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In Jane Jacobs’ “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”, Jacobs sheds light on the thought process behind city planning, how that thought process came to be, and how that thought process is corrupt. Through giving specific examples via different big cities (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, etc.), she weaves in her overall message: that the base of city planning, and therefore cities in general, are a “hoax”; cities are built on a “foundation of nothing”. The founders on which modern city…

communities. For instance, in the period of 1961-1991 Mississauga experienced big changes related to transportation. Mississauga Data states that the constructions of the highway 401, lakeshore road, and GO train allowed the city to be more accessible. Areas like Brampton and Caledon,…

the city, the center was the heart pumping blood (traffic) through the arteries (the streets) – and so on” (Kostof, 52). Parks bring life into cities. They are areas to assemble, meet, and associate. community characterizes cities and without spots for individuals to meet up then that city is not, fruitful. Parks and other community areas are the finest approach to unite individuals with nature. Nature gives the best environment to find and investigate what is within us and outside of us.…

According to Mace, Blanc, Gordon, and Scanlon (2016), even though the London’s Green Belt has successfully stopped the physical growth of towns and cities located immediately surrounding countryside, some developments has taken place in the country areas beyond the Green Belt in response to the housing shortage within the inner London. As a result, just as American suburbanization, the London Green Belt encourages the unequal distribution of opportunities and resources offered to citizens…

With reference to Harvey, David. 2000. "The Spaces of Utopia," Megacities Lecture 4: Possible Urban Worlds, Part II (Twynstra: Amersfoort, Netherlands), 53-81. The history and the diversity of the megacities has come since the eighteenth century, and it became more complicated with current technology and innovations, in every decade different thoughts and concepts have been raised with the definition of the sustainable city. Turning over cities to a sustainable cities, is a long-term investment,…

I picked this photo because I love what it represents. First let me explain the setting of this place, this is the Romanian country side in the 1920’s, even though the time period is close to 100 years ago this type of work you can still see while riding through the country today. This is part of my culture and I can see part of my family in this very photo, the only change would be the clothing; that has changed a lot. When I look at this photo it brings me to a different time and place,…

temperate climate and natural beauty, Vancouver is considering one of the friendliest cities with citizens taking great pride in keeping the region clean and safe. It is the westernmost of Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories with Vancouver’s metro area consisting of 21 municipals. Modern west coast city rich in culture with energetic nightlife and restaurant scene, Vancouver is becoming one of America’s premier travel destinations. This paper will discuss the regions demographics and…

third of its population, where entire blocks were given up by their owners or boarded up (Bernt, 2012). The situation was so dire in Harlem that researchers concluded that it required “special consideration analogous to that given to natural-disaster areas” (Bernt, 2012). To try and fix the conundrum, the city began taking possession of tax-delinquent apartment buildings and the city became the largest landlord with the interest of restoring abandoned properties to the private market and…

community areas all have there own individual problems in each community. Although there issues differ, in some way they affect the development of the community. During the first interview on rural areas, Bud Nornes speaks about his experiences growing up in a rural community. He states that agriculture is a very big part of the economy. Presently, there are not as many small farm families. Families are getting bigger and the smaller farm families are branching off to find jobs in other areas.…

Bellamy about New York or other cities made him reconsider the essence of Boston and its nature. The author studied Boston following the names of the streets mentioned in the map and claims that Boston is not just a city, but a regularized and restored area of the nineteenth century. Bellamy’s main intention is to show the order of the city, as well as a standardized Boston. Consequently, to order a physical appearance means to prevent the city from further development as an…