Urban studies and planning

beauty and aesthetic view of my works. As a teenager, I had several times, competed in a local aesthetics competition in which I always took the first position. The interest grew to a stage I decided to undertake a study in Urban and Regional Planning in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Nigeria, a profession that sees to environmental beauty and aesthetics, at the same time, managing…

Case Study 1. Curitiba Curitiba is well known for its innovative public transport system based on buses that is one of the many initiatives adopted to improve the quality of life in the city. There has been a rapid economic and demographic growth in the last few decades which has transformed the city into an important industrial and commercial center and a center for transporting and processing agricultural goods. It is one of the fastest growing cities of Brazil. Curitiba’s public transport…

hosting cities’ experience Finding connections between Olympic Games and Urban development, and explore how would them affect the modern Stadium design Compare and contrast similar structural design and construction method, revise and design to accommodate “modern circus” practice Simulating reconfiguring scenarios, and examining possibilities Key Resource Pitts, Adrian C., and Hanwen Liao. Sustainable Olympic Design and Urban Development. Milton Park, Abingdon: Routledge, 2009. Print.…

al. 1986) 1.1 URBAN AREA An urban…

3- ANTIRACIST URBAN APPROACHES: Solutions Brought About to Overcome Urban Racism Urban planning is an interdisciplinary branch that deals with not only spatial issues but also social sciences and effects of social concerns on cities and urban life. One of the main purposes of planning is to provide and sustain the continuity and communication between the land and the communities. On the contrary, today’s political structure forces communities to do each other dirt. Segregation policies such as…

In addition this study will explore the outcomes with women of urban low-income with ethno racial minority background, and evaluate the possibility of psychological trauma, PTSD, and DESNOS, in addition to what interventions would best benefit those whom suffer from mental illness such as schizophrenia…

The Problems With Urban Sprawl Urban sprawl, the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas, has slowed down by nine percent since the 1990’s (Borenstein). Urban sprawl was steadily increasing starting in 1920 due to new street construction and it peaked in 1994. Despite the belief that urban sprawl is the result of a healthy economic and social process, urban sprawl needs to be restricted and eventually stopped. Urban sprawl is rapidly expanding, destroying wildlife, and causing a rise in…

children living in urban settings to gain better understandings of their roles in the environment. It is vital that children understand that they are a part of nature, not separate from it. Urban schools are developing more environmental education programs that focus on urban areas and community involvement. Urban environmental education is a tool that can be used to instill this sense of unity with…

Her effort and passion in urban study significantly impacts the traditional ideas of urban planning. She accuses that traditional urban planning theories in that era (1950s) are catastrophic and can bring many negative impacts to a city. In the previous three paragraphs, the ideas that planners should leave sidewalks to children and should…

Since I was in college, I have spent a lot of unstructured time to study programming through a wide range of online resources, such as MOOCs, technology conference videos and blogs of software developers. I also have several side projects, which enable me to experiment with new technologies, such as a realtime chat room…