Major urban regeneration programmes in the UK
A CATALYST IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS In the cities, it is the largest accumulation of people (and their activities relate to the area), the production and consumption of goods (taken from field and/or industrial processing), and the services that can eventually damage areas of the cities. Moreover, it has been observed that our cities are constantly growing and also modifying some of its parts due to individual or collective initiatives that seek better conditions for our activities but deteriorating the infrastructure and the quality of the urban spaces ignoring the consequences that it carries out. Also, the damaged areas of a city changes demand that they become true integral transformations. These changes cannot be achieved with single projects that are not part of a strategy that goes beyond an intervention that aims to promote definite improvements. In this point, urban regeneration is a tool that has proved efficient and has become, for many cities, project spearheaded processes that have reached such achievements, exceeding original expectations. At the end, it is the responsibility of the authorities to arrest the deterioration of parts of the city administrations, and citizenship, support and encourage this type of intervention. According to Roberts and Sykes (2000, p. 17) urban regeneration has been defined as a: …comprehensive and integrated vision and
This report aims to analyse the reasons behind delays in site set up and why costs may have increased at the newly proposed Office building.
F104TEC Assignment 1 Word Count 2983 Calum Stringer 0600532 Question 1 I assume this question relates to a complete new build and structure when answering this question. Design methods are strategies that are employed to reach the objective and the design processes are sets of activities essential to reach the objective. The value of using a design method is to produce something that improves the built environment. Design processes can be broken down in different phases. These are analysis, synthesis, evaluation (or appraisal) and production. A team is usually assembled to plan the tasks and processes to enable the construction of a building from the stage of drawing and specification to construction of the building and occupation. The design can consist of specification and plans or drawing, prepared by a team that can include client or employer, an architect, designer or building surveyor, building services (M&E) engineer, structural engineer, quantity surveyor and CDM co-ordinator. After the final designs have been completed then the project can be put out to construction companies for tender based on the design and specification. The design method has to be easy to amend and improve in order to deal with any issues and alter to the client’s needs. Where a design team is involved then they can be aware of their part within the
SPATIAL ISSUES OF SUSTANAIBLE DEVELOPMENT
Coursework: CW1 – Issues of Sustainability Module: UEL_7_SPL Sustainable Places SPATIAL ISSUES OF SUSTANAIBLE DEVELOPMENT The term ‘sustainable development’ was presented in the early 70’s: “The phrase ‘sustainable development’ appears to have been first used in 1972 by Donella Meadows and other authors of the Limits to Growth and by Edward Goldsmith and the other British authors of Blueprint for Survival in the same year” (Wheeler 2004, p. 19) In 1987, the phrase ‘Sustainable Development’ “has come to represent mainstream thinking about the relationship between environment and development” (Baker 2004, p. 6) after the World Conference on Environment and Development (WCED) in its report “Our Common Future” known as well as the “Brundtland Report” which defined this term as “development that meets the needs of the present without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (WCED, 1987) quoted in Wheeler et al (2004, p. 53) In 1992 the United Nations organised the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and today it is known as “the Rio Earth Summit”, and later, in 2002, “the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) where were spotted the normative principles for an action plan for sustainable development for the future
The decline of inner cities is irreversible. How far do you agree with this statement? What are the implications of this for urban planning policies?
The decline of inner cities is irreversible. How far do you agree with this statement? What are the implications of this for urban planning policies? An inner city is 'an area found in older cities, surrounding the CBD, where the prevailing economic, social and environmental conditions pose severe problems.' - An integrated approach, David Waugh. Geographers have acknowledged a decline that affects many inner city areas. Non-residents of inner city areas often gain negative views about these areas and perceive them as an area, which is full of poverty, overcrowding, poor housing, racial tension and unemployment. To a certain extent some of these views are true, the decline of inner cities has become a big problem and a focus point for many government schemes and urban planning policies. During the industrial revolution urban population increased dramatically as many people moved to the cities to be close to their work. In Nottingham it was not until the mid-nineteenth century that the town expanded geographically. After the industrial revolution many inner city areas became overcrowded and unhealthy. By the first world war the working class housing was located in St Ann's, Sneinton the Meadows and New Lenton. Inner cities have become sites that lack basic amenities, they have overcrowding as a result of slum clearance between 1946 and 1967 which led to many people
sustainable development
Contents Page Executive Summary 2 . Introduction 3 2. The Site ( Mauds Landing) 3 2.1 History 3 2.2 Background 4 2.3 Importance of Tourism in the Region 5 3. The Proposal 6 3.1 Background 6 3.2 Main Features of the 2 Proposals 7 3.3 Planning Considerations 10 3.4 Main Players involved 10 4. Assessment 12 4.1 Background into the Bellagio Principles 12 4.2 Assessment of the proposal using the Bellagio Principle 13 5. Recommendations 22 6. Conclusion 23 Reference List: 24 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to assess a tourist resort proposal made by Coral Coast Marina Development Pty Ltd (CCMD) at Mauds Landing in terms of its sustainability. The assessment method used in this report is based on the Bellagio Principles which was found to be the most effective method of assessment for this type of proposal. The report describes Mauds Landing in terms of its history and the importance of tourism in the region, then goes on to describe the proposal and its main features. The report concludes with the assessment of the proposal and offers recommendations on ways in which the proposal could be more sustainable. The findings of the report indicate that even though effective communication and public participation were evident in the proposal, the failure of informing the public on a wider level such as in the Perth CBD led to the refusal of the
thomas hardy
Towards the end of the 19th Century, Thomas Hardy composed, "The Darkling Thrush" which illustrates how happiness can be found amid dismay and gloom if one still has hope. Poetic devices strongly emphasize the author's message regarding the bleak isolation of the world and how hope can still remain. Techniques involving the choice of diction, atmosphere, and the change of mood demonstrate Hardy's implication as shown in "The Darkling Thrush". As the poem begins, the reader is stricken with ominous images, metaphors and a simile. A strong contrast used within a simile intensifies the underlying meaning portrayed by the author. Hardy's opening consists of a speaker leaning on a gate examining his surroundings as the old century draws to a close and a new one is about to emerge. The speaker comments by a simile that, "the tangled bine-stems scored the sky/Like strings from broken lyres". Strong distinctions of the stems being so twisted and warped immediately arouse the reader's visual imagery senses. The choice of the sinister diction allows for the comparison to stand out of its stanza, thus reinstating the importance of Hardy's atmosphere and mood. Not only can contrasts be used within similes to stress visual importance, but also the choice of comparison within a metaphor can strongly affect the reader's emotional response. The choice of comparing nature to a