This paper argues that the complexity of urban development in Guangzhou after the period of China’s open and reform, from being a port city on the Southeastern coast to today’s competitive global city, its urban reform is highly influenced by the contribution of commercial and spatial development as political transformation significantly influence the cohesion of urban transformation in Guangzhou. Proposal While Hong Kong and Macao being the colony settlement of British and Portuguese, Guangzhou
The aim of this essay is to evaluate two contradictory models of ideal urban form: the compact city model and the dispersed city model as contribution to sustainable development and examine whether the two ideas that have evolved in developing countries in the West have any relevance in the context of Southeast Asia. The cities in Southeast Asia are currently subjecting to rapid urbanisation and expansion. Through the case study of Jakarta, the essay will evaluate upon three major aspects namely
the major cities in United States, is located at a significant location. It is sitting on the route of Chicago River, close to Mississippi River and is adjacent to the Lake Michigan. Water in Chicago not only has shaped its urban configuration and landscape, but also contributes to city’s community, culture and economy. Chicago and the Chicago River today takes decades of transformation. Chicago River and the connected canals have being incorporated by Chicagoan to transform their urban life and built
In this historiographical essay, I aim to discuss and bring forward issues dealing with the United States’ (U.S.) complex history between African-Americans and housing. Urban social policy and housing are intertwined into the fabric of American history. In the Twentieth-century, the New Deal policies and programs of the 1930s allowed the federal government to adopt wholesale changes to the existing urban landscape. Large-scale federal intervention in housing policy had positive effects and New Deal
Climate Change on Account of Urban Sprawl and its Environmental Costs and GHG Emissions Introduction Today, population growth has never been increasing so rapidly. Hence, there has been a continuous urban population agglomeration growth. Particularly in the Global South, many researchers have been projecting the world's total urban population would double by 2050. Consequently, challenges arise as urban growth increases. It is important to consider many aspects such as air and water pollution, providing
There were many reasons for the popularity of the First Crusade among the lay society of the medieval West. This essay will consider a religious fervour (including the desire to liberate the Holy City of Jerusalem and to help fellow Christians in the East); economic reasons (such as poor conditions in Europe); and political aims (regarding the creation of a knightly kingdom in the East). Yet, essentially, the most prominent incentive came from religious zeal and fervent faith in God: this appeared
Discuss how two existing (not imagined) cities have responded to the "Land Question" through its urban planning policies and strategies. Then, propose two or three principles which you think urban planners should follow in responding to the "Land Question" today. Introduction 200 Tokyo 500 situation redevelopment tool in Japan short analysis Principles balance public and private 300 see a whole picture 300 Conclusion 200 Final Essay – DEP5102 Semester 16/17 Dai Machida
framework. As well I will explore the idea of masculinity in hip-hop music, discussed will be the presence of violence within hip-hop and how it has become normalized within the culture of hip-hop and associated with masculinity. As well throughout this essay we will explore the question of authenticity within hip-hop and it’s representation within their music. These concepts will be discussed as to how they are relevant and noted within the Queen Latifah song and video “Just Another Day…”. There is a
Fahey Clark Afro 215 Final Essay December 8th, 2014 The Wire The message in which The Wire portrays can be related to a limitless number of problems in today’s society, especially with the mass corruption of The Justice System. This corruption up top generates a change amongst the people who are forced to live and abide by society’s condescending law book. This is where drugs come in; with such a dishonorable chain of authority, the people living in these famished neighborhoods are forced to make
INTRODUCTION According to National Geographic Education (n.d.), an urban area is where human structures such as houses, commercial buildings, roads, bridges, and railways are heavily develop and that most inhabitants have non-agricultural jobs. Thus, according to this definition, Singapore falls under the category of an urban state. In a city where it is densely populated like Singapore, which has currently 5.46 million people living in its land area of a mere 718 square kilometres, issues like sustainability