Urban village

At this era, the administrative system was set into a hierarchical system; from the higher level to the lowest level namely central government, provinces, cities (kota) and rural regencies (kabupaten), districts (kecamatan), and urban neighborhoods (kelurahan) and villages (desa); with a large number of military officer designated in many administrative positions. Yet, the central government was implemented a tight control of administration on the lower level of government (Green, 2005; Callavan…

“architectural critic, urban planner, and historian who analyzed the effects of technology and urbanization on human societies throughout history” (Encyclopedia Britanica). His profile can justify the sociological, historical and economically rich articulations in his publication on “The Natural History of Urbanization” (Lewis Munford, 1956) in which he examines all aspects of city morphology and functions from…

have customary land tenure system in urban areas in Tanzania. The case law on this is abound and the provision on restricting customary right of occupancy to village land (S.14 of Act No. 5) further reinforces this argument. The Village Land Act No. 5 of 1999 provides for the management and administration of village land. Village land management is entrusted to the Village Council, which is to be directed by the Village Council. The crux of the matter is that…

commonality of being located in an urban area. Presumably many of the parents…

opportunity, prosperity and other factors are the main reason why people start to move to Cities. Nowadays, a half of the world population is already residing in urban areas. By 2050, two-third of the world’s population is expected to live in cities. Urbanization is a word for becoming a city. It also means people shifting from rural to urban areas. Urbanization happens in all over places in the world, and it brings both positive and negative effects to societies. Urbanization has become a…

architecture is a very important discipline given the context of our present capital of J&K State, Srinagar. The city is rapidly urbanizing, people are leaving their villages and migrating to cities in large numbers. When they migrate to cities, one of the common problems they face is of housing. Urban housing, especially for the urban poor will become a major challenge in the future. If we do not plan for the future challenges right now, we will be faced with the ticking time bomb. We will have…

respiratory problems and water borne diseases and women have more chances of getting an HIV virus than their village counterparts. For decades, governments have tried to renounce their responsibilities. As a result, almost one billion people are forced to work outside economic system legally, working outside the tax system as informal workers. Earlier it was realised that slum was not an inescapable urban future. In 1958 almost one third of Cuban population was residing in shantytowns. Huge wave…

The project includes 225 condominium apartments, 167 street-fronting townhouses and 18 live-work townhouses. Port Credit Village is within easy walking distance of the Port Credit GO Station (commuter rail) and market area of the historic Port Credit community. The redevelopment for Port Credit Village has increased mobility as it linked the East and West Villages of Port Credit through a main street, also creating an open public space along the waterfront. In addition, gathering spaces and…

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…

The final case study is about urban development in Davis, California. Urban development does not take place in a vacuum, and it is important to be sure that established assumptions about the development process are manifestly accurate. Property developers usually have their way, large corporations do homogenise the American landscape with indistinguishable retail outlets, and entrepreneurs, landowners, mainstream media, and local government also support this type of growth. In other words, what…