Lacia Vaughan 5 November 2012 ENGWR 102 The Effects of Urban and Rural Living What is the difference between Urban and Rural living? What are the pros and cons of living either of these different lives? Lets us see. Urban Sprawl is the uncontrolled spread of urban areas, usually taking place on the outskirts of cities, involving the mass construction of residential areas and commercial buildings. Two causes for this being the fact that land and housing costs are cheaper compared to cities, and higher property and business taxes have pushed businesses to the suburbs where taxes are typically low.
When it comes to the issue of pollution, it effects the cities and suburbs both at different rates. Being in the city, there are a lot more people compacted into a much smaller area. This means that the more people you have with less space to put them in, most likely there will be a higher rate of pollution. Although this rate is much higher, they have a greater chance of reducing this rate because of the opportunities involved with living in a city. Most likely if you live in the city, you work in the city, so it would be easier to walk or bike to work.
According to the author, Arabs think of public spaces as a place where no one has the right to prevent others from getting too close. Basically the concept of a virtual sphere that surrounds a person, the assumption that is commonly held by westerns, is simply nonexistent among Arabs. The author assumes that because of the constant pressure from the ever-expanding desert forced the Arabs to cope with living in highly condensed urban cities, and, thus, develop such a behavior. The misunderstanding results when both sides think that the other side is rude. Hall finds this
Those problems had persisted despite previous attempts to regenerate the area. However the Aston Pride Project would prove to have more failures and cause greater controversy than other projects associated with the New Deal for Communities programme that sought to renew areas of social and economic deprivation and exclusion. The New Deal for Communities programmes was specifically meant for inner city areas such as Aston that were in need of social and economic regeneration. The following dissertation will examine whether those failures and controversies could have been predicted and even prevented if the Rational Choice Theory had been used to evaluate the potential success or failure of the Aston Pride Project prior to its launch. This dissertation will use the final report from Birmingham City Council about the Aston Pride Project alongside local press reports as well as suitable sociological sources and any other relevant materials.
1. Not enough public transportation – Rural, Suburban, or Urban Rural and suburban-These areas most likely will not have enough transportation. Generally, people living in these areas have their own transportation. The suburban area is rapidly catching up with the urban areas due to public transportation expanding their routes more frequently. 2.
Urban Sprawl: currently urban sprawl is the most colossal phenomenon our world is experiencing - Urban sprawl is known as an uncontrollable spread of urban development the concept includes spreading outwards from a cities core to low density suburbs that are automobile dependent urban development on the outskirts of the city is growing faster than development of the infrastructure, due to the intensive growth of suburbs Disadvantages: - Urban sprawl contributes to the degradation of our natural environment,air quality and water resources,as well as the consumption of agricultural lands and other natural resources so critical to the future economy. inefficient use of land/ infrastructure - inefficient use of infrastructure, and isolated communities carry with them high social, environmental, and economic costs. These costs not only undermine the high quality of life that Ontarians expect, but also severely reduce the Province’s ability to attract skilled workers and compete with other jurisdictions around the world. low density dependence on automobiles: inefficient land use, often found at the edge of town or in rural areas Loss of farm land - natural resources, endangerment of species Advantages: Economic stimulation: the development being created by urban sprawl is creating many new job opportunities (1.7 million jobs are expected to be created by 2031), helping to continue the growth of our economy. Lower Land prices: Developers are buying land further away from the inner rings of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, this is due to low purchase prices Single family homes: the fact that they are building on the outer lines of the GGH, it gives them to build housing in areas of low density zoning lower crime rate in the suburbs, How did we get to this point?
It takes a collaboration of city planners, government recommendations, a consideration of urban networks such as subway and bus systems, and an awareness of the public needs before decisions are made. But who decides the needs of the public, and to what extent do these affect the future planning of our cities? Advisory and governing bodies of citizens and elected officials provide input according to the growth of the city and changes in technology. The process is governed through the development and enforcement of a city’s general plan, zoning ordinance, historic preservation ordinance, and building construction codes. The documentary, Urbanized, by Gary Hustwit's examines urban development worldwide.
Car exhaust causes pollution such as carbon dioxide which is caused from the burning of fuel. This is a major issue for our environment but an even larger issue in urbanized areas. These areas have millions of cars on the road everyday producing a massive amount of air pollutions to one congested area. This is one leaning factor to Global Warming. With urbanization comes expansion when this happens cities must make more roads, buildings, roads and homes to accommodate its population.
Informal activities in particular have seen a downturn. However, they are ones that we as Americans, engage in most often. This downward slide applies to cities because of certain urban characteristics. The city, due to the division of labor, increases the tendency to discontinue involvement in community affairs because of other obligations. Also, neighborhoods in the city do not promote community or a distinct feeling of a belonging simply due to the mass population.
The report (UNEPWMO, 2004, P10) also pointed out, the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation are altering the composition of the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. In addition, changes in land use play an important effect on climate. For instance, deforestation, desertification, urbanization and agriculture can contribute to climate changes and increase carbon dioxide emissions.