Italian city-states

The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia) is a magnificent celebration that takes place in Venice, Italy. This extraordinary parade occurs in the streets of Venice with the center of attention at the St. Mark’s Square and at times, there are additional events such as masquerade balls that take place in the ancient Venetian buildings (Bonadonna, 2017). Socially, this event contains individuals of all ages. Children gather together with their family members, friends and neighbors to celebrate…

position which create and expand inequalities in availability and accessibility and outcomes of city resources and amenities including public and private health facilities. The present study therefore looks into the nature and extent of health inequities within cities of India. It investigate whether these inequalities are systematic and socially produced and factors that proliferates these inequalities among city dwellers. It attempts to explore the ways and means to reduce these inequalities…

development, and Zebracki examines the perception of the public with reference to several specific public art installments. Public art integrates the location into the art and allows the piece to become a part of the city. Barcelona is a city where public art has become an integral part of the cities culture. Zebraki’s study was an innovative way to explore the impact of public art on members of the public, and to discover how public art has impacted the people. Moments of freedom and Carmela,…

density, is one of the city that have adopted the concept of TOD. Hong Kong has developed its efficient mass transit system compromising the Mass Transit Railway (MTR), franchised buses, minibuses, taxi and ferries, integrated…

There are two different types of communities one being Gemeinschaft, and the other Gesellschaft. These two are completely different and end up on the opposite ends of the continuum. Gemeinschaft means the community that is older and more rural. The other Gesellschaft is a modern community with a lot of people and a lot of different culture. These two are different especially in the movie The Village this is best shown when the blind girl jumps the fence and she is wearing clothing that looks…

redistributing his city with an emphasis on the center of the city and on the complete other end of the spectrum Frank Lloyd Wright was eliminating the city center completely. Broadacre City was detailed in Wright’s 1932 book The Disappearing City. The book was called the disappearing city because Wright believed he was living in a time when the great urban centers ceased to exist anymore (Fishman 122). Broadacre City is an expansive city with no core, an endless suburbia. It is a new kind of…

Lusaka in Zambia and Lagos in Nigeria are two cities facing similar issues due to rapid urbanisation. However these cities are dealing with the issue differently. Both cities have a strong colonial background which has influenced the city today (Gandy, 2006; Rogerson, 2008). Both cities economies have not grown as fast as the population and the people have responded differently to this issue (Hampwaye, et al., 2007; Ilesanmi, 2010). Each city has a different approach to how they are going to…

N. Stone’s regime theory, is a theory that states the proper way to identify a city’s needs for prosperity and the steps taken to enhance a city as a whole. In a regime theory, one would observe the city and decide what is needed for the city based off of the results from the observation. Since a regime theory includes the citizens’ voices in government, these citizens come together to express their thoughts about what they believe is needed for a city to prosper. Two examples of Stone’s regime…

INTRODUCTION: William Little (Introduction to Sociology - 1st Canadian Edition) defines urbanization as the study of the social, political and economic relationship in cities. One of those urbanization sociologists to have put in a lot of effort to study urbanization was a Professor of city planning called Lewis Munford. He was also an “architectural critic, urban planner, and historian who analyzed the effects of technology and urbanization on human societies throughout history” (Encyclopedia…

When American Public Square hosts events in Kansas City it is unlikely attendants come from outside of the metropolitan area therefore, guests are exposed to many of the same issues. While this may not matter when discussing local topics, when discussing regional and national issues it leaves out the views of those living outside of Kansas City and more specifically those from rural areas. In the recent election rural areas voted in contrast to urban…