Although all planning involves social interaction in one way or another, I reject the statement, “In the end, all planning is social planning” because social planning focus more on the impacts of sociology, the study of human interactions and social structures, as compared to other forms of planning where there is less emphasis on social impacts in decision making. Not all planning have the same approach to an issue and social planning is unique because it is from a sociological perspective where planners use social factors to explain and interpret existing issues in society and examine social impacts on people’s well-being. To support that social planning is unique from other types of planning, I will examine the topics of community housing with the example of Regent Park presented by Laura Johnson and the role of public institutions from class lecture four by Laura Schatz. In the example of Regent Park by Laura Johnson, the University of Waterloo professor examined the social impacts of the neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto. She first introduced the social profile or demographics of the people living in Regent Park which were described as relatively low-income, high unemployment to employment ratio, and young population comparing to other neighbourhoods in Toronto. In addition, the community had a reputation crime and violence (Johnson, 2010). She described various solutions from a sociological perspective to help the people in Regent Park, including subsidized community housing, government sponsored paid learning programs and services that support the children and young adults in the community. She then mentioned the media focus and social implications including the loss of sense of community and safety and that peopl... ... middle of paper ... ...ve the same objective of improving people’s quality life or well-being, all planning is not social planning because other types of planning are used to fill in the gaps of social planning to achieve that common objective. The different focus and approach in achieving an objective set different kinds of planning apart. There will continue to be challenges such as social inequality and NIMBY-ism that planners must face with the public and private sector in planning and decision making in the future. Also, there is a need for better communication between planners, politicians, private policy makers, land developers and residents so that action can be take and plans can be implemented. Planners will also need to promote more tolerance in people when viewing situations from another perspective which is necessary to improve the quality and well-being of a community.
In contrast to the negatives of gentrification, some people view gentrification as a the only effective way to “revitalize” low-income urban communities. In the article, “Gentrification: A Positive Good For Communities” Turman situates the piece around the opinion that gentrification is not as awful as the negative connotation surrounding it. Furthermore, he attempts to dispel the negative aspects of gentrification by pointing out how some of them are nonexistent. To accomplish this, Turman exemplifies how gentrification could positively impact neighborhoods like Third Ward (a ‘dangerous’ neighborhood in Houston, Texas).Throughout the article, Turman provides copious examples of how gentrification can positively change urban communities, expressing that “gentrification can produce desirable effects upon a community such as a reduced crime rate, investment in the infrastructure of an area and increased economic activity in neighborhoods which gentrify”. Furthermore, he opportunistically uses the Third Ward as an example, which he describes as “the 15th most dangerous neighborhood in the country” and “synonymous with crime”, as an example of an area that could “need the change that gentrification provides”. Consequently, he argues with
Kennedy A. (2014) Castle Vale Housing Action Trust: Lessons in Regenerating Communities Lecture, University of Birmingham.
Urban planning is an interesting job that is necessary for the function of almost all modern communities. Urban planners work most often for local governments and plan out new developments and means of transportation, devise the most economically profitable and environmentally friendly layouts for buildings and towns, and even plotting out how to make the surrounding environment more aesthetically pleasing (“Urban and Regional Planners.”). Potential candidates for this occupation are almost always required to have skills in areas such as active listening, speaking, reading comprehension, critical thinking, and decision making (“Explore Careers :: Urban and Regional Planners.). It is growing at about an average pace, with a ten percent growth predicted between 2012 and 2022, from the current 38,700 jobs to 42,700. The pay is fairly high, with a national median pay of $65,230. Urban planners usually work normal work hours as well as extra time for meeting with colleagues and teammates. The vast majority of them work in local government, and they work in offices for the planning portion and travel to work sites to see the outcome and evaluate possible decisions. Urban planning is separated in...
