Urban sociology

An escalator is a power-driven, continuous moving stairway designed to transport passengers up and down short vertical distances. Escalators are used around the world to move pedestrian traffic in places where elevators would be impractical. For example, at discharge times from offices, railways underground stations, airport terminals, theatres, shopping malls and departmental stores. The escalator's primary attribute is its ability to move large numbers of people at once from one area to…

The design elements in the three scenes by Serlio, tragic, comic and satiric that are relevant to contemporary street design in Western Canada would be its neighbourhoods and central business district. The neighbourhoods would relate to the comic stage, which involves private houses and apartments that occupy citizens such as average families, storeowners, professionals and others similar individuals in their homes and on their streets. The comic street view is lined with mixed-use buildings…

Seattle was first founded by the Denny Party in 1851, who were mapping the Western area of the United States. The group first settled and established a town, which they called New York-Alki. A little while later, the party moved a short distance across Elliott Bay, where they founded the town of Seattle. The town was named after a Duwamish Indian leader named Sealth that the Denny Party had befriended. The town of Seattle would soon grow into the major city that it is today. The current dynamic…

course had four learning outcomes attached to the class. These outcomes included discussing the evolution of cities through film, having the ability to evaluate how filmmaking can convey messages about the past, present, and future urban space, identify key issues facing urban region, and lastly be able to communicate my analysis thru written medium. The first outcome was performed through discussion at the conclusion of each movie. The second and third learning outcomes will be conveyed through…

Abdullahi A Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis (MPUP 520-01) Fall 2015 Research Assignment #3: Literature Review Due: December 17, 2015 Introduction: This literature review research paper will investigate various issues regarding walkability in neighborhoods and communities, for my Georgetown neighborhood project. In doing so, I have reviewed a number of researches and articles on the topic of walkability, to provide an answer to weather walkable communities promotes a positive…

This semester in our community and regional planning class we learned about the general realities of planning. Our last and final assignment is to read and write a review and assessment of The Best-Laid Plans by Randal O' Tool and The Geography of Nowhere by James Kunstler. Both were books that had some good points and at times were a little bit dry and hard to get through, but I drudged through it to deliver this fantastic review and assessment. The Geography of Nowhere is a thirteen-chapter…

Walking down the sidewalks of Roland Park and Middle East, you can clearly see an inequality between their neighbourhood resources and the implications of the communities’ respective histories. Whereas Middle East seems to be experiencing a period of revitalization, clearly spearheaded by the nearby Johns Hopkins institutions, Roland Park portrays a stable, deep-rooted past of affluency. These physical conditions impact the wellbeing of residents and thus fall under the umbrella term of social…

it is understood that the setting is not a tabula rasa. The function of the urban campus is to then improve and orientate through bringing prominence to Main Road as a Campus Street. This street is a sort of promenade made to be recognisable as distinct, grabbing attention and creating a lasting impression. -Main Road is walkable -Street furniture, lighting and landscaping are used to create a distinct quality of urban environment -Built form is sensitive to local culture although robust…

Beijing, China is the capital of china and one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Beijing has a large population and many different cultures. This is how the people adapt to the physical features, climate zones, vegetation zones, population density, land use, and resources. The physical features in Beijing China are above sea level to 1,000 feet above sea level. Over to the west in Beijing, there are some hills and very small mountains. Only 12% of China is plains and the rest are…

Urban sprawl caused the increase of physical and environmental footprints of many cities all over the world, some of them having a significant increase in a very short time. This, however, leads to the decrease and destruction of natural wildlife habitats and farmland. The trend of urban sprawl first started in the US after the end of world war II. The increase in manufacturing output and new federal programs in America had made it possible for many people to buy new houses and cars. The…