* Disease and odors created a very unhygienic living area, by the end of the century 3 in 5 babies would die before they turned one.…
Just like it is easy to judge others for what wrong doings they’ve done, it’s easy for us to look at our cities and notice the flaws they have. Transportation and other infrastructures are often first to take the blame for the failure of our cities here in the U.S. Gently winding freeways that cut through impoverished neighborhoods, and bus stops with only a stick with a sign that says “Bus Stop” on it are good examples of ways that our current infrastructure can take the blame. What happens when we look at our cities from another perspective; the positive one. What have we done as residents and politicians to better our cities and help them flourish instead of decay?…
We see today that urban life has covered all possible spaces within the habitable territories. It has been a great advantage that large cities have been established, providing shelter and development opportunities for a good part of population (infrastructure, business, commerce, education, healthness, a wide range of leisures), and facilities for good performance of daily activities, such as public services (water, sewers, electricity, gas, telephony and Internet, paved roads), among others.…
Planning and management needs to happen in all countries over the world because no matter how different the level of development between countries the problems will be same in urban areas. These problems that need to be planned and managed in the urban areas of the city are becoming increasingly significant due to the fact that there has been a hug increase in the number of people living in cities worldwide, just over fifty percent of the world are now living in urban areas. The main reason for this is the huge increase in urbanisation which is defined as an increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation is currently at eighty/ninety percent globally. Another reason for this huge increase is the fact that the high income groups are now moving back into the inner city because of redevelopment in some countries, this is known as re-urbanisation. The main question that needs to be evaluated though is that to what extent does economic development effect the planning and management in urban areas?…
It is difficult to live a pleasant life in American cities nowadays, there are many complications occurring due to the continuous increase in population. Open land is disappearing and old landmark is infringed. A major problem is that expansion is decaying these precious values of community with neighbors and harmony with the environment. Also, the landscape of America is in danger as it is threatened by pollution and deforestation. Moreover, Education is an important part of a person's life but many are not able to afford it.…
All Urban areas suffer urban problems of an economic, social, political and environmental nature but whilst they may share some similarities the rapid increase in the population of cities in many cities in LEDCs compared with that of MEDCs has meant the scale of the problems are far worse in poorer parts of the world. Likewise there are similarities in the solutions that are required across the world but the resources available to authorities in the richer parts of the world mean that often their schemes to solve the problems they experience can be far more comprehensive and ambitious than in poorer parts…
The cities represent a world of opportunity which links with urbanization and economic growth. The cities are also home to a high concentration of povertys. The urban areas have…
What are the main issues in mega cities and strategies used to improve the issue.…
These educative programs need to be implemented in the school system. Each semester, there should be one required sex education assembly to make kids aware of the consequences of unsafe sex and the difficulty of unplanned pregnancy. They would be educated on how girls get pregnant, what happens to the girl’s body during and after pregnancy, and the risks that pregnancy may entail such as STD’s, HIV and AIDS. They would also need to be educated on estimated costs of having a baby and the amount of time required when taking responsibility of having a child. Then, if the youth are…
According to the text of the scholarly articles, comparisons show they are all exceptionally similar when discussing each of the authors’ views of urban cities as well as their surrounding environments. However; they also have strikingly different opinions as well. It’s easy to miss the day-to-day headlines of global economic implosion; the change that is altering our change is the rapid acceleration of urbanization, as more and more people in every corner of the world put down their farm tools and move from the countryside or the village to the city. The following articles will help justify the positive and negative outlooks on all different segments.…
In his book Urban Geography, Michael Pacione, discusses the “Future City-Cities of the Future”. In his analysis there are several principles that must be included in the future city in order for it to strive and be successful, “by 2025 65 percent of the world’s population will be in urban areas” (Pacione 2005) The need for the city of the next 100 years to be sustainable in all aspects is paramount for its success and its citizens to live in peace and harmony. The factors that will play a large part in deciding the fate of our future cities are addressing population growth, the economics of cities, or making cities economically competitive, the effective managing and creation of various modes of transportation and mobility and managing the largest pollutant most inefficient parts of of our cities: buildings. All while maintaining high ecological and environmental standards including proper reduction and disposal of waste . The city of the next 100 years must be successful in managing the impacts of all of these stated areas. I will highlight current cities that are struggling with some of these areas and what must be done for the future to prepare for the next century.…
Triumph of the city, by Edward L. Glaeser, was published in the United States by the Penguin Group in February 2012. In this book, the author makes clear points how cities have not only survived but thrived; Glaeser’s premise is that human beings are best when they are close together, that cities provide the lifestyle that brings humans closer together. In order to solve all the problems and to have a better future, he encourages people to live in cities together so that we can improve together.…
There are various struggles faced by the American people because of the mishaps of sex. Many religions and faiths indurate the task to teach the concepts of sexual conduct. Some feel it is of great importance to give sex education whereas others think it goes against common principles. However based on surveys many parents are very abstinent or too shy to talk with their children about sex education. One may argue that the sex revolution of 1960’s was very devastating, aggrandizing teen pregnancy and divorce rates and proliferating sexually transmitted diseases such as aids and herpes which have no cure. However it is also very important because it drew the attention of the authority’s and public towards the necessity of sex education. The opposing views says that giving kids information on birth control encourages them to have sex and abstaining is the only way to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Whether or not sex education should be permitted and will be beneficial is a question many are asking, but only few know the answer to.…
The arrival of the cities of the future and what it has to offer such as technology and many other things evolves as everybody awaits to see what the city has to offer and what changes and improvements the city will have also. Many people have these types of question stuck in their heads and wonder: “Could the changes and improvements that are being made in the city actually benefit everybody living here or are these improvement and changes going to make everything worse?” These are the questions that people ask themselves.…
A city can be defined as a juxtaposition of different layers, relationships developed over a period of time between the living inhabitants, the physical structure and social aspects of their life. In past years, cities have grown at an unexpected rate. Cities have immensely transformed due to different kinds of global forces and continue to do so.…