In urban planning's new political awareness, representation became a social responsibility issue. This new understanding of politics and social responsibility in urban planning may have brought boundary interaction between planners and other professions, such as social work…
The City of Toronto is very diverse in terms of culture, financial and social status. Due to having such a diverse society Toronto has to address all aspects and levels of its citizens. Toronto as a whole does a good job at creating centers and recreational programs which accept and target all people but it seems to not be enough. Youth violence has been a problem in Toronto for as long as one can remember. To address it Toronto has done a lot lawfully and protective wise but to go to the roots is the way to fix it. If Youth violence was addressed through crating more forms of public recreation the youth would have ways to express themselves and feel more confident lessening the level of lashing out. If Toronto used public funds to would allow
Public Spaces in high social capital area are cleaner, people are friendlier and the streets are safer. Traditional neighborhood “risk factors” such as high poverty and residential mobility are not as significant. Places have higher crime rates in large part because people don’t participate in community organizations, don’t supervise younger people, and aren’t linked through networks of friends (Putnam, 2000).
Throughout this assignment a variety of terminology will be used, first it is appropriate to define what the term ‘Social Policy’ means. Social policy can be defined in different ways and ‘there is no established or agreed definition of social policy’ (Baldock et, al., 1999:21). From reading different books on social policy, the author’s understanding of social policy is it provides guidelines to deal with social problems . Social problems are matters which direct...
Often times I find myself reminiscing about my child hood. I recall driving throughout the prominent metro Detroit neighborhood in which I grew up, Rosedale Park. See in those days my community was a gem which shone bright toward the edification of the Motor City. On streets like Piedmont, Grandville, Stahelin and Artesian one could drive by almost at any time and see children outside playing, adults on porches and sidewalks fellowshipping, and houses abounding with vibrant lights, laughter, and with life. This was my community; moreover, this was a facet of my adolescence that I ignorantly took for granted. Today desolation has grown sovereign over this beautiful gem. Today the sounds of laughter have all but faded into a resounding restless silence. One could even say that abandoned houses and boarded doors and windows have become indigenous, not only to Rosedale Park, but to every part of the metro Detroit area. However, one thing has remained constant; Rosedale Park, no rather Detroit as a whole is still my community.
This paper will argue that planners have and are continuously working for market interests by implementing policies favouring markets and also acting as a
Very few people would want to live in a place where they don’t have security. Whether it be in cities or subdivisions, Jacobs, if alive, would ascertain that there needs to be a sense of connectedness to maintain communal safety. Public living “bring[s] together people who do not know each other in an intimate, private social fashion and in most cases do not care to know each other in that fashion” (Jacobs 55). Now that families typically center themselves around suburban lifestyles, residents should understand that the same connections that Jacobs says were to be made in cities need to now be made in subdivisions. Jacobs was scared that with houses being spread out in the suburbs, little interaction between neighbors would take place. In order to avoid this, neighborhoods need to promote a sidewalk lifestyle that they currently do not (Jacobs 70). With Kotkin stressing how urban areas are no longer preferable places to raise a family, saying only seven percent of their populations are children, he lacks compassion for the transients that now inhabit cities. Undoubtedly, those who now inhabit the city should also feel safe in their environments. Nowadays, members of a city isolate themselves from interactions with other citizens making it difficult to establish a social
Planning is a way to respond to the changes occurring in the environment around a person systematically. Planning is an approach towards the problem solving rationally. It can be taken as a remedial tool for creating change in the current situation in systematic and efficient way.
I think Headquarters embodies person-centered planning. We are almost-always working with one person at a time, trying to identify the resources (including people) they have in their life that they can use to get through whatever the crisis they are having at the moment may be. There is no doubt that at our agency the person is at the center. We do not force the caller to do anything, unless we have determined they are in danger and active rescue is necessary. We work through a safety plan with the caller that outlines who they can talk to, what activities they are able to do while time passes, and so on. We never tell the caller what to do, but if we have an idea we frame it as a question, such as "You said you like reading. What would it be like to read until you can talk to your mom when she
Schonwandt, Walter L. 2008. Planning in Crisis? Theoretical Orientations for Architecture and Planning. Ashgate Publishing: Burlington, VT. pp. 10
“Planning: is specifying the goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals” (Bateman & Snell, 2004, p. 16).
Consulting the community will be a two way interaction where the intentions are to make the people well informed and understand about the development plan. Other than that, is to receive feedback and getting rough ideas on what the thing that the community really want to see in their neighbourhood. This stage is also important in advising the people that their input will influenced the decision making process at the end. Rather than the usual meeting where everyone sit behind the tab...