Urban sprawl

from a lack of exposure to nature, Serenbe is a successful experiment of what a healthy and social community should be. With urban and rural…

By Mia Knudsen, 10.i What is urbanisation? Urbanisation is the process of increase of population in urban areas. As a country develops urbanisation increases due to people being attracted to the benefits of living in an urban area. These benefits include job opportunities, better standards of living, better healthcare, and better schools. 90% of the UKs population is currently living in urban areas like towns or cities. (BBC Bitesize, 2014) Along with the benefits, urbanisation has several…

We are as human in the 21st century enjoy significant advancement in technology and culture compare to the last century. One of our newest exploitation is the venturing into artificial intelligence, also known as AI. From the Siri on IPhone to the Cortana of window phone, we are toying with the concept of putting AI into our daily interaction. It's an exciting idea. But little known to us, the idea of AI has been around for a long time. It exists in movies, video games, books, and magazines. One…

Suburban Sprawl The term sprawl intends to extend with an absence of thought. When I picture a canine sprawling on a lounge chair: paws on every one of the pills, one foot toward the end of the love seat and one on the inverse end of the sofa, face down in the cushions. The meaning of urban sprawl is the same as the pooch: an unkempt, uncontrolled and un-directed method for creating ranch land. Reid Ewing, in his article, "Is Los Angeles Style Sprawl Desirable", characterizes sprawl as low…

In the documentary “Suburban America: Problems and Promises” by Ron Rudaitis, focuses on the examination of the changing communities within the suburban homes and cities. This is documentary educates on the history of the suburbs, how it changes politically, and socially. It also demonstrated their developmental challenges, as well as a form of sustainable living styles in the suburbs. The documentary mainly focuses on the political changes, social change, ethics, matters of individuals that…

The Effects of Growth Management on Housing Affordability Urban planners have theorized and advocated for the practice of various growth management techniques in order to employ smart growth and curb urban sprawl. Growth management frameworks include urban containment methods that restrict where development may occur, impact fees which require developers to cover environmental and infrastructural costs, and design guidelines that promote higher densities and more diverse development types and…

Calthorpe Chanel D. Ellison The Ohio State University New Urbanist Peter Calthorpe has not only been a visionary for urban planning, but has brought his visions to life. With ideals similar to John Nolen and his bringing of Garden Cities to America, urban sprawl smart growth have been the plight of Peter Calthorpe’s urban planning focus. Under the umbrella of new urbanism, Calthorpe incorporates the ideas of transit oriented communities and environmentally…

population change during this period of time, Toronto CMA seems that will continue to spread out over suburban areas bringing challenges to the city specifically in terms of transportation. Behan states that transportation has encouraged imbalance in sprawl of housing and jobs which result in long commutes, increase of fuel energy and therefore air contamination. In addition, private transportation has become an essential good for residents in suburban areas due to long travels. As people have…

Suburban sprawl, the built environment associated with this development pattern, and the subsequent negative effects is a topic that has been examined in a multitude of ways by many different researchers, organizations and interested individuals. Responses to suburban sprawl seek to mitigate or correct a number of problems such as the negative environmental, social, fiscal and health effects of suburban sprawl on individuals and the community. The wide range of these effects, and the multitude…

What is Gentrification? Since the early 1970’s , American cities have experienced constant urban growth despite the Urban Sprawl which resulted in many Americans moving away from urban cities, and into low density neighborhoods. This phenomenon which intrigued many urban observers known as Gentrification, resulted in not only urban city growth, but it also had varied effects on city life, income rates and including culture. The impact gentrification leaves on many American cities differ from…