I studied geography at secondary school. As I have some basic knowledge about urban development, when I see the title of this course, I believe I can perform better. We seemed to be konwn our city very well. However, a city is not just a place we live in but the major fasinating component of human’s civilization. We make concerted effort to be more powerful. We live together to take care of each other. We socialize to learn from each other. If we want to know a city in depth, we have to look at more aspects.
For me, I think the existence of a city is something natural, just like mountains and rivers. There are various reasons behind but when the timing is right, a city just form naturally. For the development of a city, I found out that it is the most enjoyable part. It is determined by the nature, humans and sometime just luck. In modern time, we are less affected by natural hazards, government plays an important role in city’s development.
I hadn’t tried to appreciate a city before this course. Because city is something here all long. I feel so comfortable with it’s existence.Th...
According to Muller, Prowse, and Soper (2012) the procedures to remove and replace a power supply are;
city is like a cycle everyone has a part and does something that helps the city function. However
The traditional views held regarding the impacts a city and its structure may have on the individuals that live in it are usually either positive or negative. Take for example the idea of “urbanitas” put forward by Lewis Mumford in his article “What is a City”, or the distinctive dichotomy promoted by Alan Trachtenberg between the City of Destruction and the Celestial City when trying to understand how a city can influence an individual. Both these arguments are accurate depictions of what happens in a city, and yet do not completely describe the true effects the environment of the city has on human nature and social relations. Rather the built environment of the city acts as an enabler for the individuals that live within it, a double-edged sword that has the potential to both protect and hurt and impact both a positive or negative effect, as opposed to simply being one or the other as the works of Mumford and Trachtenberg originally suggest.
Explain the nature, spatial distribution and function of world cities (Discuss a theory and one world city)
This creates an opening between Ecology and Theology, creating a hybrid of study known as Ecotheology. Ecotheology, according to Grounding Religion, “ Is a study of the intersections between theological ideas and environmental issues” ( Grounding Religion, 230). Meaning it takes in both aspects of religion and nature as a way to push for resolutions. When looking into ecology itself we see an unsustainable atmosphere that lacks respect for nature in urban areas. In Elino and Elsa: Contextual Christianity discusses urban sustainability by Seppo Kjellberg, Kjellberg explores the relationship between nature and cities and one of the most religious and ecological balanced cities has what he calls, ‘Symbiosis’. (Kjellberg, 271). A symbiotic city would essentially be one with nature (Kjellberg,271). A ‘Castle’ city is essentially the opposite of a ‘Symbiosis’ city. A ‘Castle’ city, “tries to keep wild nature outside its wall...private cars are allowed everywhere.” (Kjellberg, 270). It is not a city that takes inconsideration the treatment of nature. Now what is it that makes people prefer or wish for one city over the other? It is people's view on
Again, this section will give a working definition of the “urban question’. To fully compare the political economy and ecological perspectives a description of the “urban question” allows the reader to better understand the divergent schools of thought. For Social Science scholars, from a variety of disciplines, the “urban question” asks how space and the urban or city are related (The City Reader, 2009). The perspective that guides the ecological and the social spatial-dialect schools of thought asks the “urban question” in separate distinct terminology. Respected scholars from the ecological mode of thinking, like Burgess, Wirth and others view society and space from the rationale that geographical scope determines society (The City Reader, 2009). The “urban question” that results from the ecological paradigm sees the relationship between the city (space) as influencing the behaviors of individuals or society in the city. On the other hand...
Renzo respects that is it important to not become self referential with design. Therefore, to truly understand the reality of a city, Renzo will never accept a new job without visiting the space first. This is to find the fundamental emotions, which he states is the true source of inspiration (Archinect, 2006). Furthermore, Renzo and his team will make hundreds of models after research to test their theories. “Versions enable us to understand how the pieces will work with each other”, Renzo once said (BMIAA, 2015).
Urban Planning is about places for people. It is about their creation, their function, their maintenance and their improvement .Cities and towns are the basic building blocks of modern society, operating as centers of commerce and trade, government and politics, and knowledge and culture. Well- planned, efficient cities provide healthy and attractive environment for people to live, work and play.
Humans are part of natural ecosystem of earth, hence they are inseparable from the nature and its biodiversity of living organism. Every habitation has its own natural ecology, even cities has its own ecosystem which not only occurs in open green spaces and water bodies but also in every element of city and its development. Urban landscape is developed to increase green spaces in cities and spaces of interaction for the people; it’s more focused on planning and designing of the space and attraction to the visitors, and less focused on natural ecology of the place for example plantation of native trees which attracts native birds and its species which prevents the natural biodiversity of the place. Developing urban open spaces without taking natural ecosystem into consideration can end up extinction of particular type of species which cannot adopt it. Hence urban development of place should have integrated approach towards natural ecology, social and use of technology (Davies et al.,
As I walked down the sidewalk, my nose picked up the salty scent of the sea breeze. I looked ahead and saw the gleaming beach in the far distance. Before me, the tranquil city along with the endless blue sea sandwiched the golden beach that stretched across for miles. Then my eyes were grasped by the incredible beauty of the city skyscrapers that stood hundreds of meters tall, and they probably had also captured the sight of many other tourists. Some people were jogging and others were bike riding Just as the yellow sun rises from behind the buildings. It’s easy for many people t...
Consequently exploring the interconnections between environment and urban development is one of the topics recommended for Year 5 in the Australian Curriculum: Geography (ACARA,
A city has to be beautiful, though the definition of “beauty” is so vague. The beauty can be physical, such as enjoyable parks, streetscapes, architectural facades, the sky fragment through freeways and trees; or it can be the beauty of livelihood, people, and history. As landscape architects, we are creating beautiful things or turning the unpleasant memorial.
Urbanization occurs naturally from individual and corporate efforts to cut time and cost in commuting and transportation while improving opportunities for jobs, education, housing, and transportation. Living in cities allows individuals and families to take advantage of the opportunities of proximity, diversity, and marketplace competition. People began moving into cities to seek economic opportunities.
Everything needed by man to survive can never be found in a single location because all the resources are never available in a particular location. This has made it a must to move from one place to another. Therefore, the variation in the resources endowment among cities and towns creates spatial and economic imbalance which necessitates ultimately interactions. There is need for interaction be it socially, economically and otherwise. Therefore, uneven distribution provides a fundamental basis of interaction. More so, urban centres are characterized by varying activities. These activities include; manufacturing, services of various forms, trading, transportation and other tertiary activities. These activities in urban centres have made people
The themes discussed in the readings is the city seen as sociological construct, and what makes a city. It also focuses on urban in a modern episteme and how urban has become the object of analysis. How urbanism comes in to play when defining city. The expansion of city, the segregation of places is talked in the burgess article. Money becomes an important part in urbanism explained by simmel.The certain features which a city requires to become livable is explained by Jane Jacobs.