In this essay, the differences between the two movements are not discussed and the term SGNU is used for both Smart Growth and New Urbanism. One thing needs to be clarified is that SGNU emerged to join the postmodernism-versus-modernism debate but not a follower of...
On December 28, 2017, protests erupted throughout several cities in Iran. Initially, protesters showed their dissatisfaction toward rising prices, unemployment, and economic discrimination. They blamed the economic policies of President Hassan Rouhani’s government. However, after spreading dissent throughout the country, public discontent grew beyond economic...
Disobedience happens when contrast between one’s inner beliefs and society’s norms collide. However, it can be seen as a starting act for an individual. A start of an action which has its alliance with Emerson’s Transcendentalism. Such transcendentalism in America gradually, allows separation towards the...
Cities permeate our global landscape, shaping the experiences of millions worldwide. However, while some urban environments captivate with their beauty and functionality, others struggle to provide a sense of coherence and navigation. In light of this, it becomes imperative to consider avenues for enhancing urban...
Abstract Everyone in this world irrespective of their culture, status, age or background inevitably use public spaces but in today’s era the quality of public spaces had been disregarded and considered merely as “gaps between buildings”(Gaventa, S. 2006, p7). However, recently public spaces are regaining...
The term “generic” occurs in the end of the last century and it become related to different discourse about architecture and modern urban planning. The cultural, historical and social aspects of the local ideogram, as well as the character of the city is exponentially more...
The consequences of global warming are becoming more serious now that the change of climate is visible. Within the decade, not only have different types of disasters been occurring, but they have been increasing in different parts of the world. Within thirteen months, two mega...
Urban agriculture includes production, distribution, and marketing of food and other products within the cores of metropolitan areas. Examples include community, school, backyard, and rooftop gardens with a purpose extending beyond home consumption and education, urban market gardens, innovative food-production methods that maximize production in...
Nations prosperity is closely associated to the development of their cities and globally account for more than 80% of the world GDP. Cities play a vital role as hubs for employment, especially youth, innovation and peace in a country like Afghanistan, which has extremely affected...
Globalization has progressed over the past years in different fields such as migration, education, technology, travel, trade, knowledge, and spreading cultural influences. Globalization has on the whole been very beneficial for people and has had a positive impact in terms of politics, economy and culture...
CO2 and other toxic gases are being released into the air in large quantities from factories, manufacturing firms, transportation vehicles, and burning of fossil fuels by the residents themselves. As the country began to industrialize, many people from rural areas come to urban center mainly...
Although Algeria saw some uprisings in the early 2011, the scale and the outcome of these uprisings were not like those in Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt. The fact that the regime didnot change in Algeria during the Arab Spring of 2011 has made many think...
In early 2011, a wave of civil unrest swept across many Arab countries in northern Africa and southwest Asia. Long-held tensions surfaced once Mohamed Bouazizi sparked the Tunisian revolution by burning himself in protest of government corruption (Abouzeid). The Tunisian revolution acted as the impetus...
Syria pushed the uprising in Syria into Qatar’s second intervention in the Arab Spring. However, the world of difference separates the cases of Libya and Syria as two disparate points in successive regional turmoil. While the regime of Gaddafi was diplomatically and politically isolated (and...
The working of the government in our country is so poor and the poor people do not get support and resources from the government so they start these movements. If the government starts any project which leads to displacement of people they do not provide...
In response to a recent news article, the following is a position in favor of Christine Pelton, a teacher protesting the school board for ordering an easement of punishment after 28 of her students plagueised their assessment. Because the school leaders and rural Kansas district...
In the article, “It’s actually very strange for sports games to begin with the national anthem,” written by Beauchamp, he talks about the protest going on between NFL players kneeling or sitting during the national anthem and President Trump. This protest started when NFL player,...
Noise levels can be challenging in urban environments and a source of sensory overload. ‘Unwanted noise’ such as traffic, sirens, even conversation can be deafening at times. Positive or negative, the sounds in our surrounding environments influence our lives. Human beings have a threshold of...
Milan’s landscape strategy to connect the whole city was initiated a few years ago as a Green ray concept. The Green Rays are a task advanced by the Territory Development and Furnishing Sector, Urban and Green system of the City of Milan in 2008, for...