IS THE RURAL AREA BETTER?

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By: MJ

The rural place is seen as the place of agriculture. It is the complete opposite of the city. Though it doesn’t have all the pros of the city life, it does consist of many aspects that most people desire. Since it is the best place for agriculture, then it only means that there are better natural environment in the countryside. There are fewer cars, less smoke, and less traffic. The area is peaceful and so is the neighborhood. People around you are easily distinguished because you are only few. This enables the dwellers to feel secure in their homes.

It is also the best place to relax and enjoy life. Usually, people spend their vacations here because the area is nearer to beautiful sites and beaches. For older people, this area is also the best place to retire.

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Density and Safety

2.jpgIs population density compatible with public safety? This is a question often asked with the increasing effects of carbon footprints in metropolitan areas that needs to be addressed by a reduction in driving and vehicular mileage. What comes to the fore is the need to design a densely populated, compact and walkable community into an attractive, lively and safe environment for people. There is an imminent call for the reduction of crime and enhancement of public safety. Population density is usually associated with safety the argument being that it is safer to walk in a crowded street or alley at night than being alone. Furthermore, a dense population fuels economic needs of businesses, but, will the need of a dense population be addressed effectively is a question that equally requires an answer.

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IS THE URBAN AREA WORSE?

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By: MJ

The urban area, despite of its many advantages, have many cons as well. The city is a crowded place where people around you become strangers. It is a place where people seldom sleep and seldom have silence. It is a place where busy people roam about the area even if the sun had already set. You have to know that it is a place where have to adjust living with different kinds of people.

Moreover, since it is more crowded than most areas in the country, it also becomes the best place for crime to take place. People wanted by the law choose the city as a hide-out. You’ll never know who and where they are because of the business of the city life.

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When it Comes to Condos, it’s All About the Storage Space

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Many baby boomers across the U.S. are considering downsizing from their urban McMansion into a luxury downtown condominium. Their desire to downsize is fueled by the characteristics associated with urban condo living such as low maintenance, luxury amenities, nearby fine dining & shopping, less time in traffic, etc. As much as these benefits of condo living improve the quality of life, adequate storage space for storing items such as clothing, bicycles, holiday decorations, books, etc. should be considered carefully before purchasing. Read More »

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Digital Media

1.jpgDigital Media is slowly integrating itself as a part of our daily life with the inception of eye catching and at times entertaining mediums of information. Digital and programming systems are implemented in order to produce a properly functioning urban space rendered with digital media.

Look around and you will surely get an eye full of some of these urban space attractions:
• Water Wall – interactive fountain system with digitally controlled streams of water
• Digital Bus Stops – provides information to commuters on routes and maps equipped with a digital touch screen
• Memory Paving – digital recording of pedestrian movements
• LED Lighting – known as Urban Pixels installed on buildings and temporary structures
• Digital Displays ad Facades – adds theatrical effects to emitted light
• Digital Awnings – movable mounted screens
• Smart Parking – digital search for parking space

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The Urban Revolution

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The first English translation of Lefebvre’s groundbreaking work on the urban experience.

Originally published in 1970, The Urban Revolution marked Henri Lefebvre’s first sustained critique of urban society, a work in which he pioneered the use of semiotic, structuralist, and poststructuralist methodologies in analyzing the development of the urban environment. Although it is widely considered a foundational book in contemporary thinking about the city, The Urban Revolution has never been translated into English—until now. This first English edition, deftly translated by Robert Bononno, makes available to a broad audience Lefebvre’s sophisticated insights into the urban dimensions of modern life.

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IS THE URBAN AREA BETTER?

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By: MJ

Which place is better to live in has been an argument for people deciding to relocate. People in the urban areas believe that it is better to live in it because you never get left behind on the modern and upgraded technology. There are also more job opportunities in the city. To attain better education, here is a better place. Children transfer to the city to enter the schools. This is because if you have better education, you attain a greater future.

There are many advantages to live in a city such as the market. The industry allows you to have more business opportunities. You earn more and live better.

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World’s Worst Urban Spaces: Cheltenham

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The latest addition to the digital urban reader contributed book on the Worlds Worst Urban Places and Spaces comes from Dawid Gorny who has recently moved to Cheltenham Spa.

Wikipedia describes Cheltenham as a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England, near Gloucester and Cirencester. The town has a population of 110,013 (2001 census) and the people of the town are known as “Cheltonians“. The town motto is: Salubritas et Eruditio (“Health and Education”).The town is located on the edge of the Cotswolds and has an image of being respectable and wealthy. Cheltenham has been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of mineral springs there in 1716. The town is famous for its Regency architecture and is said to be “the most complete regency town in England”. The small River Chelt flows under and through the town.

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Rural homes ‘costlier than urban’

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Rural homes are less affordable than urban ones, with average prices more than seven times the typical local wage, a bank has reported. House price inflation has pushed the average rural property value up to �246,104, which is �30,000 above that of a town house, Halifax said.

Carrick, Cornwall, was deemed the least affordable rural area.

The survey found the average house price in the district was �269,241, over 10 times the average local salary.

Chiltern in Buckinghamshire was identified as the most expensive rural location was an average price tag of �474,850.

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What Does It Mean to Live in the City?

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I tried living in the country for a while and I have to admit; I take my hats off to those that can do it year in and year out because it isn’t for everyone. I had always been to the country, special trips for school, holidays and vacationing with family, but had never really considered living there.

What is so great about living in the city? People think that city living means that you are all outgoing and stuff, loud, fast and quick on your feet, and just all around slick, but that isn’t the case at all. Some are like that, but many are just focused on keeping everything okay and well with their own little corner of the metro and go to work and home, and then back to work, and just like what the city has to offer.

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