in peri-urban areas Bryant et al. (1982) in an attempt to show why there is an uneven land use development in peri-urban areas‚ noted that urban development may not occur around all urban centres in all directions‚ due to variations in societal response to changes within the surrounding areas of a particular city. This makes the peri-urban areas a disjointed (irregular) spatial occurrence in metropolitan regions. According to the PLUREL Project (2006)‚ the problem of this uncontrolled urban sprawl
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A Research on Arts&Crafts Movement and Bauhaus 1. Introduction Arts and Crafts Movement and Bauhaus are two major movements in design history. In this paper‚ the author aims at making an overview of the two movements including the historical‚ cultural and social context and revealing the philosophy behind each movement. In order to obtain an in-depth understanding‚ the author chooses William Morris from the Arts and Crafts Movement and Walter Gropius from Bauhaus and their significant artworks
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a designer‚ I try to make the effort through all of my designs to have an impact on the viewer. Whether it be an emotional impact‚ an inspirational impact‚ or even a negative impact. If my designs have an impact and the viewer walks away still thinking about it‚ then I know I have done my job as a designer. This is not always successful – but this is my ultimate aim. I believe this is what all design should do. Have an impact. How can design make a difference you ask? It can impact its viewer or
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Urban consolidation is a rising issue in amny capital cities and could have a dramatic effect on the environmental sustainability of Australian cities in the near and distant future. “Urban consolidation policies concentrate on increasing housing densities in the large cities to produce more compact development‚ shorter travel distances and less dependence on automobiles.” (Forster 2004‚ p.171). Some of the main negative issues that is caused by urban consolidation are a drop in value of pre-existing
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Moulaert et. al (2003) see contemporary urban regeneration as a universal phenomenon aimed at promoting competitiveness. Using examples from the UK and other countries‚ briefly outline the key elements and impacts of selected regeneration projects and discuss the extent to which they corroborate or contradict this understanding. Based on the research undertaken by Moulaert et.al (2003) into urban restructuring in European cities‚ the aim of this essay will be to explore the meaning of city competitiveness
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"Green" or "ecological design" is one positive response to the environmental crisis. It can be defined as any design or planning taking account of ecological principles such as the reduction of pollution‚ sustainable growth‚ recycling‚ energy efficiency and conservation of scarce resources. Green design results in fewer goods‚ smaller goods‚ or products made from environmentally friendly materials‚ that are cleaner‚ quieter and longer lasting or biodegradable. Green design can be traced back to
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settlements can be improved to become proper residential areas.I am able to give three ways to make urban living more sustainable.Case studiesA Squatter settlement redevelopment I can give name and location characteristics changes and improvements made why it was possible and the results.B Sustainable urban living I can give location characteristics what makes it sustainable. Chapter 9 Changing Urban Environments/Student book 153172 PAGE 10 Spelling Matters Too Teacher Resource File Pearson Education
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Interior and Spatial Design 2010 My interest in space‚ design and architecture led me to choose this slightly more unique and diverse essay title. In this essay I chose to look in depth at the connection between pieces of interior or spatial design with more traditional pieces of art such as paintings. I wanted to explore how a space or room can be seen as art and how it can create moods and feelings just as strongly and easily and traditional pieces. A particular piece of spatial design that greatly
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industrialization and the huge influx of population from rural to urban areas in search of better economic opportunities. What would precisely be considered as urban development is achieving balanced growth in an urban area with an eye to equity in employment‚ housing‚ basic services‚ social infrastructure and transportation. With the multifarious growth of urbanization‚ cities today are expanding alarmingly which has resulted in the haphazard growth of the urban areas. It is but that today‚ due to overgrowing population
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How Urban Legends Work In this essay the author Tom Harris tells us how urban legends effects us on how we live‚ the stories that are told can either give us a lesson to be learned or it gives us a warning‚ some stories can be horrific as in the story about the traveling sales man who met a women in Las Vegas and had a few too many drinks and had be drugged and had his kidney removed by a body organ harvesting gang and woke up in a bathroom tube covered in ice and a note to call for help before
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