6. In China, how is economic development putting human livability in jeopardy? Is all of the building going to make the place better for everyone? Who benefits most?
In my opinion, not all the buildings are going to increase our livability and some of them may destroy the public spaces, which we used to have our social activities over there. The people who will benefit the most should be the real estate developers since if they can build more, that usually means more profit. In this movie, they did not use a specific example to say how urbanism causes the disappearance of those social exchanges; in the reality, I feel like because of modernism, the most traditional spaces that can represent a city is almost gone in China. Real estate developers
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I think the historic part of the city is something that makes the city unique because it represents the culture of the city. People will not go to a city or live in a city because of its urbanism and modernism; most people are seeking for a place to live, which is full of culture. My hometown is at the south part of China, and last year when I went back to my elementary school, there were only constructions at there because they wanted to rebuild it, so they tear down the buildings and build something totally new. Those small shops close to school were not there anymore. It is still the same location but the feeling definitely changes. After they rebuilt it, it looked prettier but it made me feel strange and unfamiliar. It is not the place that I spent my childhood; it is a different place for me, which I …show more content…
How do you think cities (larger ones and small ones alike) will change or evolve in the next 10 to 20 years? What are roles for placemaking, tactical urbanism and socially engaged art in these changes?
In my opinion, smaller cities are seeking for growth and they tend to grow alike those big cities. There will be more urbanism and modernism going on in the following 10 to 20 years in those smaller cities, especially the smaller cities in some developing countries. Since they do not fully understand the harms that urbanism may bring to the cities, it is more likely that most of them are still looking forward to growing. For bigger cities, they have already developed very well, so they are more likely to seek for more cultural development which means they may put most of their concentrations on how to improve their citizens’ happiness and living qualities. Those may be their top concern in the following years, and they will do more to fulfill their citizens’
economy and way of life. Young Chinese aren’t sure which way to go. Pick the
However, there is usually not enough land or housing for the city's growing population. There is also not enough jobs in the city to keep everyone employed. Poverty increases and jobs give lower and lower pay. The poor live in slums
She also introducing new urban building standards. This this article she talks about, the idea some people have of tearing it down and rebuilding. She also talks about ideas people have about some parts of towns. In Boston, she talks about the area of North End, and the change that it was over gone. During her second visit to this area, she discovered that it had changed. She talked to other about it, although the statistic were higher than the city, the people still saw it as a slum. They felt that they needed to tear it down in order to build something better. This leads to the conclusion that the urban planners to do understand that the people of the city need. They have ideas that were developed years ago that they are still using. These ideas do not take account what the people want. The author also introducing new ideas of a perfect city to live in and what it would look like. The idea of a garden city was introduced. This city would be built around a park. Although the new ideas sounded great they could not be put into place today. The idea of a Garden City is something that sounds nice, but it is not possible in society today. Today a city should reflect economic status, and in order to achieve this the city should be big, and convey an image of power. A city that has aspects of nature in it would not convey that image. That upkeep of a city of that kind would also be difficult. The do understand the author's point of view. The planners often times do not take into account the desires of the people. The town that I grow up in want to become more urbanized. In order to do this, they are building a large shopping center. This shopping center is located in the canyon rim. This canyon rim has been important the people for many years. We come to the area to walk, what bass jumpers, and enjoy the scenic views. This new shopping center took away this area. Many of the people
Sitting close to the edge of being a “developing” and a “developed” country, China is a difficult country to define neatly. It is a country with an ancient and traditional culture trying to position itself higher within the international community. Plus it is also a communist country that has come to embrace its own form of capitalism to fuel its economy. China’s economic boon has been beneficial to many people within the country. But not to all people within China evenly.
...ecause of the flooding. With more and more tourist going to see the dam every year, there is an underlining issue of, is the increase in tourism traffic going to be the downfall to the already critical environment? Tourists will be able to view more scenery, but at what cost? I believe building the Three Gorges Dam was a mistake and that the Chinese are just looking for an easier way of life at the expense of the environment. I kept reading about how it will make trading easier and how relocated farmers were told to farm citrus fruit when all they know is growing grains. Life might be easier for the government and the big trade industries, but it will not be easier for the people who have to work under those authorities and conditions. There will always be bias for something because the government has gone above what environmental organizations have suggested.
