Urban studies and planning terminology

Introduction Both Jane Jacob and Richard Florida are huge influence in contemporary urban development while both of them emphasized the importance of creativity. This article provides us very general ideas of both Jane Jacob and Richard Florida towards the definition and composition of creative class, which opens up the topic for broader discussions. This short essay used qualitative analysis based on based on two interviews. On the one hand, the main argument of Richard Florida that is drawn…

popularity lead to the establishment and growth in commonality of advocacy consulting firms, community groups, and university planning departments such as the advocacy firm Urban Planning Aid or the Pratt Institute’s Center for Community and Environmental Development . Overall, Jacobs’ influence in community advocacy “showed people around the country that they could fight the urban renewal bulldozer—and win” when empowered enough by the advocacy groups . Again, even though Jacobs did not touch…

A literature review of GIS and related approaches in green space study Introduction: As an important element of a city, green space are considered to be functional in many aspects of urban society. By improving stress reduction and physical activity, green space have shown its advantages in promoting human’s health both mentally and physically (de Vries et al.,2003; Mitchell and Popham, 2008; Higgs et al., 2012). Specifically, green space could contribute to appropriate air quality, noises…

that influenced the city planning profession from 1914 to present day. Bartholomew’s influence and notability in city planning has three distinct areas (Lovelace, 1993). These three areas include the education of planning professionals, civil service at both the city and national level, and his private practice and advancement of a systematic comprehensive plan (Lovelace, 1993). These three areas tell a story of an individual that had a profound impact on the city planning profession beginning…

Paul Boyer, Urban Masses and Moral Order in America, 1820-1910, (Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press), “Part.4 ‘The Progressive and the City’, pp.189-292.” Zwia Lipkin, Useless to the State: Social Problems and Social Enginerring in Nanjing, 1927-1937 (Harvard University Asia Centre, 2006). Useless to the State written by Zwia Lipkin’s investigates the history and urban development of Nanjing between 1927-1937 and recounts in detail how the Nationalist aimed to boost the image of the…

The twentieth century was the century of urban revolution. The population of many cities has been growing exponentially, and cities are urbanising rapidly. Hence, many cities like Singapore, New York, and Tokyo are facing the issue of scarcity of land. One might say that many countries have abundant land in the form of forests and farms, which can be transformed into an urban land someday, but land is not created equal. Singapore and Hong Kong are of the most densely populated cities in the…

is an important factor in urban planning, settlement and management. Hence, there is a need of a participatory citizen centric planning of urban settlement based on spatial data. These perception and expectation may be represented in terms of emotions. Determining Urban Emotions is an approach which can be used to map different types of emotions associated with urbanization. In the recent years, some new methods have been presented for the area of urban and spatial planning, resulting in a…

Urban sociology studies the life and human interactions in the city. The social life in the twenty first century consists of both the traditional and familiar trends as well as the new developing trends (Sassen, 2006). Hence, living in the cities is always exciting as well as complicated. Dhaka is a city which has a history of more than 400 years. In 1610, Dhaka was named as Jahangirnagar by subedar Islam Khan Chishti. Many of the famous infrastructures were built during the British and Mughal…

Zoning codes attempt to achieve the planning objectives through control of land use , building heights, lot or building area and the population density . Zoning codes in land use determine the type of occupancy permitted in each zone for example :- residential areas, industrial areas business, commercial areas ,recreational areas and educational areas. There are different colors that is used in land use maps .The yellow color for residential areas . The red color for commercial areas . The…

The documentary Singapore: Biophilic City, explores the development and changes the city of Singapore has undergone to become an innovative biophilic city. The intended audience for this documentary is most likely people who are interested in urban development. In addition, this documentary could also be intended for people interested or studying sustainability. The documentary presented the positive attributes of creating a biophilic city, such as improving the lives of its population through…