Java
Java Indonesian island, between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean,
se of
Sumatra; its largest city is
Jakarta. In the early centuries
ad, the island was ruled by Hindu kingdoms. Islam began to spread in the 16th century. By the 18th century the island was mainly under Dutch control. It was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. Java is a mountainous country, with a volcanic belt in the
s and an alluvial plain to the
n. It is thickly forested and has many rivers. It produces rice, tea, coffee, sugar cane, textiles, tobacco, and rubber. Silver, gold, and phosphate are mined in the
n. Area: 126,501sq km (48,842sq mi). Pop. (2000) 117,319,419.
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Housing Problems Experienced by Recipients of Child Welfare Services
Magazine article from: Child Welfare; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...with child welfare services to examine the nature of housing problems and needs among these families and whether housing status affects case outcomes. First, the article describes the housing difficulties faced by two distinct child welfare service...
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Housing Panelists Resign in Charles; Three Complain That County Failed to Provide Affordable Units
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/8/1996; ; 700+ words
; Three members of the Charles County Housing Commission resigned this week to protest...s failure to help provide affordable housing. The resignations came after a tense meeting Monday between the Housing Commission and members of the Charles...
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SOCIAL HOUSING IN SLOVAKIA. THE TASK AND JUSTNESS OF THE NON-PROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHMENT IN SLOVAKIA
Magazine article from: International Journal of Strategic Property Management; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT. The paper deals with the situation in the housing sector in Slovakia since 1990. It presents changes...the tenure, the growth of the owner-occupied housing and decline of rental housing stock. It describes activities, policy and goals...
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Housing's moment on Capitol Hill.
Magazine article from: Mortgage Banking; 3/1/1990; ; 700+ words
; HOUSING'S MOMENT ON CAPITOL HILL At a recent visit to a...after her limited time allotment for transitional housing expired. Afterward, the Senator declared to the Michigan Housing Council: "If the adminstration isn't willing to...
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Housing decisions
Magazine article from: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; BOOK REVIEWS HOUSING DECISIONS EVELYN L. LEWIS AND CAROLYN S. TURNER...ATILES, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Extension Housing Specialist, The University of Georgia Housing Decisions is a practical and comprehensive textbook...
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Housing Discrimination: Record for Complaints.
Magazine article from: National Mortgage News; 4/9/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...race and disability discrimination in housing continues to challenge the industry. A total of 10,328 housing discrimination complaints were filed during...ever, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's fiscal year...
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Housing Needs in Rural Communities
Magazine article from: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; This study explored housing in small rural communities in an attempt to understand the available housing stock, perceptions of the need for housing, and perceived barriers to housing development. Data were collected through computer-assisted...
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Housing policy: changing the structure. (includes related article)
Magazine article from: Finance & Development; 3/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; THE HOUSING sector plays a more important role in a...experience sets out enabling strategies for the housing sector that give freer rein to economic...billion people worldwide lack adequate housing. In cities in developing countries, nearly...
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Housing data should consider shelter accessibility to jobs, social services. (National Association of Realtors)
PR Newswire; 5/22/1990; 700+ words
; HOUSING DATA SHOULD CONSIDER SHELTER ACCESSIBILITY...WASHINGTON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Future housing data should include the accessibility of...to be effective in crafting a national housing policy, according to a representative...
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HOUSING BILL CHAMPIONED BY REP. RANGEL SIGNED INTO LAW
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...hailing Tuesday's signing of The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act...addressing the shortage of affordable housing options in cities and towns in New York...expands and improves the low-income housing tax credit, which is the largest source...
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housing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
housing in general, living accommodations available...the advent of the Industrial Revolution, housing as a problem worsened as urban populations...towns by workers led not only to severe housing shortages but also to the deterioration...
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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
Book article from: Major Acts of Congress
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 Charles E. Daye T he Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-117, 79 Stat. 451) was the most ambitious federal housing effort undertaken since the Housing Act of 1949. The...
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Housing
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
HOUSING Housing plays a vital role in the lives of older adults due to the amount of time they spend at home and their desire to age in place. The features of housing are strong determinants of safety and ability to get out into the community...
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Housing: Alternative Options
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging
HOUSING: ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS A long time ago a...includes the elderly members of society. Housing for older people is often ill defined and...there exists great diversity among senior housing arrangements, extending from privately...
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Housing and Urban Development, Department of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a broad and complex mission, accomplished through a number of programs and in conjunction...
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