Urban decay

“Urbanisation is not about simply increasing the number of urban residents or expanding the area of cities.” – Li Keqiang, Premier of People’s Republic of China (Independent, 2012) In nineteenth century, England has faced an enormous and rapid growth of urban population. In-migrants, people from rural areas of England and Wales, were moving to larger, industrial cities, such as London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester. In one century, the population of London, for example, increased from…

affect that urban design has on society. Jane Jacob’s “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” is a non-architect’s perspective on what makes neighborhoods and cities great and her analysis of streets and public spaces instigated me to observe the effects of design and urban planning. The design of the “void”, exterior space is just as significant as the building “figure” space and should function as such in the transition from public to private…

since before the creation of America as an independent country. But does this particular sentiment serve the American public? Jefferson himself claimed that living in rural areas granted Americans, “health, virtue, and freedom.” This form of anti-urban bias transformed into the preference of owning one 's own land and eventually the single family home ideal. Single family homes are the number one priority in the United States, a position that is not echoed by any other country. Housing ideals…

Today, over half of the world’s 7 billion population are living in urban environments with this number forecasted to increase to 2/3 by 2030 (UN 2004). The development of urban areas involves destruction of forests and other native bird habitats, which can lead to a loss of diversity and abundance of birds and native plants that can no longer survive in the new environment. This is troubling as birds perform certain ecosystem services, services humans can benefit from, such as pollination,…

Cysticercosis is characterized as a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. The infection of cystistercus in swine is known as porcine cysticercosis; the infection of cystistercus in humans is known as human cysticercosis. The transmission of this zoonosis disease occurs through the ingestion of T. solium eggs that has been passed from tapeworm-infested fecal matter from humans. Humans and pigs, also known as the intermediate hosts for this parasitic species, can develop…

commonality of being located in an urban area. Presumably many of the parents…

population the countries of Southeast Asia cannot escape rapid urbanization. Generally people from rural areas will move to urban areas for different reasons, but mostly for the opportunities that come with urban areas. These can be employment opportunities that are not otherwise available in rural areas or better paying employment. Although one problem may be that even urban areas may not be equipped to sustain all the people that move in from the rural areas and this will leave many people…

Fruit: (23,497 students) x (2.35 cups of fruit)/(1 student x 1 day) x (0.1875 kg)/(1 cup of fruit) x (1 ton)/(1000 kg) x (231 days)/(1 school year) = 2,391.6275 tons of fruit per school year consumed by UCSB students Vegetables: (23,497 students) x (1.87 cups of vegetables)/(1 student x 1 day) x (0.2250 kg)/(1 cup of vegetables) x (1 ton)/(1000 kg) x (231 days)/(1 school year) = 2,283.7480 tons of vegetables per school year consumed by UCSB students The USDA recommends 2 cups of fruit and 3…

Nowadays, the average age to get married is 25 years+, increasing the number of older women having children with less of a range of child bearing years. The 1950s had the healthiest generation to date that far in American history. Throughout this time, urban downtown areas began declining due to the large move to suburban areas, they wanted to restrict access in these suburban…

What are some of the key factors which have driven and facilitated urban development over time? Referring to examples from New Zealand and other countries, explain some of the different types of contemporary cities. Introduction Urban development is constantly growing in today’s society due to the world’s population growth and many people are wanting to live in Urban areas opposed to rural areas. In the 30 year period between 2000 and 2030 the UN has estimated that the world population will…