Urban renewal

FINANCING SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM Introduction This is a comparative study on financing sustainable urban transport systems in cities of Asia and Europe. Financing a sustainable transport system involves huge amount of capital on building new roads, modern railway, air and water transport system. Many countries have to bear the financial burden and hindrance when sourcing capitals to fund a sustainable urban transport such as new roads, light railway transport, bus routes, bus…

Public Transportation Systems for Urban Areas Objective: Introduction: 1. Urban Public Transportation Systems: Cities and metropolitan areas are centers of diverse activities, which require efficient and convenient transportation of persons and gods. It is often said that transportation is the lifeblood of cities. High density of activities makes it possible and necessary that high capacity modes, such as bus, light rail and metro, be used because they are more economical, more energy efficient…

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…

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 of the urban population in urban regions to make preference living in a society where technology has certain aspects that complete the environment. The clean air to breathe is also an element of urban areas where an alert is usually made because of air that is polluted to breathe. The…

first small business investment. Eat opened in September of 2012 and Chef Natalie paid off the investment within just 15 months. Eat is a breakfast and lunch joint only. 7.7. The Hydrant Club A social spot for urban canines and their people, The Hydrant Club unleashes a new experience for urban dog living. It’s a membership access facility that revolves around dogs and their owners. Equal parts off-leash play space, structured exercise environment, daycares, training, and boarding, Hydrant…

unified system of pedestrian facilities in the central business districts. Pedestrian skywalk is, in practice, very much a transportation system management technique. Pedestrian modelling is a complex behavioral and engineering issue. Of interest to urban transport planners is both the behavioral side i.e., how pedestrians move in relation to other pedestrians, how they decide to cross the road, how they make route choice decisions and the engineering side, i.e., how traffic control measures…

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…

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 concluded that urban design is the…

Chapter IV. Urban Legends: The Evolution of Folklore Urban legends are stories that have the designation of being ?too strange to be true? but are based in reality. Despite these fables being a touch on the strange side most people that hear them understand them as being true. Through generations these tales seem to happen to our friends, family members, or even distant relatives. Unlike fairy tales which are meant to be cautionary yet fictional, urban legends represent some form of truth. Think…

Urban walkability takes a significant part of quality of life for a neighbourhood. This essay will argues walkability in City of Whittlesea in three parts. First, the essay will argue accessibility of footpath by analysing space perception and landscape design. Second, the essay will discuss inclusion of walking environment for various groups. Lastly, the essay will suggest how planning could improve accessibility and inclusion of the site. The planning in the City of Whittlesea has neglected…