Critical analysis
In the course of the last decades, participatory and integrated approaches have become important factors of change in planning processes and projects. Rapid changes in the economic, political and social orders of cities have increased tensions between different actors and interests which call for new approaches to urban planning and urban design practices. In addition, processes of democratization, accompanied by the increasing strength of civil society and the access to information has forced city governments to become more accountable and more responsive to citizen demands (Devas et al., 2004). Integrated urbanism is becoming more acceptable for urban design. Following this integrated strategy Hatirjheel area is developed. With the collaboration of RAJUK (Rajdhani Unnayan Kortipokho), LGED (Local Government Engineering Department), WASA (Water Supply & Sewerage Authority) and research expert from BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) Vitti design and execute a project that reflects the demand for transportation system, water system and above all the right of the inhabitants. This single project deals with landscape, ecology and urbanism. Urban park, youth recreation area, theatre, green area, ecological island, water courtyard, water side development, floating deck, green walk way and many other facilities offered in the master plan. Several facilities are in the queue to be finished near future. To justify the sustainability of this project four pillars that enhance the sustainability features are considered here.
Social development
Before Hatirjheel project the area was neglected, so the community. Hatirjheel was known as a Dark Place for pollution and crime. Illegal settlements with...
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Nevertheless, inequality continues to be a major problem within cities and between rural and urban areas. Encompassing this situation is Katherine Boo’s novel Behind the Beautiful Forevers, which attempts to shine some light on the conditions of Mumbai’s informal settlements. Following the life of two rural migrant families residing in the Annawadi settlement, Boo highlights the everyday challenges individuals must fact to survive. As such, one of the major topics of the novel is inequality as a consequences of a lack of investment in basic needs, a matter of poor planning based on interest differences as well as corruption. Therefore, it can be argued that through her novel, Boo was able to successfully depict the how inequality has impacted the lives of those residing in informal settlements, with the fact that housing and land rights alone is an issue not being properly dealt
The company should consider the environment and community while expanding its complex. The people in the nearby area are financially deprived as well maintain a below average lifestyle. Hence while expanding the complex, its negative impact on the community should be kept in mind and the company should stick to a simpler approach.
Plug-in urban design is a category which usually focuses on the strategic building of infrastructure components in a city. Through the design, new infrastructure elements can be plugged into existing built-up areas in order to bind them into a unit and boost their amenity level. For instance, some streets, footpaths, city parks, exhibition grounds, or even mass transportation lines, can be added to the open space between the existing buildings. This design, thus, can be treated as an incentive for individual owner-builders or property developers to invest in new buildings. The cost of the new elements may be borne by the overall public or private project developer, as represented in the master layout plan for a site or by the developers of individual buildings.
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The physical side and the financial side have to work in a open exchange of information. The synergy of this project before it ever starts construction must come from the cooperation and adjustments made by both sides to create the best development. The physical side must take into account several things with the environmental sector. How can this site be used? What amenities or attractions can I draw from the existing environment? How can I improve the existing environment to create a more valuable development? The urban linkage must take into consideration how they are going to create their link to the surrounding environment and/or city.
This research will focusing on the 12 districts in Kedah (from North to South), namely Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Pokok Sena, Kota Setar, Pendang, Yan, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling, Kulim and Bandar Baharu. Throughout all this area, the information needed in this research can be obtained thoroughly.
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With the development of urbanization, an increasing number of social problems have emerged. These problems will decelerate the urban development, however, there are many ways in which sustainable development can reduce the impact of these urbanization problems. “Sustainable development seeks to improve the quality of human life without undermining the quality of our natural environment” (Adams, W.M. 1999). Actually, sustainable development can partly solve the urbanization problems, for it can reduce the impact of the problems such as traffic jam, housing shortage and severe pollution, but it is difficult to completely solve these problems in a short time.
Cities all over the world are developing. As war ended in 1942, a significant number of people move to the city because they want to improve life. This urbanization process is causing a number of problems and should be met by sustainable development policies. In the beginning, it is important to know the definition of sustainable development. There are some definitions for sustainable development, but simply they say that sustainable development is a development which using resources now and preserving them for future generations (Adams, 1999, p.137). This concept has been agreed internationally at a Rio Conference in 1992 to be implemented by all government policies which mostly known as “Agenda 21” principles (Adams, 1999, p.141). This paper will show that traffic jams and housing problems caused by urbanization can be met by sustainable development policies. The structure of this paper will first explain the situation that leads to traffic jams and housing problems. Next, it will elaborate the sustainable development solutions, implications for the solutions, and evaluations how effective the sustainable development solutions solved the problems.
In a world where over half of the human population calls a city their home, the need to restructure and revolutionize the way we design our urban environments has never been greater. Currently, the notion that these vast metropolises of metal, concrete, and sludge could one day be fully realized pillars of sustainability is certainly laughable. However, when these same cities are constantly growing and multiplying across the globe, all the while using a greater and greater chunk of our planet’s energy, this impossible task becomes a necessary focus. To strive towards the closed, continuous loop of “true” sustainability could greatly alter the image of the modern city. Any improvement over the current state of urban affairs could carry weight, and even if that goal is not entirely fulfilled, the gained benefits would be immense.
This paper will discuss about the development of megacities in general, starting with an introduction and then followed by the definition of development and megacity. After that, there will be elaboration of the development of megacities and continue with a section entitled how megacities develop and a brief point about challenges of development of megacities. Finally the paper will reach a study case of the development of Jakarta as a developing-country megacity and ended with a conclusion.