Urban renewal is the rehabilitation of city areas by replacing or renovating dilapidated buildings with new housing, public buildings, parks, roadways, industrial areas, etc. This urban dynamic has been operating in the suburb of Pyrmont from 1994 when Pyrmont was under construction till now when the final renovations are underway. As a result of Pyrmont’s urban renewal, it has provided new foreshore promenades and parks, leisure, housing and entertainment facilities along with employment opportunities to many people. This has led to more people living in Pyrmont as well as more people coming to work here every day. The social component, the economic character, the culture of place and growth, development, future trends and ecological sustainability …show more content…
Urban renewal has changed the social structure of Pyrmont significantly. In the early 20th century, there was a major decline in Pyrmont’s population and economic activity because of the urban decay and decentralisation that occurred across Sydney. This saw a spreading of activities, specifically manufacturing and industrial activities from out of inner-city areas into Sydney’s outer suburbs. Urban renewal was the key factor in restoring Pyrmont’s population. Pyrmont changed massively through the urban dynamic of urban renewal. These changes included 33 hectares of open space for the public, a mix of innovative housing and a vast range of community facilities. Being close to the city, Pyrmont has attracted mainly young, wealthy couples or otherwise known as DINKS (Double Income No Kids). 62.7% of Pyrmont’s residents are aged between 25 and 54. This is an increase of 6% from 1991. The young wealthy couples that live in Pyrmont usually earn about 37% more than the average people living in metropolitan areas, with an average income of $905 per week (2006). Nowadays, Pyrmont’s social structure differs considerably with Pyrmont’s early 20th century social structure. This is a direct effect of the urban renewal that occurred throughout the suburb. Pyrmont’s social component changed with its urban
It is the 21st century: more than 85 per cent of Australians inhabit the urban areas sprawling along the coasts, and more and more rural areas struggle to survive.
In 1900, Pyrmont was an important port and industrial area, with a population of almost 30 000 people. There was a wide range of industries and services present including wharves, dockyards, warehouses, abattoirs, wool stores, railway yards and even an incinerator for the disposal of Sydney’s waste. It was deemed a working-class suburb with a predominantly Irish/Catholic population. As the income for Pyrmont was only modest, semi-detached cottages were the most common type of housing present. In the 1960’s however, Pyrmont-Ultimo was deteriorating at a fast rate and became an unfortunate example of urban decay.
Pyrmont has been affected by urban renewal in a positive way, equipping the area with a new lease on life and a complete transformation from the wreck of urban decay it had become. It has been updated for the 21st century, with as dynamic user interface that will allow for much further use and innovation into the future. The decade-long overhaul has created a harmonious environment for residents, tourists and people employed in the area, with attractive buildings, large recreational areas, and a healthy café atmosphere.
In the Case study of Reclaiming Rose Place there are several issues to think about. The first is the community in which the issues are occurring. This community has an extended history of racial discrimination and hate. There are several white supremacist leaders who lived in the area and have left family living in the area. This hate has been ingrained in the family members who still live in the community. The second issue is the district forcing integration on this community’s school which is causing multiple problems. The new principal being part of the minority that has been hated for so long is immediately met with distrust and disregard. The community does not want a minority in control of their school. The school currently employs only
Lehrer, U. and Laidley, J. (2008) analyze how the expensive urban projects close to waterfront Toronto are used as an expression and indication of urban renewal. The article explains that diversity of forms and uses are employed in these new mega-projects which initiates urban inequality compared to the old mega project...
Adler, Ben. "What “Clybourne Park” Misses About Gentrification." Next City. N.p., 2 Aug. 2012. Web. 04 May 2014.
DETROIT, known as the "Automotive Capital of the World," is the largest city in the state of Michigan. The city sits at the heart of an official three-county metropolitan region comprising Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Beginning in the 1960s, middle and upper class populations began moving out of the suburbs and back into urban areas. At first, this revitalization of urban areas was 'treated as a 'back to the city' movement of suburbanites, but recent research has shown it to be a much more complicated phenomenon' (Schwirian 96). This phenomenon was coined 'gentrification' by researcher Ruth Glass in 1964 to describe the residential movement of middle-class people into low-income areas of London (Zukin 131). More specifically, gentrification is the renovation of previously poor urban dwellings, typically into condominiums, aimed at upper and middle class professionals. Since the 1960s, gentrification has appeared in large cities such as Washington D.C., San Francisco, and New York. This trend among typically young, white, upper-middle class working professionals back into the city has caused much controversy (Schwirian 96). The arguments for and against gentrification will be examined in this paper.