China’s economy is one very large indicator of its role in globalization. “In 2010 China became the world’s largest exporter” (CIA World Factbook). Without China many places such as the United States of America would be without billions of goods imported from China annually. An influx of companies moving their manufacturing to China has allowed people to flock to cities and find jobs. China’s economy has grown exponentially over the last few decades. In the last three years China’s economy has grown by nearly ten percent every year. Despite this influx of money to China it has also resulted in many drawbacks. For example, China’s environment has been obliterated. China burns more coal than every country in the world combined. Beijing has been so badly polluted that there are actually companies that sell cans of fresh air to people, and gas masks are a common sight. On January 12th 2013 Beijing’s air pollution reached a record setting 775 PPM. To put that into perspective, the scale for measuring pollution is 0-500 PPM. This set an all-time recorded high. In Los Angeles a high ...
The author talks about her living space in Shanghai, China, she shared a house with neighbors. “Though we had lived in this old three-story house in Shanghai for more than a year, I couldn’t map out the neighbors and where they resided” (Schmitt). She did not know where all her neighbors lived. Her living space was spacious and updated in the top floor of the house, but the author states “The other two floors remained as they had been during the height of Communism: cheap, basic and subdivided.”
One thing that can lead to the uprise of a city is the ability to “attract people and enable them to collaborate” (Document 3). The reason this would help a city thrive is because when people are making inventions to make the city more efficient, life in the city becomes more enjoyable and then it improves the economy of the city. Another thing that helps cities thrive is a good education system (Document 3). The reason this helps is because when people in the city are well educated, then they are able to come up with better ideas to help the city become a better place and improve living conditions there, which would make for a more successful city. One thing that could cause the decline of a city would be “leaving empty houses for sale” (Document 4). This is because it lowers the economy of the city and other prices of homes which will impact the city in a negative way. This also may cause people to move out of the city. Another thing that could cause the decline of a city would be something called the “edifice complex”, where the city thinks that “new office buildings and sports arenas and transport systems will help the city thrive” (3). The reason this does not help the city is because when there are just buildings sitting around not being occupied, they lose value and
Urban change that will benefit the greatest number of people will require a change in how we view the world. For these urban changes to occur, we need larger structural changes in how we conduct business and how political decisions are made.
Studies reveal that the cost of living in China is considerably cheaper than other countries, incomes are lower but the purchasing power goes a long way (Landed, 2014). Conversely, the cost of living is dependent on location, there are similarities in the first and second tier cities while the west is somewhat cheaper than the east. For instance, the cost of living for teachers in Beijing and Shanghai is 10 to 20% greater than other municipals. The cost of renting an apartment ranges between 1,000 to 2,000 RMB (160 to 315 USD) monthly while minor cities are 20 to 30% lower; around 200 to 300 RMB (30 to 45 USD) (Althans,
It will grow by setting up another city some distance outside its own 'state' zone, so that the new city may have its own national zone. But the population can reach the other in a few minutes for a rapid transit will be given special and therefore the people of both cities will represent a society. There are urban groups that are grouped around the Central City and when a new city develops, there will be many construction for new buildings, hospitals, libraries, mosques, churches, theaters and more facilities.
There are numerous types of creative cities: the technologically innovative, the culturally intellectual, the culturally technological and the
There are three kinds of development in megacities we would like to explore in this paper, they are sustainable development, economic development and human development. Those kinds of development face many problems in megacities. In 1950 there were only New York and Tokyo as megacities and now in this 21 century the number of megacities are increasing.In 2013 noted there are 28 megacities (New Geography, 2013). Industrialization in developing countries is the main reason why the poor peasant in rural area moved to the cities in the name of better job and higher wages. This urbanization will change the population proportion which is decreasing the rural population and on the other side, increasing the population of urban areas. This continuing movement will inevitably create big and even bigger community in the city and in the end a megacity will be formed. This big number of population influences development of megacities.
There are numerous differences between living in a small town or a big city. Small towns and big cities each have their unique advantages and disadvantages. Where a person grows up plays an integral part in shaping their personality. And, sometimes a person’s personality can have a great impact on their preference of where to live. Preferring a small town or big city is a very individual matter. Different people have different reasons for favoring one over the other. Personally, and admitting that my views are shaped by my personal experiences, I believe the advantages of growing up in a small town – as long as that small town is in reasonably close proximity to a decent sized city.
In 40 years, globalization has become a popular trend in the world. Especially in China, the culture and economy has been influenced by globalization a lot. Shanghai which is one of the biggest and most international cities in China. Because of the policy and the location of Shanghai, this city is becoming a megacity very soon, big business and companies comes and people from different countries live and work here. In China, McDonald and Starbuck are everywhere.