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Introduction: Urban renewal overview and different definitions
Urban renewal is a post industrial term that emerges as per need to revitalize areas to accommodate the post industrial standards and needs. As cities undergo the transition from industrial sectors to service sectors, the need to create changes that accommodate the transition arise as it is a necessity to create the type of dynamism that will be sustainable enough to roll along with the times thus accommodating future transitions. The current transitional state that most cities are undergoing is the transition for the primary-secondary based economy to a knowledge based economy. The motive is to alter the structure and status of the city without having to undo or develop
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Race has been identified as an agent of the modern day development problems that most of the cities are faced with today. The authors proceed and further explain that the issues of race and revitalization are linked together. “The issues of race and inner-city revitalization are woven together almost inextricably” (Leigh et al. 2000). However, race is not the only cause of the issues; there are other causes such as decentralization and the concept of disruptive economies whereby people find other means and other places to do their economic activities. Natural disasters also can cause a need for urban …show more content…
In his article, Roberts (2000) states that “It should be noted that it is different from urban renewal, urban rehabilitation and urban (re)development as urban renewal aims to achieve mainly physical change, urban rehabilitation does not describe the method of actions and urban (re)development has a general mission and lacks a well-defined purpose (Roberts, 2000). The elaboration identifies a few concepts that people often confuse with urban renewal, it also touches upon their differences as well. People often confuse these concepts; urban regeneration, urban development, urban upgrades, urban transformation, urban economic development, urban socio-economic development, brown field development, and among others. All these concepts have different approaches and standards by which they take place hence Roberts has chosen a few of them to outline the manner in which the concepts can differ. Although the concepts and approaches differ from one another, they all serve to achieve the same objective which is '(re)
When thinking of human society, what comes to mind as the most classically “human” aspect? Would it be emotions, community, or urban development? The animal kingdom exemplifies two of these characteristics: there are many different types of animal communities who have complex forms of organization with hierarchical structures and the bonds they share with each other are an example of the emotions they can exhibit. Similarly, many plant species are seen growing together by region; their own forms of community. The complicating evidence in this scenario is the idea of development: animals or plants have not created their own types of materials, which defined in the context of being human produced are called “man-made,” and nature does not have
Geographical inquiry question 3- to evaluate the effectiveness of the different strategies used to implement urban renewal in pyrmont ultimo
Urban renewal is the rehabilitation of city areas by replacing or renovating dilapidated buildings with new housing, public buildings, parks, roadways, industrial areas, etc. This urban dynamic has been operating in the suburb of Pyrmont from 1994 when Pyrmont was under construction till now when the final renovations are underway. As a result of Pyrmont’s urban renewal, it has provided new foreshore promenades and parks, leisure, housing and entertainment facilities along with employment opportunities to many people. This has led to more people living in Pyrmont as well as more people coming to work here every day. The social component, the economic character, the culture of place and growth, development, future trends and ecological sustainability
There are many examples of cities reforming itself over time, one significant example is Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. More than a hundred years after the discovery of gold that drew thousands of migrants to Vancouver, the city has changed a lot, and so does one of its oldest community: Downtown Eastside. Began as a small town for workers that migrants frequently, after these workers moved away with all the money they have made, Downtown Eastside faced many hardships and changes. As a city, Vancouver gave much support to improve the area’s living quality and economics, known as a process called gentrification. But is this process really benefiting everyone living in Downtown Eastside? The answer is no. Gentrification towards DTES(Downtown Eastside) did not benefit the all the inhabitants of the area. Reasons are the new rent price of the area is much higher than before the gentrification, new businesses are not community-minded, and the old culture and lifestyle of the DTES is getting erased by the new residents.
