Kamloops has clear growth in cultural activities however, with expectations at riverside and new art activities such as (music in the park, Canada day, western Canada theater, and rib fest). The success of these sorts of activates are vital to the success of Kamloops, and that could be easily derailed if Kamloops sustainability is not taken seriously. Kamloops sustainability has is a largely impacted by the proposed Ajaxs mine, both environmental sustainability as well as sustaining the physical city. When deciding where to live many people would look at a project such as Ajaxs mine and decide against Kamloops this does not help the sustainability. This essay will discuss how the last chapters of “Happy City” and how they relate to the sustainability …show more content…
Montgomery be starts chapter ten of “Happy City” discussing the divide in a city and where resources should be allocated. Creating a city in which every person feel equal, no matter their economic position. “Happy City" explains that when a city is full of inequality “you will have to deal with higher rates of mental illness, drug abuse and every other kind of problems” (Montgomery, 238). Increasing the feeling of equality in cities require a lot of city renewal according to Montgomery, these incudes updating/adding bike lanes, better public transit, more public parks, and city layout. Although this increases the city budget in many aspects it also helps cut cost in areas such as health care, social assistance, and police survives as citizens will feel more motivated and have more self-esteem leading to decrease in violence and increase in employment (Montgomery, 239). In chapter twelve Montgomery address the issue of sustainability in a city. Begging with the desiccation on climate change and how the renewable energy projects effect a …show more content…
Montgomery proposes that to solve this problem of the urban sprawl that is make life miserable for some many people, that we must create more dense areas that have all that a person needs in one area. This applies to Kamloops especial in areas such as Raleigh and Hefley were there in only a gas station in the area. However, this concept may apply to Kamloops as a hole in terms of cultural events and areas. Kamloops is not growing in the cultural activity area, with events such as rib fest, Canada day, music in the park, Western Canada theater theses have all gained traction through the years. However, Kamloops does not have many other events and the others that we have are not well published or popular. Thus, people that live in Kamloops and want cultural experiences to have to travel either to Vancouver or Kelowna, for events, concerts, plays and art. This means less money going to Kamloops and people are not as happy because they need to travel every time they would like to participate in a new activity. Bring more events and music to Kamloops would help increase tourism but also the happiness of citizens, and applying to more than just the senior population would help to retain a lot of young people. As right now Kamloops does not have much to offer in terms of live music, bars and other events and creating more would make the city more applying
...o urban renewal the suburb of Pyrmont-Ultimo has significantly changed its demographics. A survey conducted in 1996 by the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning revealed that Pyrmont had become home to a more youthful and wealthier population with 55 percent of the population lying in the 20-29 years age bracket. The introduction of new amenities and institutions such as the University of Technology, Chinatown and Star City would certainly have accounted for this. Couples with no children now account for more than 32 percent of the total population and more than 27 percent of new residents have a university degree compared to 16 percent in 1992. Pyrmont-Ultimo no longer has a strong manufacturing industry; instead heading for a corporate workplace with a revolution in IT, communications and finance which accounts for the increase in tertiary educate professionals.
The Alberta Oil Sands are large deposits of bitumen in north-eastern Alberta. Discovered in 1848, the first commercial operation was in 1967 with the Great Canadian Oil Sands plant opening, and today many companies have developments there. The Alberta Oil Sand development is very controversial, as there are severe environmental impacts and effects on the local Aboriginal peoples. This essay will discuss the need for changes that can be made for the maximum economic benefit for Canada, while reducing the impact on the environment and limiting expansion, as well as securing Alberta’s future. Changes need to be made to retain the maximum economic benefits of the Alberta Oil Sands while mitigating the environmental and geopolitical impact. This will be achieved by building pipelines that will increase the economic benefits, having stricter environmental regulation and expansion limitations, and improving the Alberta Heritage Fund or starting a new fund throu...
look into its planning policies in order to prevent spatial segregation in Toronto. However does not explain what planning instruments are needed to help diversify the socio-economic composition of Toronto’s inner city. The article also suggests that for a more socially progressive city, anti-gentrification policies should be incorporated and adopted into Toronto’s official plan policies but does not explains what can be included as anti-gentrification policy.
New urbanism evokes a community that promotes walkability, connectivity, diversity, sustainability, green transportation, increased density, and a higher quality of life (New Urbanism, n.d). Mixed housing adds to socio-economic diversity and builds on community sustainability through balance. A community center adds interconnectivity and a sense of belonging. An area that promotes walkability with local conveniences and outdoor space promotes a healthier lifestyle. These are the some of the main components that Prairie Crossing, Illinois included in their community plan that offers a better quality of life.
Land use in the district of North Vancouver has been a very sensitive issue for many years. In this area, population growth has been substantial, especially because of the area's popular outdoor recreation opportunities. It is this relationship between population pressure and outdoor 'green zones'1 that is at the heart of the conflict in North Vancouver district. Residents are very passionate about, and emotionally attached to, the natural mountainous surroundings. Thus, when development plans were slated for Mountain Forest and Cove Forest, residents did not want development to take place in 'their forests.' The critical question is, how to incorporate influxes of people into a limited amount of urban area while keeping current residents satisfied?
