Public Places, Private Spaces In Robyne S. Turner’s article “The Politics of Design and Development in the Postmodern Downtown”, the politics of urban planning of downtown locations in our modern cities is discussed. The tendency for the shift of the development of downtown areas towards an increasingly privatized space is unfavorable in many regards. It has caused this space to become a less democratic environment because of the lack of community involvement in urban planning. The focus of the
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THE COUNTRY AND CITY LIFE If you have two choices: living in the countryside or living in the city, which one will you choose? Life in the city or life in the countryside has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some people think that living in the countryside is better, but some don’t think so, they say that life in the city is more convenient. There are lots of differences between them. First is about the environment. Life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful. The air is fresh because
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How did the French City of Lyon encourage thousands of people to use the bicycle as urban transport mode within a few months? A big part of this success story is due to the introduction of the Public Bicycle scheme vélo’v. Each of the 2,000 bicycles available • • The transferability of Public Bicycle schemes to cities with appropriate framework conditions for cycling has been proven in many cases (e.g. in France, Germany, Scandinavia and Spain). at racks throughout the city centre is used on
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were groups present on what the crime and murder rates are like in the city and combining that information directly to arts groups that are striving to make changes was a perfect example. Hearing the information and then seeing how it is directly related to other organizations was eye-opening. The after school band program was brilliant and I have a lot of respect for that as I myself working with inner city kids in other cities, wanted to start a program similar to that one. However, I obviously
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City of Memories I feel the moment coming, the feeling of a cool breeze just like the same feeling I get when I chew a minty fresh gum. My heart senses each breeze of wind as it strikes my face and soon my heart is addicted to this feeling of coolness. The trees look alive as if they are dancing and the sun is shining bright, but not to the point where it’s burning hot. As I walk down the city streets, the sight of sky towers and magnificent buildings appear before my sight. The people that are
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since World War II and this trend is expected to continue. Urbanization is the increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities. It occurs because people move from rural areas to urban areas, which usually occurs when a country is still developing. There are many different causes of urbanization. People living in rural areas are drawn to the city, because they often believe that the standard of living in urban areas will be much better. Urbanization has its pros and cons and affects
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Estate means to the piece of land and all physical property related to it, including houses, fences, landscaping and all rights related to the air above and earth below the property. With rapid urbanization of the cities and metropolitan areas real estate is a familiar word to the city dwellers. Real estate deals not only with the architectural design and infrastructure of a building but also with its finance and potentiality. It is an area that is highly influenced by the population density, income
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Simmel, G, (1964) "The metropolis and mental life" from Wolff, Kurt H, The sociology of Georg Simmel pp.409-424, New York, Macmillan © THE DEEPEST PROBLEMS OF modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life. The fight with nature which primitive man has to wage for his bodily existence attains in this modern form its
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actually simulate real life? What types of things are included that you would not have thought of? What sorts of things are important in cities that are omitted in the situation? At the start of the game, I am allowed to choose the type of terrain for my city by adjusting the number of water bodies and how hilly or flat the land is. This would suit the type of city that I would want to construct, as hilly terrains would not allow the construction of certain types of infrastructure. In real life
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Advantages and disadvantages of city life. Life in the city is not so easy as one can imagine. However, some people say that modern cities are the best thing civilization has produced. Others claim that cities are not fit for living. There are a lot of pluses and minuses of living in a city. But what are they? Firstly, in big cities there are a lot of different entertainments such as cinemas, theaters, clubs, and exhibitions. Countrymen cannot go to the museums or theaters, because many villages
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