City-state

seems to be a standard time arriving from Toronto. The markets gear up to open, and the brokers are already thirty stories above the streets in their offices preparing for the day. Chicago is a city of many skyscrapers, traffic, and the odd smell of chocolate coming from the Boomer’s Chocolate Company. It is a city of shadows that casts a never-ending gloom, only to have it broken up into tiny fragments by the narrow gaps in-between buildings. The buildings have floor-to-ceiling windows, making…

transformation of Paris through its social; and cultural bourgeois life of the time. By focusing on the transformation, they could portray the necessity of modern life in the age of great cities. Ashcan painters wanted to target what was currently going on around them. The Ashcan School…

The Gallup World poll was created in 2005 to create surveys and studies in about 160 different populations. They have also surveyed about 99% of the adult population as well. The Gallup World Poll tracks all of the things that the people care about, things like food access, leadership performance, employment, and well being. The Gallup Senior Scientist help with the development with the statistics Gallup gathers in the countries of the world that it surveys. The World Poll surveys includes more…

For example, air quality is dependent upon the health of vegetation, which is dependent upon many factors such as environmental and human influences. Cities also exhibit different air qualities, which makes efforts to reduce the effects of urbanization more challenging. “due to cities’ characteristics, (such as…

Vivacious City Life vs Boring Country Life A rural area is classified as a town with fewer than 1,000 people per 2.6 square kilometers, and surrounding areas with fewer than 500 people per 2.6 square kilometers (“Rural Area”). This means that rural areas have people and buildings that are few and far between. An urban area, on the other hand, has homes and businesses located very close to one another in a small area (“Rural Area”). Cities are filled with more job opportunities, filled with more…

Police brutality is a form of police misconduct that involves excessive force taken by an officer of the law. Occurring in many cities in poverty, police brutality has become more and more apparent. Communities of color have been the victims to police brutality. Recently in the Bay Area, many peaceful and violent disturbances have been occurring. Riots and protests, have been present…

FROM PLANNING THEORIES Howard’s idea to divide the “Garden city” into wards is considered to be one of the earliest notions of neighborhood in city planning. He visualized self-sustainable, compact neighborhoods with easy access to jobs, parks and shops for daily necessities. Howard clearly emphasized on efficient transportation network, combination of various social groups and integration of human and nature. Inspired by the “garden city”, Perry’s neighborhood units offer a more comprehensive…

Even in areas of the country where low income areas may not be a city environment the lack of income affects the style of home or apartment families can afford to live in (Jacob, 2007). Not only are there differences in living arrangements, but there is also a difference in the street traffic in neighborhoods. Many low income families choose to live in the inner-city or urban areas because of the convenience of public transportation as a means of traveling to and…

versatility, and usability of the five city parks. The parks have something to offer people of all ages and even accommodate large family and group gatherings. I believe this is one of the reasons Sauk Centre is so prosperous; it’s a city in which people want to live. These parks provide green space, facilitate activities and events, and give tourists a reason to stop. Sauk Centre provides five different green spaces. Green space, according to the United States Environmental Agency, ("What Is…

The Naples Problem: Overdevelopment and how to prevent it Bulldozers, cranes, trucks, and dust are all associated with development, which is a common site that many people see in cities and nations all over the world. In Naples, Florida, however, land development has turned into overdevelopment. Now the only thing associated with development for people in Naples is empty stores, empty buildings, empty houses, and empty pockets. By taking a closer look at what overdevelopment is, how it…