Essays and Research Papers on Urban Studies

This 3 page paper looks at how planning policies are changing over the last ten years and how they are impacting on the UK and then considers if the UK can keep absorbing the policy changes. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 3 page paper describes how and why American cities changed after WWII. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 8 page paper examines the American park movement and particularly looks at the development of Prospect Park. Designers are the focus of the inquiry. Annotated bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 7 page contention that spatial planning in many respects provides a new impetus for planning as a professional discipline. Spatial relationships have, of course, been an element of practically all planning pursuits even since the earliest of times. Today, however, there is a particularly focused emphasis on spatial planning. The reasons ...

A 5 page research paper that reports on Jane Jacobs' test on urban planning Death & Life of Cities. This report picks 10 chapters from the book and cites briefly what the chapter concerns and then relates this to the city of Philadelphia. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper evaluates and answers three questions submitted by a student on this subject. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper examines the similarities and differences between Paris and London. The paper considers why it may be viable to compare these two cities, looks at the demographic, political, economic and development differences and concludes with the source of these differences. The bibliography 6 sources.

A 3 page paper exploring one expected route to saving an old and historic inn from demolition for commercial use. Owners believed that gaining inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places would save the inn, but the fact is that it will not. Further, the application process can take up to three ...

This 3 page paper discusses the problem of homelessness in America cities; who it affects; who it involves; and ways in which to address it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper considers in what circumstances cities promote Place Marketing as an instrument for responding to issues of urban restructuring and urban development. The paper focuses on economic restructuring and spatial strategies. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 4 page paper examines the urban regeneration project that took place in London and created a newly named area in old Peckham. The paper looks at the outputs of the project which included cleaning up and restoring building to the placement of street art in the form of street furniture. The second part of ...

This 5 page paper examines the new success of this section of Philadelphia. Its grid street pattern, and historic significance, is accentuated. Will the attention to Olde City last? This paper argues that it will. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the key factors that can prevent some communities being involved in urban policy making and implementation with a focus on the UK. The paper starts with an outline defining is urban policy, then makes the distinction between policy making and implementation and finally explore the nature of community as an ...

This 12 page paper examines and compares two regeneration projects, on at the former docklands in Gateshead, near Newcastle, where the development has been spurred on by the commission of The Angel of the North and the opening of the Baltic and other cultural developments that have served to attract commercial investors to stimulate economic ...

This 5 page paper describes South Beach, Florida. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 12 page paper which examines the urban development of Lyon, France and Göteborg, Sweden. The paper examines each and then compares and contrasts the developments. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page paper describes some of the facts about San Diego and in particular Balboa Park; and it discusses three of the animals at the San Diego Zoo: African elephants, naked mole rats and the North American river otter. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page paper begins with a definition of urban and peri-urban agriculture and data about urban population as well as data regarding the proportion of families involved in urban agriculture in certain areas in the world. The importance and benefits of gardening are discussed. These benefits include greater nutrition and affordable produce. The risks, ...

This 3 page paper discusses the problem of rising crime in Houston being attributed to Katrina evacuees. It argues that there is evidence to support the idea that the refugees have caused a "spike" in the crime rate, and what the governor of Texas can do to mitigate the situation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Urban planning varies considerably among European city regions. This 7 page paper considers which aspects of the variation are most significant as influences on how London has developed, looking at a range of influences o the urban development of the city. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 40 page paper studies the drivers and constraints on the supply of land in Beijing paying particular attention to the socio-political influences. The paper examines the issues and drivers of land control and supply from the perspective of urban planning and ownership, looking at general concepts, and then considers the way that the drivers ...

This 5 page paper looks at the global city. Issues concerning globalization are also discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses why urbanization increases environmental hazards in the city, and why these hazards impact the poor in particular. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 53 page paper considers the property market in Beijing and the way ownership of land rights are granted Peoples Republic of China in order to identify the major drivers and constraints on the supply and demand for land in the city of Beijing. The paper presents a literature review that looks at the different ...

This 5 page paper uses Pittsburgh as an example when discussing urban renewal. Many facts are relayed and theory is applied to actual facts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.