City-state

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…

In reality, large population and employment subcenters have emerged outside of central cities in large metropolitan areas, which demonstrate that major cities have become increasingly polycentric. This phenomenon has been driven by job clusters emerge where there is a good transportation network and suburbanization of labor force (16). However, the suburbanization pattern…

population, or in land around a large city. While the definition of the word country has relatively remained the same, the word city has developed over time and continues to do so today. A city is a large group of people living together in one area. In 1790, there were only two cities that were officially classified as cities, New York and Philadelphia. New York had a population of 33,131 and Philadelphia had 28,522 people. Today, the United States has ten cities that exceed a count of one…

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…

Riverside, CA—General Plan Analysis and 30-Year Strategy Context Riverside City is located in Southern California. It was founded during the mission days under Spanish rule in the early 1800s, when ranchos (land grands) were offered to citizens of high standing. The downtown design was a grid iron pattern borrowed from the design of downtown Philadelphia . The city benefitted from the “second gold rush” of California; navel oranges were a cash crop in the area. The citrus industry assisted in…

1. What are the developmental phases for American cities? Briefly describe each stage of development discussing the most important features for city development. There are five developmental phases for American cities. The earliest phase of urban development begins with the frontier urbanization. This period in time is characterized by the U.S. economy attempting to organize itself until independence begins to take place. The second phase (1790-1840) falls under the wraths of “merchantilism,”…

transport system based on buses that is one of the many initiatives adopted to improve the quality of life in the city. There has been a rapid economic and demographic growth in the last few decades which has transformed the city into an important industrial and commercial center and a center for transporting and processing agricultural goods. It is one of the fastest growing cities of Brazil. Curitiba’s public transport system has developed over the span of 20 years. During the peak of…

David Detzer once said, “A city is simply a passel of people packed in a pot like pickles.” America, the largest urbanized country in the world, doesn’t necessarily mean that every city or town must have at the least a million people living in them. America has both a mix of large urbanized cities, and small rural towns. There are major differences in their location and lifestyle. However, with those differences, there are also similarities between their values and pace. The location is the most…

the state and the second most populous city in Minnesota. There are nearly 301,000 residents currently calling the city home and it is rather densely populated. The city lies on the east bank of the Mississippi River and the Minnesota River is also nearby. The nickname of the city is the "Twin Cities", which it shares with neighboring Minneapolis. Between the two huge areas, there are lots of things to offer to residents. Here are some things you will definitely want to know about the city…

Board of Education verdict, a shift in population began to ensue in every major city. People began moving to suburbs just on the outskirts of cities. “From 1960 to 1968, an estimated two million whites, most of whom were relatively young, middle and upper-income families, moved into suburban areas” (Davies, Fowler 153). During this time period, Caucasians flooded out of the cities to suburbs where they were able to afford better houses for their money and live in predominantly,…