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4. CONCLUSION Public spaces are an essential part of cities urban life. They continuously reflect the combination of cities' cultural, values, history in urban contexts. Repetitive behavior setting in Jeddah city is almost typical along the Corniche, it forms a unique social configuration that required to be applied in urban spaces' design as a characterized image and specific identity. 4.1 Results The measurement process of Jeddah Corniche spatial system resulted in the following: - Sensing…

dependency of the automobile, the creation of low-density housing arrangements, and the segregated placement of commercial buildings in suburban communities. On the onset, sprawl may appear to be an ingenious product created from the expansion of urban cities; however, there are certain consequences that arise from sprawl that indicate that it is actually quite detrimental to many aspects of everyday living. The result of sprawl and its creation of suburban communities have directly contributed…

Introduction Kapolei city is located on Oahu’s south shore, “about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Honolulu.” An area once of agricultural land cultivated with sugarcane and pineapple, Kapolei has now grown exponentially and developed “as an urban center, second to Honolulu” (Hawaii Travel Guide, 2015). According to the City & County of Honolulu (2007), Kapolei has a population of more than 101,000, with a projected increase of nearly 64% over the next two decades. Kapolei is identified as…

Household welfare Impact of rented House on Urban Households: A case of Woreda 08, yeka sub-city, Addis Ababa. 1.4.2. Specific Objectives The research…

introduction about the city and why you chose it. The city of San Jose is in the heart of Silicon Valley in Northern California. San Jose has the third largest population in California. San Jose is unique because it has a very congested high rise city area as well as suburban and small communities within the city. During my research, at Building Resilient Regions Institute of Governmental Studies, I saw that San Jose was ranked 87th on the RCI list. (RCI) I chose the city of San Jose because I…

migration of people from rural to urban areas in China generated due to the development of market economy. Millions of rural laborers moved to cities, especially to eastern coastal cities like Shenzhen and Shanghai where economy reform first took place, in order to seek better jobs with higher income. (Hongwei Hu et al., 2014) By 2008, 225 million migrants work in cities in China, which accounted for approximately 20% of the total labour force in China. (Fang Lai et al., 2013) And this number is…

Nathanial Coleman from the Journal of Architectural Education. This article is an intellectual article that works towards defining utopia in regard to architecture and city planning. It includes explanations that make up the dangers and realistic ideals that come along with trying to create utopia in architecture or a utopian city. Coleman describes what makes up utopia in architecture which include as he describes four elements: “social and political content; a significant level of detail in…

INTRO This research project explores how interactions promoted through thoughtful architecture may be beneficial when placing a low-income project in an area consisting largely of high- to medium-income population. The location initially selected for the project is on the corner of 23rd Ct. and Ray Street, which is a site that presents interesting circumstances. With a bowl-like topography where the site grades down ten feet from street level, it houses a beautiful array of ponderosa pine…

companies and businesses mindlessly purchase land to build on, not caring about the resident’s opinions. Instead, they are tearing down farms so that there’s more room for skyscrapers. For example, the singer in My City Was Gone talks about how their hometown is no longer its former glory. “My City,” he says in Document A, “...reduced to…

million people each year. The urban population of the South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa is anticipated to double. According to UN Habitat, one third of urban population live in slum areas in developing countries. Regional A report by State of the World Cities states that 30% of urban population in Asian countries live in slums. According to UN Habitat, 2013, more than half of human population (61.7%) resides in slum areas in Africa and in Latin America and Caribbean region, 24% of urban poor…