One thing that can lead to the uprise of a city is the ability to “attract people and enable them to collaborate” (Document 3). The reason this would help a city thrive is because when people are making inventions to make the city more efficient, life in the city becomes more enjoyable and then it improves the economy of the city. Another thing that helps cities thrive is a good education system (Document 3). The reason this helps is because when people in the city are well educated, then they are able to come up with better ideas to help the city become a better place and improve living conditions there, which would make for a more successful city. One thing that could cause the decline of a city would be “leaving empty houses for sale” (Document 4). This is because it lowers the economy of the city and other prices of homes which will impact the city in a negative way. This also may cause people to move out of the city. Another thing that could cause the decline of a city would be something called the “edifice complex”, where the city thinks that “new office buildings and sports arenas and transport systems will help the city thrive” (3). The reason this does not help the city is because when there are just buildings sitting around not being occupied, they lose value and
Furthermore, both articles “Gentrification: A Positive Good For Communities” and. “The Deeper Problems We Miss When We Attack ‘Gentrification’” exhibit their opinion on the positives of gentrification and the potential of “revitalization” in low-income urban communities. Badger argues that gentrification brings nothing more than further opportunities for urban communities while integrating citizens of different social classes. Furthermore, she continues to question if gentrification is in fact the monster that brings the prior expressions against gentrification where she says “If poor neighborhoods have historically suffered from dire disinvestment, how can the remedy to that evil — outside money finally flowing in — be the problem, too?”(Badger) Stating that the funds generated from sources external that are brought into these communities can’t be problematic.
...rt there will be no urbanization. Economy has its own rules and its own development. We cannot "push" or "speed up" subjectively, Destructive Enthusiasm in urban planning will be a dead end. Therefore, in reality, we must guard against false or excessive urbanization driven by the interests of the regime and to halt the urban sprawl-style expansion, to achieve a gradual urbanization. "New Urbanism", "compact city", "smart growth" provides us with useful ideas. There are few tiny gaps between the focus of these concepts, but their main principle is the same, namely to improve the utilization efficiency of urban space and create policies to control urban sprawl. Change the city zoning concept, promoting diversification of land use; reduce reliability on motorized travel; improve public transport to stimulate the vitality of the city It is our common goal of the future
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.
Since their birth these “Metropolises” have grown exponentially and today this trend shows no sign of letting up. Swallowing up the hundreds that flock to them every day beneath their endless canopy of corrugated rusted metal sheets. With many of these slums now staring at the possibility of redevelopment, I will explore the implications facing them by comparing Dharavi, a slum considered for development to a slum in Kolkata, which is currently already experiencing development.
The result of this growth is under development in the form of an entirely new city district directly adjacent to the north. This has resulted in a lack of emphasis on the upkeep and redevelopment of the older sections of the city. Left unchecked, this will be to the detriment of both the old and the new sections of the city.
Global Urbanization Urbanization for years has been associated with important economic and social transformations. These transformations have benefited geographic mobility, longer life expectancy rates as well as lower fertility. Both urban and rural areas have drastically reduced the development and poverty levels because they focus on government, national economic activities, and transportation and commerce, with important links between other rural areas, cities, and all across international borders. Urbanization is ideal because living in the city and suburban areas are associated with higher levels of education and literacy, great health with more social service options, as well as heightened opportunities for cultural and political participation. With all of these remarkable benefits, the rapid and unplanned growth of urban areas has become a threatening development for sustainability because the necessary planning of infrastructure was not developed and policies were not implemented before vast amounts of growth was underway.
Mumbai is a megacity and a World city, it has grown enormously since the 1950’s and gives a great case study of urbanization and its issues within an LEDC. This case study will explore how urbanization, suburbanization, counter urbanization and now reurbanisation processes have occurred in the Mumbai region and how those processes have been managed.
Demographic changes are among the most direct influences on urban change and urbanisation. Movements of people into and out from cities, shape the size, configuration and social composition of cities. The conditions of the urban environment affected the demographic structure of cities by influencing the balance between rates of fertility and mortality. Improved living standards expectations draw millions of migrants into cities. The synonymous relationship between urban dwelling and quality of life.
Purtill, Maureen. 2009. A Call for Critical Race Studies in Urban Planning. Critical Planning. 16: 218-222
Urban planning has eight procedural theories that remain the principal theories of planning procedure today and include the rational comprehensive approach, the incremental approach, the transactive approach, the communicative approach, the advocacy approach, the equity approach, the radical approach and the humanist or phenomenological approach. Strategic Urban Planning over past decades have witnessed the metamorphosis of the role of the urban planner in the planning process.