Urban sociology

Urban Village in Dongguan, a Case Study of Huolianshu Village Introduction Along with the expansion of urbanization in China, the urban village may be one of the major characteristics that have already drawn the attention of the Chinese demographers and urban planners. With Premiere Li’s speech, the Chinese governments have proposed for the New Urbanization in 2013. (CCP, 2013) As most of the cities with the rapid growth of economies in the east coast economic zone, Dongguan is also facing the…

1. Introduction Urban greenery is usually being refer as parks or green space but others also claimed that it include rooftop, household garden and streetscape. In this millennium, the cities all over the world are increasingly urbanized. An in burst of immigrants from rural areas to cities is causing the cities to become congested and polluted. The rapidly expanding population and overcrowded slum have hasten the urban development where old buildings are demolished and deforestation is carried…

A city is a place where a large population resides for the permanent period of time. A city’s importance depends upon the size, location, and structure of the area. Cities have highly organized population, which is comparatively bigger than a town or village. A city can provide different opportunities to know about the culture and language. A city is a good place to continue with further education and to find a suitable job. A city can provide government facilities for its people which makes…

Stepping past the tall rustic, wooden doors of Urban Outfitters, there seems to be a never-ending potpourri of quirky, vintage-style urban clothing and accessories, geometric and nature or youth- inspired décor, and home furniture for the modern-day retrophiliac. Simply put, it is a bohemian- hipster’s paradise: a store that satisfies the desires of a free, unique individual with an interest in sustainability and healthy living. This hipster culture has recently become, in a paradoxical sense,…

boosted populations in other parts of the United States that were rural and then became urban. A lot of the growth came from new technologies such as low-cost transportation. We will learn what it took to get some of the newer cities going. Urban growth took off with population growth, increased agricultural productivity, factory production, and low-cost transportation. The population growth was rapid among the urban areas. For the most part it had to do with new technologies. One example was…

low undernourishment and poverty rates. In states like Punjab and Kerala with better development, a typical scenario emerged. Here, higher inequality in malnutrition prevalence was found at the lower levels of stunted children. In contrast to the urban children, the process of recovery from poor nutritional status in later life is more difficult for the children of rural households as they have more difficulty in coming out of ‘undernutrition trap’ when they pass to adolescent and adulthood…

Society/pg.145- people who share a culture and society. In the video you can see what type of society the dharvi slum residents have compared to the people in the surrounding city. Even though crime may run amok you can see that the families of this society have tight knit bond with each other. They also may not all do the same jobs but many share the same ambition to hustle and provide for their families. I feel that their ambition and pride in their work is why they have a hatred for the name…

opportunity, prosperity and other factors are the main reason why people start to move to Cities. Nowadays, a half of the world population is already residing in urban areas. By 2050, two-third of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. Urbanization is a word for becoming a city. It also means people shifting from rural to urban areas. Urbanization happens in all over places in the world, and it brings both positive and negative effects to societies. Urbanization has become a…

Transport is the foundation of urban life. It is one of the variable which decides the shape and financial advancement of a city. Mobility and accessibility by the transportation system have been a noteworthy part in moulding nations, affecting the area of social and monetary action, the shape and size of urban communities, and the style and pace of life by encouraging trade facilities, allowing access to individuals and assets (resources), and empowering more noteworthy economies of scale,…

Purnomo (2009) stated the movement from rural to urban areas will indirectly result in the process of development and urbanization. The world is experiencing continuous urbanization when people migrate to cities to seek for a good job, educational opportunities and a better standard of living (UNFPA, 1999). Migration may cause economic, social and cultural improvements for some people but also it can contribute to negative consequences in the overall urban environment especially a very low…