City-state

While Elizabethan England was on the rise to greatness, the number of poor and peasant citizens was also rising. All of these poor people were burdening communities in one way or another. Since poor citizens were becoming such an issue, the city of Norwich decided they needed to take a census and research their city’s people. The census revealed multiple things including that, 2395 of Norwich’s 10,625 people were considered poor, 300 people were in hospitals or poorhouses, 926 were under the age…

“A City Ready to Burn” By:Talyn Houghton On October 8, 1871, Chicago, Illinois was a city ready to burn. In the book The Great Fire, the author Jim Murphy gave enough evidence to show that Chicago was a city ready to burn into a mountain of flames in 1871. At the onset, the city was a windy city anyway but tonight it was just so out of hand that (60 miles per hour)when the fire started in the O’leary’s barn they said that the cow kicked the lamp over when she was milking it, the wind it…

One of the cities I believe millennials love the most is Austin, Tx. That might sound weird considering the stereotypical millennial and the stereotypes surrounding Texas. Millennials are more liberal, artsy, young, hipster, nonreligious, and open to change, whereas Texas is stereotyped as old, southern, conservative, dogmatic, traditionalist, and pious protestant christian. So, why would a millennial think anything remotely related to Texas, let alone a Texas city, would be cool? Well, Austin,…

language where bad seems good. The first type of doublespeak Lutz mentions is euphemism, which is described as a phrase used to avoid a harsh reality. This type of doublespeak is considered dangerous because it avoids the true reality. An example Lutz states is, “when you express your condolences that someone has ‘passed away’…

sustainable city. Turning over cities to a sustainable cities, is a long-term investment, for example the built environment, as well as enhancing a stable infrastructure for a long term environmental achievement. If we talk about the Utopia and the definition, Utopia means a better life, and it came since 1516 from Thomas more. Let’s picture…

Chroniko Chroniko is situated on a circular island, surrounded by a vast body of water that will be utilized as a source of hydroelectric power. The living compartments will similarly be arranged in a circular fashion around the perimeter of the island. While this land is powered by some sort of electricity, usage is kept to a minimum, with each household limited to a certain amount of usage per month. With the idea of sustainability in mind, transportation across Chroniko will be through more…

The general development pressure, especially in inner Melbourne with ts growing population, has caused issues in accessing the public amenities. Increasing urban amenities in these areas would influence the areas and make them more desirable. A challenge in high development pressure areas is to create a sense of community within the society and a bigger radius of the area. Availability of good quality amenities is beneficial to the mental health and quality of life of the population which reduce…

located south of Victoria towards the northern point of Port Phillip Bay and 2km west of Melbourne’s CBD. Docklands embraces the waterways of Victoria Harbour and approximately 3km of Yarra River frontage. It is similar in size to Melbourne’s central city. Docklands is close to Melbourne's main transport networks and industrial areas, which include, Southern Cross Station, Etihad Stadium and a large number of modern buildings. It’s well known for its urban high rises, office blocks, public art,…

According to the City Of Sydney (2014), Hyde Park adopts tree policies. The event managed its sustainability practices in terms of power and water supply. As the event was small, temporary toilet stands were not set up. However, public toilets were available at Hyde Park…

When a city is designed for the people to move around and enjoy their surroundings, it is considered a walkable city. I live in Paramount, California where only some parts of this city could be considered walkable. From where I live, there are no public services i can reach by walking and feeling comfortable. However, there are some places where public services are close enough for you to walk to comfortably and easily. The reasons why it may not be walkable is the size of the sidewalks; the…