Eastern Suburbs

The last century has seen the rapid growth of the urban areas which is likely to be one of the milestones in the current ages. Also known as the urbanization process, this situation is defined by the unprecedented rural population shift to the cities which stems from the Modern period as a result of the Industrial Revolution. However, the key aspect is the universal nature of the issue which has effect on an exceptional transformation in a global scale but on a drastically impact in the social,…

Lima, “The Grey” versus Hotlanta Lima, a historical and traditional city; and Atlanta, a well-developed and fast pace environment city; both have unique characteristics. But, out of the two cities, which one should a person should choose to live in? The answer would depend on a personal experience throughout each city which can be as exciting and nerve-racking. These two cities can be similar since they both are considered as the main cities. However, each one of them brings different…

A study conducted by Miller, Rainie, Purcell, Mitchell, & Rosenstiel (2012), for the Pew Research Center, evaluated different community types—including urban, suburban, small town and rural communities—on various measures, including education levels, income levels and racial and ethnic makeup of their populations. What was found in regard to the differences between these communities was that suburban areas, in comparison to urban areas, have higher income and education levels. Large cities, or…

transformations. The rise of suburbs is just a case in point. Before the 18th century, the word suburb mainly represented a “subordinate 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…

such as; the music they hear, the fashion they wear, the way they think, and the slang they use in their vocabulary. Can the American Dream be another generation change? If we look back into history, after World War 2, people were migrating into the suburbs; they wanted to have a family and a house to go to every night. However, studies show that over the past twelve years that has changed. We can blame many causes for this change, for example, culture…

Steven Ross 9/14/16 Dr. Dalton Weekly Response Paper 9/15/16 1.There are many social issues that have been influenced by the design of subdivisions. But, it really affects the 80 million Americans who are either too young, too old, or too poor to drive. However, the author says, that there is difficulty to identify a segment of the population that does not suffer in some way from the lifestyle imposed by contemporary suburban development. The list includes, children losing their autonomy,…

Le Corbusier: Unité d'habitation, Marseilles As the number of people living in cities increased, the number of apartments had to increase as well. During the 1920s, the avant-garde ideal type of housing was the high-rise building. In France after World War II, the need for housing was especially urgent, and in the postwar period the housing complex type was accepted by the government and public, and the introduction of large-scale multi-family buildings started with Le Corbusier's Unité…

Transformation of Built Environment in Urban Villages. Case Study - Urban Villages, Delhi Dr. Ruchita Gupta Assistant Professor, SPA Delhi Abstract Under the influence of rapid urbanization and economic development, many Indian cities have doubled or tippled in terms of population and land use. As a result, many villages, abaadi area and settlement are situated in periphery of City and Town are engulfed, and named as Urban Villages and Urban Villages Ext. Similarly, Lal Dora area within the…

The Impact of Gentrification in Major Urban Cities In Fortress Los Angeles Mike Davis discusses how corporations redevelopment of major urban cities has led to gentrification. Davis refers to the term gentrification as, "Extraordinary precautions … taken to ensure the physical separation of the different classes" (509). Gentrification zones through the city have widened the gap between the the socioeconomic classes that exist in society, resulting in a displacement of a large number of…

Ever pondered what it would be like to go from an urban lifestyle to a rural one? Living in an urban area is living in or near a larger city, where a rural area is way out and is most of the time depicted as farm country. Both lifestyles are vital to our world, and both of them contribute equally to society, but the urban life is more enjoyable and considered more of the ‘American Dream’. In the urban lifestyle, there are many activities and hobbies people can participate in. There is an…