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    Planning Association (APA). The APA has existed for 40 years and was officially formed after the merger of two different societies that dealt with urban planning the United States. As listed on their website, their organizational purpose is to act as a forum for the ideas of urban planners throughout the United States, along with keeping track of various urban improvement plans

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    Greenspace Preferences

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    The results of the survey provide new data in regard to the greenspace needs and preferences of urban populations in the inner city of Brisbane, particularly in regard to the needs and preferences associated with urban communities of increased density and diversity. Similar to Gobster’s study (2002), which found both similarities and differences in regard to the preferences of different ethnic groups toward greenspace needs, the results of this study show both similarities and differences specifically

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    In “The minority-race planner in the quest for a just city,” June Thomas additionally tests the issue of racial assorted qualities against identified with thoughts regarding the "just city" to then again depict race as tolerating an obliging capacity in transformative arranging. This case study is review in which Thomas introduced an example of African American organizers with inside and out inquiries to investigate how interconnections between their racial status and arranging practice may encourage

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    2008). Its satisfied by create a pedestrian-friendly environment. In many studies that deals with the “pedestrian-friendly” environment from the urban design and planning field also discuss the method as how to “support” and “enrich” walking activity. Lately the issue of pedestrian-friendly in urban environment and its importance has been increased in urban planning and design , for reasons of social life, experimental quality, sustainability, economy or health. The built environment changes in addition

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    the basic theories are based on Garden City ideas. Besides the design principles of the Garden City, Howard also proposed the theories about developing the social and economic structure of the Garden City which had became a radical contribution to urban planning. “Today, the community management of Letchworth still broadly follows Howard 's principle of “rate-rent” principle of 'rate-rent ', where residents pay for their services (rates) and those who invested in the initial development receive a

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    Immediately after the Second World War, Robert Moses’ power increased exponentially. He then, got a control over city’s housing authority. Huge amount of money was spent by the federal government on the public housing and low income housing. This money was spent in New York at the command of Robert Moses. Up to that point Moses had been building mostly parks and bridges, now, he was going to build inside the city. No one could have predicted the magnitude of explosion that would overtake New York

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    understand how kinetic architecture will affect urban planning. Kinetic design will provide planners with creative means for problem solving using technological advancements that facilitate decision making and collaboration between different interest groups during the process. Whether it is the continuing influence of Internet or new ways of using clean energy, a wide range of technological innovations will help shape cities of the future. If urban planners will consider events, activities and changes

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    as well as the environment influencing us, we influence the environment. Urban sprawl is an issue that has been brought to the light by empirical studies and the effects on a global scale. Urban Sprawl contributes to

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    Urban Assimilation

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    discussed below all focus on the relationship between demographic living patterns and urban social and economic development. Cities as our author's explain are more than a homogenous center but rather an accumulation of various parts. One of the vital elements of a city is its people. People interact with cities in several manners, as workers, citizens, tourists, developers, each influencing and being influenced by the urban environment. The arguments provided by the author's this week stress the importance

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    intricately articulates urban blight and the ills of metropolitan society by addressing several binaries throughout the course of the text. One of the more culturally significant binaries that Jacobs relies on in her narrative is the effectively paradoxical relationship between diversity and homogeneity in urban environments at the time. In particular, beginning in Chapter 12 throughout Chapter 13, Jacobs is concerned greatly with debunking widely held misconceptions about urban diversity. Jacobs views

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