South East Queensland Regional Water Supply Strategy - Stage 2 Interim Report: identifying the alignment of the Strategy with the key principles of New Regionalism
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An ideal city is open, civilising and democratic. Discuss how this ideal has been presented and its limitations.
SR 214 ASSESSMENT. BY RUWANTHI PERERA. QESTION: An ideal city is open, civilising and democratic. Discuss how this ideal has been presented and its limitations. INTRODUCTION. "Public spaces in cites are seen as 'a site that offers relief from the burdens of subjective life' facilitating mutual engagement and so mutual obligation and loyalty" (Sennett 1990a 23-24 cited on Thrift and Amin 2002) But others would see city spaces as (Thrift and Amin 2002) suggest, as the generators of new-shared meanings, and which arise hybrid cultures by intermingling. This essay will explore how the 'ideal city' has been presented by different authors and its limitations they found in return by exploring different issues and themes in their chapters. According to Dickens (Bleak House) 'The city can be seen as a place of the mind that informs subsequent ideas, such as the city as frightening, dystopian, chaotic, illegible, filthy, or the city as exciting, pleasurable, radical, sophisticated and potentially liberating'. For some writers such as Sennett (1974) cited on bridge and Watson (2002) western cultural characteristics influenced by industrial capitalism in the 17-18 century, have changed the public spaces and encouraged a retreat into the private realm of the family and friends, where public places were consists of cafes and etc where people's discussions were open to
From my coursework I hope to find out the effect the Trafford Centre, a large development has had on the local community such as the Bolton Town Centre.
From my coursework I hope to find out the effect the Trafford Centre, a large development has had on the local community such as the Bolton Town Centre. To complete my coursework successfully I will have to use many areas of business studies such as the different types of questionnaires and samples. I will have to do a questionnaire consisting of approximately twelve questions. I will then question twenty-five people from different age groups, genders and backgrounds. It will be a stratified sample aimed at mainly local residents. I will probably have to make a few enquiries, which can all be done via the Internet. I will have to request profit and loss accounts for some similar stores, which are found in both the Trafford Centre and Bolton Town centre. Profit and loss accounts for the company as a whole are only available, which is of little use when you have to compare which business in a specific area is more successful. Some types of stores I could e-mail are Dixon's, Debenhams, The Link, and Burtons etc. I need to compare the profit and loss accounts to prove my prediction that the Trafford Centre attracts more business than the Bolton Town Centre. If I am unable to get some profit and loss accounts I can compare the number of visitors each centre gets annually and come to a conclusion from them. The Trafford Centre information pack, which I requested and received
Many commentators had expected to see widespread growth of the regional shopping centre in the 1990's. Examine critically the reasons why this was not the case.
Many commentators had expected to see widespread growth of the regional shopping centre in the 1990's. Examine critically the reasons why this was not the case. Introduction Retailing is one of the most important sectors in all developed economies and retail property i.e. shops and shopping centres, constitute an important part of a country's built environment (Boucke, 1989). The amount of floorspace devoted to retail and service activities in Britain is over seventy million m2 and city centres, as well as their peripheries, have changed radically in their appearance and function during the last thirty years. Development of new retail floorspace has been one of the most important areas of capital expenditure in Britain in the last two decades. For example, in the financial year of 1991/1992, Tesco plc spent around £1 billion on the development of new superstores (Guy, 1994). However, in recent years the focus has shifted away from the grocery retail sector and its expansion of superstores, and increasing literature has focused on the growth of new modern forms of shopping development in the form of enclosed 'Americanised' malls. These centres form part of Schiller's (1986) 'third wave of decentralisation' and have significance both as a source of economic growth and change, and as a social phenomenon that can evoke both positive and negative reactions. This essay seeks
Community and Culture
Community and Culture Task 1 The following is a comparison of Crook and Hamsterley. Crook Crook is a town situated in Co. Durham. Surrounding it lies Wolsingham, Willington and Bishop Auckland, all of which are towns too. The closest of these town is Willington which is approximately three miles from Crook. Next there is Bishop Auckland which is around 5 miles from Crook and finally there is Wolsingham which is approximately 6 miles from Crook. Crook is a massively populated area with approximately 30'000 residents, most of which live in the three main council estates which are Low Mown Meadows, Barrets and Watergate Estate each occupy approximately the same amount of residents. Employment in Crook varies quite a lot but the main work is factory work. Although the highest percentage of people work in unskilled occupations like factories in Crook, there are several other jobs too. There are partly skilled jobs such as taxi drivers and postal workers, there are jobs which need a certain amount of skill like office workers, secretaries, electricians, plumbers, builders and engineers. There are also manegerial and technical occupations in Crook such as teachers, police constables and sergeants and fire fighters. Finally there is a very limited amount of professional occupations in Crook, however there are some. These include mainly doctors, bank managers and dentists.