Of the many problems affecting urban communities, both locally and abroad, there is one issue in particular, that has been victimizing the impoverished within urban communities for nearly a century; that would be the problem of gentrification. Gentrification is a word used to describe the process by which urban communities are coerced into adopting improvements respective to housing, businesses, and general presentation. Usually hidden behind less abrasive, or less stigmatized terms such as; “urban renewal” or “community revitalization” what the process of gentrification attempts to do, is remove all undesirable elements from a particular community or neighborhood, in favor of commercial and residential enhancements designed to improve both the function and aesthetic appeal of that particular community. The purpose of this paper is to make the reader aware about the significance of process of gentrification and its underlying impact over the community and the community participation.
Again, this section will give a working definition of the “urban question’. To fully compare the political economy and ecological perspectives a description of the “urban question” allows the reader to better understand the divergent schools of thought. For Social Science scholars, from a variety of disciplines, the “urban question” asks how space and the urban or city are related (The City Reader, 2009). The perspective that guides the ecological and the social spatial-dialect schools of thought asks the “urban question” in separate distinct terminology. Respected scholars from the ecological mode of thinking, like Burgess, Wirth and others view society and space from the rationale that geographical scope determines society (The City Reader, 2009). The “urban question” that results from the ecological paradigm sees the relationship between the city (space) as influencing the behaviors of individuals or society in the city. On the other hand...
The term New Urbanism (NU) was coined by the end of 20th century. ‘New Urbanism is being promoted as a set of ideas to mitigate sprawl, to encourage sustainable growth, and to facilitate infill development.’ (Garde, 2004). The new urbanism’s focus is the compact metropolitan areas containing ‘multiple, yet dense walkable neighbourhood connected via transit, bounded by regional and local park system’ (Loomis, 1999, p.165). The phenomenon of the new urbanism was seen as the response to the original circumstances, the urban growth and development which was characterized by the continuously degrading quality of environment, falling public domain and the fast spreadin...
Sociologist … explained that open pattern of suburb is because of seeking environment free noise, dirt and overcrowding that are in the centre of cities. He gave examples of these cities as St. John’s wood, Richmond, Hampstead in London. Chestnut Hill and Germantown in Philadelphia. He added that suburban are only for the rich and high class. This plays into the hands of the critical perspectives that, “Cities are not so much the product of a quasi-natural “ecological” unfolding of social differentiation and succession, but of a dynamic of capital investment and disinvestment. City space is acted on primarily as a commodity that is bought and sold for profit, “(Little & McGivern, 2013, p.616).
In the years following the Industrial Revolution, the practice of urbanisation became much more prevalent. Urbanisation has lead to an increase in the population of cities while leading to a decline in rural population. The effects of Urbanisation can be both positive and negative, whether it is on the peoples, the society or the environment. The practice of urbanisation has brought with it, many arguments as to whether it is a positive or negative phenomena. Throughout the course of this discussion we will look deeper in to what urbanisation really is. We will also analyse the arguments, and we will begin to unpack how urbanisation positively effects the environment as well as its people, but also the problems that it inevitably brings about. From the discussion we will then be able to make some conclusions about the nature of urbanisation and its effects on the surrounding environments.
“Imagination of Future cities by Architects” – the topic first raises a question what is the role of architects, urban experts and planners when we are talking about the future of the designed environment. It was Architects who designed cities in past based on their philosophy and current and future interplay of dynamics which govern cities. Many ancient cities are masterpiece of excellent architecture and built environment. The role of planners in cities is a later entry. The planner’s role originates from the geographical context and other city related aspects. Both architects and planners have a conception about future cities and is illustrated in many examples of past and is experimented and demonstrated in present.
The rapid growth of urban cities and its impact of urban dwellers have been given much attention. Urbanization is closely linked to modernization, industrialization and the sociological process of rationalization (Angel, 2012). Urbanization as we know began with the industrial revolution in the 18th century and has only been on the rise ever since our cities have been luring people for various reasons, the basic one being the hope for a better life.