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Urban sociology studies the life and human interactions in the city. The social life in the twenty first century consists of both the traditional and familiar trends as well as the new developing trends (Sassen, 2006). Hence, living in the cities is always exciting as well as complicated. Dhaka is a city which has a history of more than 400 years. In 1610, Dhaka was named as Jahangirnagar by subedar Islam Khan Chishti. Many of the famous infrastructures were built during the British and Mughal…

rural areas to cities is causing the cities to become congested and polluted. The rapidly expanding population and overcrowded slum have hasten the urban development where old buildings are demolished and deforestation is carried out to provide more space for development to cater the needs of increasing population. As a result of urbanization, congestion, pollutions, climate change and emissions inevitably beset every city and historic cities are of no exception. Many historical urban areas…

opportunity, prosperity and other factors are the main reason why people start to move to Cities. Nowadays, a half of the world population is already residing in urban areas. By 2050, two-third of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. Urbanization is a word for becoming a city. It also means people shifting from rural to urban areas. Urbanization happens in all over places in the world, and it brings both positive and negative effects to societies. Urbanization has become a…

Throughout history, there has been a great amount of development with cities. With what started out as small pockets of communities now stands as enormous developments, shown through amazing technological advancements and the brilliant minds of urban planners, architects, engineers and more. An excellent example of a majorly developed city is Chicago, Illinois. Rent Café had published an article about the changes Chicago has gone through in a series of photos, illustrating in an excellent way…

temperate climate and natural beauty, Vancouver is considering one of the friendliest cities with citizens taking great pride in keeping the region clean and safe. It is the westernmost of Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories with Vancouver’s metro area consisting of 21 municipals. Modern west coast city rich in culture with energetic nightlife and restaurant scene, Vancouver is becoming one of America’s premier travel destinations. This paper will discuss the regions demographics and…

Lifestyle Urban communities are well developed areas where there is a large density of people living. Often an urban area is the region around a city and primarily consists of commercial buildings, houses, motorways, bridges, and railroads. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2010 there was 249,253,271 people living in urban areas, which is eighty-one percent of the U.S. population (2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria, n.d.). To gain a better…

It has been once famously said that planning is to bring the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. The discipline of planning and architecture is a very important discipline given the context of our present capital of J&K State, Srinagar. The city is rapidly urbanizing, people are leaving their villages and migrating to cities in large numbers. When they migrate to cities, one of the common problems they face is of housing. Urban housing, especially for the urban…

Former Princeton University president Harold T. Shapiro believes, “All higher education institutions, both public and profit, both nonprofit and for-profit, and from state colleges to research universities to community colleges to a wide variety of technical and professional schools, serve a public purpose.” In similar fashion, Derek C. Bok comments that “All universities are prominent members of their communities by virtue of the vast complex libraries, laboratories, classrooms, and offices…

the cities were growing quickly millions of people moved to these urban areas in America. Many immigrants moved to the bigger metropolitan areas like Chicago and New York looking for better opportunities. Due to the rapid the rapid growth of these urban areas, they faced many challenges. Some of the challenges being faced were crimes, dangerous working and living conditions, and disease. Crime mostly happened in the poorer areas. They had to worry about gangs committing violent acts,…

A sanctuary city is a city, like San Francisco, that does not turn in illegal aliens to ICE (immigration and customs enforcement). This gives lawbreakers a place to hide from the law and federal government. Some people think that sanctuary cities are a benefit to America and some beg to differ. One end of the spectrum believes that these cities are good for America, while some hate it. The main issue people have with sanctuary cities is immigration. Some believe in the protection of illegals…