and through the years it has grown more sinister and yet many flock towards it every day in hope of a new and better life. However being in a city shapes each person in a different way and by using concepts from Phaswane Mpe’s Welcome To Our Hillbrow, L. Bremner’s Theme Park City and M. Mzamane’s My Cousin Comes To Jo’burg I will try and explain how the city has transformed and changed my views on various aspects in my life. Crime is one of the major aspects that have affected my view of…
In this urbanization era, most of the people are live in urban areas because there are more job opportunities and provide high standard living compare to rural areas. Therefore, they prefer to stay far away from the wild places. However, nowadays there are much of people going to travel for fun and relaxation during holiday. There are some of the people would like to escape from the urban areas and seeking the adventure destination for relaxation, challenge, learning and exploration. This…
1. What are the advantages of smart cities? More than half the population of the world will be living in smart cities by the end of next decade. People want to avail benefits of a high tech environment living as an added advantage for those who want to. Technology is an aspect that is more responsive to people’s necessities, as one of the advantages of living in smart cities. Technology is also a powerful resource that tends to make people move towards cities making use of it. It is a response…
The Socio-spatial Dialectic and Segregation in the Industrial and Apartheid City There is a strong correlation between the social aspect of living and the spacial aspect of living, especially in urban areas and the modern city, as defined by (Pacione, 2005). These aspects have had a significant effect on world history, such as in the industrial city and the apartheid city. The Socio-spatial Dialectic The socio-spatial dialectic (Soja, 1980), describes the interaction between space and society…
When you heard or see the word “rent”, what is the first thing crosses you mind? To many people the word “rent” it is associated with a house, and an apartment. Yet the word “rent” it could mean anything to different people, such as, divide apart as a community, families, or relationship. However, the first time the word “rent” came across my mind, it had thought of rent payment for an apartment, yet another object came across was the musical Rent. Rent is a rock and pop musical with book,…
Accroding to the definition of Madanipour, (1996), urban design can be defined as the interact between architecture, town planning, and other related professions; the three dimensional design of spaces which are serving people and their subsequent care and management. The design of the external spaces including the following elements: buildings arrangements with their different uses, the associated movement networks, and the spaces and the urban landscape of spaces between them. It is to be…
The lead sociologists involved with the University included Robert Park, Ernest Burgess and Louis Wirth. They explored two key themes of sociology; urban ecology and urbanism as a way of life. These concepts greatly enhanced our understanding of cities and urban life. Their studies revolved around urban land-use and its effect on society, resulting in an impersonal way of life due to the separation of the affluent from the working class and the lack of community in urban neighborhoods. Their…
Gallery in Bangalore? The fast growing city of Bangalore has a whole lot of problems; the roads (or lack off), the chaotic and undermanaged development of the city, the poor sanitation, dying lakes (and dying fish- another story) and in the last few weeks, even the weather; the one truly attractive character of Bangalore has turned ugly with the city sweltering with temperatures of 37 degree centigrade! But something else has also been raising hackles in the city in the last few weeks. A little…
4.1 CITY LEVEL INITIATIVES: 4.1.1 Chandigarh: Chandigarh has more than 35% of its geographical area under forests, parks and trees covers making it one of the greenest cities of the country. It is one of the modern planned cities of India. Chandigarh has a geographical area of about 140 sq,km, has a population of about 10,54,686 according to 2011 census and density around 7912 persons/ sq.km. The per capita availability of green space is around 55 sq.m and the number of green spaces in terms of…
The Tenderloin. Not the type of meat, but the neighborhood that I call home. Tenderloin, San Francisco. The so called “hood,” the place with the highest crime rates and homelessness within the city. From robbery to aggravated assault, it all existed. I grew up in this environment and yet I embraced every bit of it. Yes, I eventually realized that I lived in this neighborhood because of my family’s financial status, but because of my status I had been inspired to go to school and further engage…