the construction of freeway roads and rail road lines that pass the area. 3 during the industrial revolution, from the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century, rural people moved from the country to the cities causing urban overpopulation, making apartments and housing expensive and people not being about to pay making the quality of the housing poor 4 the us government are trying to fix this through urban renewel with is the bulding of large scale housing for the poor 5 urban decay starts when buissnesses either go inside or outside of the city, the other starts struggling 6 Many riots start in urban decaying area because they want to be known and heard so hopefully people could help 7 alot of street gangs are in urban decayed areas because people are left out on the streets because they cant pay rent. People start making street gangs making the street, becoming a deangerous place. Facts about Ancient Roman Urban Decay:

1 The Roman government put in new water lead pipes, which lead to to people get lead poisoning.

2 Poor people lived the top floor while rich people lived on the ground floor, this was because the stairs were hazards and it was unsafe to travel up so many. So the higher the room the cheeper it is.

3 90% of the Roman population were farmers and since farms were getting burnt down a lot of people couldn't afford housing which made the housing quality decline.

4 Most local were fat, lazy and wouldn't keep with maintence of their houses.

5 Government buildings needed repair such as aqueducts and roads.

6 Roman government toking materials from other buildings to build new ones.

7 Poor people tried to barter with goods and services to pay rent.

Questions to ask: How do you think urban decay can be slowed? Why do think urban decay happens faster in some areas then other? Are some foundations better then others to slow urban decay? Wouldn't urban decay help the economy by people building more houses?

Email to Carrie Whitaker a Journalist which wrote a article about Metal thieves and Urban decay:  Dear Ms. Whitaker,   Hi I'm a student from Nagel Middle School. In class we were asked to research about Urban decay and planing in the United States today. I read your article and I have a few questions to further my understanding. Please answer at your own convenience.   1 How do you think metal theives effect urban decline in Cincinnati?  <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> 2 Do you think people taking materials could help stop urban decay or help the economy by influencing companies to build new and stronger houses. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> 3 How do you think metal theives or just urban decay in general could be slowed or even fixed? <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Thank you for your time. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Best regards, <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Victor Hornin__g__

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hello Victor: Thank you for reading, it isn’t often that I hear from readers who are in middle school! Good for you to stay informed.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Here are my answers. If I can help you in any other way, please let me know.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">1 How do you think metal thieves effect urban decline in Cincinnati?

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">When thieves hit a home or business, they often target vacant properties. Once they break in, they’ll strip every piece of metal – and anything else of value – from the property. These include downspouts, which funnel rain water away from homes, metal plumbing, even aluminum siding. These materials protect the property from weather, bugs and rodents, which can further destroy a structure. What’s left is an expensive mess that owners are sometimes unable or unwilling to fix. Some of these properties are in foreclosure, owned by out-of-state banks who have little interest in cleaning up the property. Urban decay and neglected properties have a bad effect on property values. <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">2 Do you think people taking materials could help stop urban decay or help the economy by influencing companies to build new and stronger houses.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Collecting metal scrap left in someone’s trash at the curb or on the side of the road is legal and encouraged because scrap yards take this material and recycle it. Were it not for legal scrappers, much of this material would end up decaying in a landfill or somewhere else. For this reason I could see legal scrapping being a helpful practice. I’m not sure whether it has influenced companies to build stronger homes, though I have heard that a booming industry for security companies is putting surveillance equipment on air conditioning units, as they are often a target for thieves.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">3 How do you think metal thieves or just urban decay in general could be slowed or even fixed?

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">There are many solutions out there that can discourage metal thieves but this type of thievery will not end as long as individuals can get money for metal. It takes everyone – police, law makers, community members and property owners – to fight this problem on all fronts. Uniform regional and possibly even federal laws could help because thieves are known to go to areas where laws are the most relaxed or unenforced.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hope this helps you in your project.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sincerely,

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Carrie Whitaker <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Reporter <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Cincinnati Enquirer <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">513-768-8341 <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">cwhitaker@enquirer.com

Solutions: To solve Rome's problem of Urban decay I think that the Roman government should make more public buildings out of harder materials such as cement and granite. This will help so the landlords dont have to pay as much to keep with the maintenance of the housing. Also to build these buildings, the government or roman citizens should take old materials from abandoned buildings to help build new ones. If the government does not want to build new houses, they can renovate old houses increasing the strength and durability. Finally Romans could build big public homeless houses.