This article is about the city of Camden and how they went from being a thriving city to a city that is now in economic crisis. The city has a population of 70,390 and is the poorest city in the nation (16). Camden has an unemployment rate of 30-40% and has an average household income of 24,600 (16). In the past Camden was an industrial giant with several large companies like Campbell’s soup and RCA having factories there, which employed 36,000 people (17). Closing of the factories is one of the main reasons for Camden Counties' high unemployment rate. Over the past few years Camden has been forced to make “$28 million in draconian budget cuts, with officials talking about cutting 25 percent from every department, including layoffs of nearly half the police force” (16). With the lack of funds the counties education system is beginning to suffer with them having to cut the library rate by 2/3, now they have a“70 percent high school dropout rate, with only 13 percent of students managing to pass the state’s proficiency exams in math” (16).With all of the empty factories, empty houses, and vacant lots Camden is beginning to become a very unappealing and unhappy place to live.
Sustainability is one of the most controversial topics throughout the history, and as our society develop, we realize that being able to be sustainable is essential to survival of our race. The book Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Sustainability is a collection of articles on different side of various issues related to sustainability. In the book, Issue 8 discusses the ability of technology to deliver sustainability, and issue 16 and 17 discusses the sustainability of food and energy. While issue 16 and 17 are well-presented, the arguments in issue 8 are not very strong.
The original zoning of the JT was solely industrial; however, due to functional clustering, residential and commercial buildings were created to support the industrial labourers (Knox, p443; Toronto Neighbourhoods). At this time, the JT's population was predominantly Anglo-Saxon Britons; over time, however, due to the poor living conditions, the residential pattern changed: poor immigrants moved into the JT from Macedonia, Poland, Italy, and the Ukraine to work for the local industry (Knox, p444; IDWCN). These poor living conditions were the result of industrial pollution - a problem the government ignored despite local protest (Toronto Neighbourhoods). These protests incorporated demands that some of the factories be relocated, or at the very least, that pollution control programs be legislated (Toronto Neighbourhoods). Eventually, the residents had both these demands granted; however, the former was only mere coincidence. Free trade, more specifically NAFTA, encouraged many local industries to relocate abroad; this action was due to lower production costs, not government intervention (VIDEO; IDWCN). Free trade, coupled with the recession in the 1980s, led to a rapid deindustrialisation process in the JT (VIDEO). To compensate for the lost industrial revenues, many parts of the JT were rezoned to residential neighbourhoods - neighbourhoods composed of subsidised housing projects (IDWCN). Although residential areas were being built, there was still a government bias for industry as evidenced by the reservation of specific zoning locations for business technology centres (IDWCN).
Now, sustainable development and quality of life are crucial to the well being of our nation. Thus, I have pondered many a year on this very important matter and have consulted a very knowing Canadian of my acquaintance at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The amount of natural resources in this country being usually reckoned infi...
Stereotypes of urban cities commonly reflect the portrayal of minorities which they are seen as poor and criminals in comparison to the middle and upper Caucasian class. Such stereotypes are an effect of environmental racism. However, to divert from the spread of negative and racist stereotypes, the local government must reflect a better city. In this paper, I am going to explain the benefits of new regionalism in relation to urban cities and minorities. Having influence from Manuel Pastor and Myron Orfield, minorities need attention from their local government to better their lives. I will argue for the practice of sustainable farming for urban cities as a positive reinforcement for urban growth. Sustainable farming provides an opportunity for urban minorities for self-government and self-business. Lastly, I discuss the themes that occur in Don Peck's article How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America and further argue that Americans need a necessary change in the government and economy to become prosper.
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Sustainability is an issue that everyone should be concerned about. If the planet Earth is going to exist, as we know it, everyone should wake up and do their part to help achieve a greater level of sustainability. In my English 101 class we learned about the issue of sustainability. Many different topics were discussed and researched throughout the course of the semester. Overall, I think that the sustainability project has been a learning and enlightening experience for everyone in this class. Many more things can be done next semester, since the groundwork has been laid to continue this project for time to come.
Peace River Country has a continental climate with a low precipitation rate that reduces the local humidity and causes the hot summer and a cold winter feeling (Churcher & Wilson, 1979, p.71). Moreover, it has a series of pollutions like notably air and water pollutions that are affected by pollutant-inducing resources in the province of Alberta. There is an abundance of petroleum and gas resources in Alberta. On the one hand, these valuable resources promote and supports the local economy and the country`s GDP; on the other hand, it damages the surrounding environment. Because the major resources in Alberta are gas and petroleum, and these kind of resources are non-renewable, and the result translates into bad air and water quality in the local region. Also, as one of the more populous provinces in Canada, Alberta maintains numerous industries and develops lots of tar sand, which is a kind of bituminous sand that is formed from oil. This toxic waste of oil sand creates more greenhouse gas emissions, e...
As previously implied, cities are currently the antithesis of even the barest sense of sustainability. To succinctly define the term “sustainability” would be to say that it represents living within one’s needs. When it comes to the city, with almost zero local sources of food or goods, one’s means is pushed and twisted to include resources originating far beyond the boundaries of the urban landscape. Those within cities paradoxically have both minimal and vast options when it comes to continuing their existence, yet this blurred reality is entirely reliant on the resources that a city can pull in with its constantly active economy.
The first step in adopting a greener urban lifestyle lies in the Twin Ports area planning specific goals that have long-lasting visions anchored to progressive plans toward sustainable living. Each community is different, and engaging the public is critical. An approach to achieving a sustainable urban lifestyle involves organizations and individuals pursuing strategic a...