Urban studies and planning

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…

The idea of “urban society” to an individual’s mind, delivers hints of mixed population, opposed and unequal social classes, three-dimensional separation of residential community, limited neighbourhood networking, private class of urban poor, etc., as against a simple standardized society in rural areas. Also, “urbanism”, the method of life in urban areas in rural areas is decidedly different in culture like dress habits, recreational…

desire to help families going through economic struggles such as struggling to pay for over-priced housing, being homeless or living in slum housing. I came to realize that I could help such people much more efficiently if I pursued a degree in Urban Studies and focused on community development and…

Sociology emerged in the 1920’s and the 1930’s. In this school the first in depth studies of urban sociology commenced. The lead sociologists involved with the University included Robert Park, Ernest Burgess and Louis Wirth. They explored two key themes of sociology; urban ecology and urbanism as a way of life. These concepts greatly enhanced our understanding of cities and urban life. Their studies revolved around urban land-use and its effect on society, resulting in an impersonal way of life…

engagement and participation will be encouraged; this can be in the form of the neighbourhood watch and scheduled activities that are supervised by community leaders, and legitimate and more experienced artists at the mural site (Transport and Urban Planning, 2014). Another objective will be to propose a CPTED renovation for the North Caringbah Highschool to the local council, so that the activities are performed in a safe environment, similar to Mary…

Ancient Mayans Civilizations history has shaped Central America and influenced the world by the study of their hieroglyphic scripts, calendar, mathematics and art of the remains of this distinct culture. Today, their civilization is still influencing the world from new facts and information arising from these ancient sites about how they built there towns, trade networks, and the structure of their social and economic power for each site. Most Mayan sites were structured by royalty rule and run…

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…

inhabitants (statistical data from the year 2015). It is home to a growing railway station and the Helsinki-Vantaa airport. One key objective of the HARMONISE project was to engage end users in urban resilience planning and development. The project consisted of five case studies throughout Europe. The Finnish case study aimed at finding out possible futures of the districts around the new railway station area in the centrum of Vantaa city. The area has been under a broad construction work. The…

Moving from Egypt to Texas changed my life by leaving everything behind and coming to a strange new place trying to adapt the new culture, language, and life. I came in 7th grade with my mom, dad, and younger brother leaving all my friends and family behind. I am now more independent, determined to reach my goals, and persistent. At first, it was very difficult, especially that I came with very little English and I was very quiet. It was very hard to get good grades when you do not know what is…

Introduction Walking is the oldest form of urban transport, and until the advent of major transformations in transport technology in the nineteenth century, most cities were structured in ways that supported walkability (Newman and Kenworthy 1999). As individual private car transport became widespread during the twentieth century, public transport and urban walkability became less apparent as major priorities of transport planning and urban design. As concern for future urban sustainability…