Sentence examples for civic developments from inspiring English sources

Some might say the town's fortunes rely too heavily on art, or on the new cafes, shops and restaurants on its hilly streets, but there are also significant civic developments this year.

Since the deindustrialisation of the region in the mid-20th century, these industries have been replaced by newer sectors and industries, although many of the civic developments that accompanied industrialisation remain in the form of public buildings; a town hall, public baths and library.

The idea is that the theatre is a catalyst for new civic development in the area.

Civic development often starts where young people show up and have a reason to stick around.

Still, debates about civic development have seldom touched on life, death and the future of scientific progress.

The new measures were tentatively welcomed by human rights groups, which have long criticized the government for hampering civic development.

Yearbooks, scrapbooks, albums containing clippings and programs from events, executive board files, and civic development project folders from the Ithaca Garden Club.

But the dispute focuses attention on institutional expansion in an era when art and art institutions are used as tools of civic development and land reclamation.

Connie Flanagan, a psychologist and professor of youth civic development at Pennsylvania State University, said the group cohesion in Youth Challenge, the emphasis on controlling anger and the immediate feedback on behavior all seemed to be useful elements.

The study follows in the wake of urban theorists like Richard Florida (Ms. Currid calls him a mentor), who have emphasized the importance of the creative class to civic development.

It may be, as one Russian commentator has suggested, that motorists are playing the role in Russia's civic development that was expected to fall to entrepreneurs and small businessmen.