Classroom design
CONTENT 65 Introduction 2 Demands of Today's Classrooms 3 Equipment in classroom 3-5 Classroom orientation and seating arrangements 5-6 Furniture 6-7 Colour scheme 8 Windows and window coverings 8-9 Lighting 9-11 Ventilation 2 Acoustics 3 Heating 4-15 Ceiling 5 Raised Access Floors 5-16 Disability Requirements 7 Additional requirement in a classroom design 8 Conclusion 9 Appendix, List of product and components 20-21 References 22 Bibliography 23 INTRODUCTION This assignment is based on the criteria of adult education classrooms rather than primary and secondary teaching. College teaching is truly difficult and focused learning is hard work. Colleges are expected to encourage student's enthusiasm and interaction, furthermore adapt to students individual learning styles and difficulties without leaving the course content and lesson plans. These tasks and requirements all meet in the classroom and this "learning and teaching" environment needs to be a teacher's ally- not an opponent to defeat. The challenge to colleges is to combine the knowledge and expertise of computer, telecommunications, staff, designers, architects, technology, comfort factors with presenters' requirements and learners' needs and difficulties in the classroom. DEMANDS OF TODAY'S COLLEGE CLASSROOMS Attractive comfortable classroom environment adds dignity to
To what extent do you agree with the view that British Planning History has been dominated by anti-urbanism? Are there signs of change?
MA Town Planning Introduction to Planning To what extent do you agree with the view that British Planning History has been dominated by anti-urbanism? Are there signs of change? Stephenie Thourgood To what extent do you agree with the view that British Planning History has been dominated by anti-urbanism? Are there signs of change? This paper aims to briefly analyse the British Planning History by identifying the issues behind the various planning legislation and the extent to which this has been influenced by anti-urban themes. Urbanization is the process of becoming urban. In general, urbanization refers to the relative concentration of a territory's population in towns and cities. Urbanism is a way of life associated with residence in an urban area. Anti-urbanism is therefore schemes in opposition to this. The concept of 'urbanism' was introduced in the 1930's by a sociologist Louis Wirth who was concerned with moral issues relating to urban social problems. He identified urbanization as: "a process leading to the erosion of the moral order of society because of the concomitant decline of community" (Wirth, L 1938). There are disadvantages and advantages to being urban. Areas considered to be urban have witnessed many social problems as Wirth studied. Large cities were perceived as areas high in social tensions, where health, beautiful landscapes and space had
planning theory
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Business Park Planning
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A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF AMERICA DURING 1890-1940
A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF AMERICA DURING 1890-1940 The rapid growth of American cities and population in the last decades of the nineteenth century had turned some of the American cities into places of crime, violent, corruption, congestion and disease. This article is about the historical and socio-economic background of America which led to the development of modern crime, crime-fighting forces and crime fiction. It will be covered two periods: 1890-1917 and 1917-1940. Reasons of the rapid growth of American cities and population To begin with, we should first discuss why there was a rapid growth of American cities and population, how it affected life in America afterward. The main reasons for the rapid growth of American cities and population in the nineteenth and twenties century are urbanization and immigration. In the half-century after the Civil War, the urban population increased sevenfold. Many people from the rural area moved to the cities. In 1920, the urban population exceeded the population living in the rural areas for the first time. In the late nineteenth century, many Americans left the declining agricultural regions of the East and moving to the West. Most of the Americans who left the rural areas for industrial cities in the 1880s were southern black as they wanted to escape from oppression, poverty and debt in the rural South. (Alan Brinkley, 2004)