2.1 Introduction A study of urban park design on users’ attachment plays an important role for enabling social interaction and fostering community development (Nassar, 2014). The understanding in design development of urban park layout and planning may consider users need will contribute to the encouragement and stimulating social cohesion. The chapter highlights the information of design planning of urban parks for users’ attachment helps in improving social interaction. In other words, this
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction Urban Greening broadly refers to the integrated approach of planting, preserving and management of all forms of vegetation in cities and peri-urban areas of social, economic and environmental benefits (Byrne et al., 2010). Urban greening can be synonymously used with the term urban greenspace which refers to a broad variety of green areas within cities, (Roy et al., 2012). These include all types of parks, sporting fields, private backyards and gardens, street trees
Abstract Green belts are important for urban planning. It contributes in many sociological, physical and environmental benefits. To get optimal advantages by them it is necessary to know which species are being planted in these green belts. Species identification and inventorying is also necessary for the wellbeing of both the environment and human health. This study is planned to identify the species in the green belt of …….. and to analyze the health effect of the abundant species on the community
of Nigerian towns and cities since independence, urban planners and other state holders have accepted that development policies for urban and rural areas have failed or have not worked as expected. Cities in Nigeria especially, Ibadan have been observed to have changed in size, spatial organization or morphology, quality and distribution of public services and infrastructure and in it employment base. Despite many efforts aimed at making the urban problems solved through the enactment of plethora
Planning Tools for Urban Planning; Challenges and Opportunities for Pakistan M. Q. Hussnain, Dr. Abdul Waheed Department of Urban & Regional Planning, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad Corresponding author e-mail: plannerqadeer@gmail.com Abstract The level of complexity, uncertainty and subjectivity involved in urban planning process has created the need for computer assisted planning support systems (PSS). Scenario Planning tools are a subset of PSS which help urban planners understand
choice that was constructed in the 17th century which I consider to be representative of Baroque style in Rome is The Palazzo Barberini, and I am going to talk about its history, description of the palace including the façade, space planning, relationship of construction of the space to its function, and about two rooms chosen from the building. I chose this palace because I find Baroque style very fascinating and inspiring and I think that Palazzo Barberini represents well the style of Baroque, its richness
Skateboarders’ As the title clearly states, the name of the article is ‘Half-Criminals’ or Urban Athletes’ and was written by David Langley. The article focuses on skateboarding in a unique light; a skateboarder’s insight. David Langley is a frustrated skateboarder that tries to explain to the public why the sport exists, its importance and its false image to the public so as to enable them to start a new leaf of embracing the new sport. There are several points that clearly stand out in the article
The gentrification phenomenon, being a controversial topic in urban planning discourse, have debated regarding it’s explanation, importance, it’s formation, processes and effects in both economic and social aspects, throughout its emerge in second half of 20th century. It occurred as a remarkable theme which is discussed in terms of benefits and risks in the academic field. Thus it is interpreted with a variety of different explanations. Each portrayed the subject with a different point of view
The Intesa Sanpaolo Office Building is situated on the edge of a historic town centre and is close to the Porta Susa Station. The location is of strategic importance and the Intesa Sanpaolo is surrounded by public services and facilities. The building occupies a site with the adjoining Nicola Grosa garden that has been upgraded to a playful space with lawns and became neighbourhood friendly. The entrance hall of the Intesa Sanpaolo building has an access into the garden on the ground floor. The building
Settlements Maps of world cities: New York: Population : over 19 million people London: Population: over 8 million people Tokyo: Population: over 13 million people Los Angeles: Population : over 18 million people Amsterdam: Population: 1 million people What is a concept of a World City? A concept of a world city is an idea of cities all around the world that are popular and known as business, cultural, political, and economic cities, with big