Cape Town

In general, people want to move from rural to urban areas because there are many opportunities such as job, education and health in the cities where people migrate. This leads to the development and growth of cities. But, sometimes people have to make forced migration or they enter the country illegally. If these migrations get out of control, the city will be adversely affected such as crime rate, unemployment, air, land and water pollution. If these problems are increased, it disrupts social…

Reflection of Resilience Thinking in Urbanism Researches as Urban Resilience Resilience in the city, entitled “urban resilience”, is defined as the capacity of cities to continue their activity under extreme pressure regardless of the type of shock or stress they face, so that the people who live and work within the cities, especially the poor and the vulnerable, can survive and grow steadily (The Rockefeller Foundation, 2014). In recent researches, the latest definition of urban resilience…

Small towns are both negative and positive. There will be some positive things about a small town and some negative things about a small town. There are many reasons why a small town would be good, but there are just as many reasons why it would be bad. Here are some positive things about a small town and some negative. One positive thing about a small town would be less population. It is great to have a small population because if there are to many people there would not be any room. Scene…

Celebrating traditions are harmless, some are more common than others and more often than not, they have a point behind them, on the other hand more personal traditions are not as universal. What might be a special tradition to one person might mean the world to them, while a complete stranger sees it as pointless and insignificant. Either way both descriptions fit the definition of tradition, therefore there shouldn’t be a difference between the two… or should there? In many situations,…

Excursion Assignment Over time the city of Toronto has constantly expanding and redeveloping. The result of redevelopment and expansion is change is change is styles of architecture. This can be seen in the location of houses in Toronto, and in a smaller community such as the Ryerson campus. Traveling from the suburbs to the urbanized heart of Toronto, the change of architecture was noticeable. In the suburbs there are many multi-story houses, in residential neighborhoods. But when…

“The Judge’s Wife” is set in a rustic Latin-American town that’s just large enough to have a town square, but small enough so that none of the town’s inhabitants are ignorant to the drama this story entails. Allende gives no explicit details about the town besides the fact that there is a courthouse, a bank, and a corner shop owned by a Turkish woman. Instead, she uses her adept skill of imagery to paint a picture of this town, a place that modern time has seemingly passed by. Modern time, that…

not even begin to realize. For starters, in a “True Story,” Aunt Rachel was able to reunite with her son Henry and gain her freedom. However, in “Editha,” Editha lost her fiancé in the war in part to some action of her for wanting him to go and the towns people expecting the very same. Therefore, I find that I agree with the authors for the most part on what they are trying to say about war and the cost it has on everyone involved, surrounding those who are involved, and those who are pulled in…

Cities everywhere throughout the world are always showing signs of change to adjust to the inhabitants that live in them. As cities develop they must be meticulous to profit the current inhabitants and the planet. The expression, Next generation city characterizes a city that has qualities, which regard both the individuals and the land. A next generation city must be the result of people developing and building conveniently and productively. And in addition, being an example for other cities to…

The major aspect of a large metropolis is the fact that it encompasses various activities ranging from personal to social. Actually, most of it involves having to sacrifice their distinctiveness in an endeavor to fit in such scenarios. However, Georg Simmel portrays a different side of a large metropolis, whereby it does not only influence the emotional aspects of its occupants, but also their cognitive lives. Moreover, the hustle and bustle of such cities bring impacts most individual’s sense…

I grew up in the small town of Logan, Ohio. It was where most people lived in the country, people were always working outside, and everyone got along. Most people were of the same culture so we related to each other pretty well. Growing up in the country has impacted my life and made me the person I am today. Even though Logan was a small town, it has a lot of history to it. As of right now, it is like a ghost town. All the big buildings are empty and we have very few restaurants. Logan is…