City of London

During the Victorian Era, London became a thriving metropolis; its population grew by millions, the economy was booming, and the streets were hustling and bustling with excitement. Because Victorian London became a place of growing wealth and development, many popular Victorian novelists, such as Charles Dickens, reflected on the advancing city in their novels to show readers and citizens the immense amount of change present. Victorian London was an exciting and dynamic metropolis with many…

kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid's main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, buses, and taxis before she leaves office in May 2019. It's part of a larger effort to ban all diesel cars in Madrid by 2025. But the Spanish city is not the only one getting ready to take the car-free plunge. Urban planners and policy makers around the world have started to brainstorm ways that cities can create more space for…

Adele Adkins was born May 5, 1988, in North London, England. She was raised by her mother, Penny Adkins, a woman who loved the arts. Penny, gave birth to Adele when she was only eighteen years of age. Adele’s father, Mark, unfortunately left Adele and her mother when she was only four years old. He was never married to Penny, and even after leaving, he attempted to be somewhat apart of his daughter’s life through communication up into her teens. Mark’s struggling addiction with alcohol…

As the 19th century drew to a close, numerous English cities, one being London, England, transformed from being a rural society to an urban society. The rapid development of cities served as both a rising and uniting factor in advanced economic, political and social life. In modern times, urbanization is rapidly growing, thus creating megacities like Wuhan, China with a population of nine million inhabitants. The shift from agrarian based societies to metropolitan based societies has and is…

the Ancient World 22 February, 2016 Religion in the Ancient Egyptian City of Thebes Religion and ritual practices played a big role in the process of urbanization in ancient times. A major source of evidence of urbanization in Ancient Egypt is the city known as Thebes. To Ancient Egyptians, the city was known as Waset or Niwt, meaning “The City,” but the Greeks changed the name to Thebes because it was “the model for every city” (Snape 150). In Thebes, having common ritual practices and…

and inferior part of the city where odious activities and marginal people congregated” (Fishman, 2006). At that time, the suburbs were usually subordinate to the central city and inhabited by the poor. In some places, suburbs were swallowed as the main city expanded. However, things began to change in the late 18th century. The earliest appearance of suburbs coincided with the spread of the first urban settlements (History of Suburbs, 2012). This was mainly because the city became too crowded to…

1. Introduction Urban greenery is usually being refer as parks or green space but others also claimed that it include rooftop, household garden and streetscape. In this millennium, the cities all over the world are increasingly urbanized. An in burst of immigrants from 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…

D.C. When early colonial America began to form, a city plan was not always drafted in order to begin building, but when city plans were created, they reflected the needs of those who planned to settle the area. The city plan for Washington D.C. as well as the plan for Philadelphia serve as good examples because of the early documentation available from the architects, which details the feelings and ideas that the architects have about the cities they are planning. In the depiction of Washington…

an integral part of a much broader, deeper process of urban restructuring” (2003, p.2383). The term gentrification was first coined by Ruth Glass in 1964 describing the changes that were observed in the social structure and housing market of inner London. However, the definition since then has widened…

undeniable that prosperity and advancement in terms of security and healthcare are major requirements to many people living in cities. What comes after this is the question of what safe city should be like and the answers may vary. Throughout 19th century, there were many ideals of a healthy city represented. Urban planners were urged to solve the problems of big cities and provide better lives for its residents. These problems included low-quality of living condition as a result from noises,…