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	Urban sprawl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Urban sprawl (also called suburban sprawl) is a pejorative term for the expansive, often explosive and sometimes reckless, growth of a metropolitan area, traditionally suburbs (or exurbs) over a large area.
		Some urban planners claim that in traditional neighborhoods these buildings were given places of importance in the community, accessible to everyone, and often creating the focal point of an entire city, perhaps at the end of a scenic boulevard, but that this scheme is radically different in suburban areas.
		Urban sprawl isn't the only way to increase real estate development; many of the urban areas of cities in Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe which have controlled urban growth plans show higher property values than do their suburbs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urban_sprawl (2884 words)

	Urban planning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paris, France: One of the world's great cities that began unplanned, but was later re-engineered through the construction of an extensive system of wide boulevards overlaid on the medieval street grid, by the Baron Haussmann under the reign of Napoleon III in the 19th century.
		Successful urban planning considers character, of "home" and "sense of place", local identity, respect for natural, artistic and historic heritage, an understanding of the "urban grain" or "townscape," pedestrians and other modes of traffic, utilities and natural hazards, such as flood zones.
		However critics of this approach dub the densification of development as 'town cramming' and claim that it lowers quality of life and precludes residents from realising their (sub)urban desire (right?) for a house with a garden and off-road parking space.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urban_planning (1896 words)

	Printer Friendly Version - Urban developments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Urban Beach orients the crosswalks while trying to reestablish the connection between the neighborhood of Dutch Kills on the southeast with the Hunter's Point neighborhood on the northwest.
		Urban Forest is the most similar to a conventional park design, using the numerous trees for shade and reducing air pollution, while also trying to reestablish the northwest-southeast connection.
		The decision is expected to come at the end of September or beginning of October, although construction is not expected to begin for a number of years, after the Department of Transportation finishes repainting the Queensboro Bridge, according to Lee.
	www.nydailynews.com /boroughs/v-pfriendly/story/213145p-183542c.html (406 words)

	Urban Simulation: An Innovative Tool for Interactive Planning and Consensus Building - 1998 APA Proceedings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The UCLA Urban Simulation Team (UST) is using state-of-the-art visual simulation technology to build a Virtual Los Angeles that is currently being used by city planners, designers, and community groups to visualize and evaluate proposed changes and new developments in the urban environment.
		During the Summer of 1996, the Urban Simulation Team was commissioned by a local Developer, Ira Smedra to build a virtual database of a proposed mixed-use development, Westwood Village and the surrounding contextual neighborhood.
		This development is to be located in the heart of the Westwood district of Los Angeles near the UCLA campus, and includes a residential high-rise, multi-theater complex, and a central plaza with three levels of high-end retail and restaurant space.
	www.asu.edu /caed/proceedings98/Chan/chan.html (2906 words)

	Reassessment of Urban Planning and Development Regulations in African Cities
		With a large proportion of the urban population in poverty struggling to make a living, compliance to urban development regulations is not in their scheme of priorities.
		Lack of comprehensive urban development policy that would guide regulation that are in line with the needs of the people and the current socio-economic realities such as urban poverty has contributed to the non-compliance of urban development and planning regulations.
		Methods of urban planning and environmental monitoring need to be improved, by undertaking innovative research on environmental problems and their solutions, on the environmental consequences of residential and industrial development and on technologies for environmental preventive control.
	www.unchs.org /unchs/english/urbanpl/african/africa2.htm (13365 words)

	Urban Deconstruction By Elena Nichols - ARTICLE FROM BUSINESS MEXICO - ON MEXICO CONNECT
		With a population oscillating at around 20 million, streets jammed with cars, and buildings that range from sublime to ridiculous, it is hard to imagine that Mexico City was, for many years, a model of urban development and civility.
		Porfirio Díaz oversaw a renaissance in terms of economic stability and prosperity, which was reflected in the proliferation of a large number of new neighborhoods, many developed on lands previously confiscated from the church.
		It was this turn of events and a massive population explosion that ushered in the decline of planned urban development and the architectural free-for-all that the city has become.
	www.mexconnect.com /mex_/travel/bzm/bzmurbandeconstruction.html (1558 words)

	NAREIT - Sector Spotlight
		Developers and retailers are being steered toward the urban core by growth-limitation sentiments in the suburbs and small towns.
		As more people move back to urban areas, they want to be closer not only to their workplaces, but also to urban amenities such as restaurants, entertainment and culture.
		While urban retail is appealing and provides growth opportunities and some measure of barriers to entry for first-movers, this property format also has challenges that differ from those of regional malls in suburbs and community centers.
	www.nareit.com /portfoliomag/march00/sectorsp.shtml (893 words)

	Paulo Castro Seixas \| “Ilhas” and “Condomínios” in Porto: anthropological urban structure ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Understanding these urban apartheids helps to overcome them, to make a more multicultural city with a truly anthropological urbanism, of multicultural buildings, streets and neighborhoods, an urbanism which is an absolute necessity in order to construct a better city.
		Almost a century after it was begun, the modern development of Porto reached its limits; in 1895 the circular road (circunvalação) marked the clear limits of the city.
		Only when urban planning learns the lessons of multiculturalism will we be able to have a better city; a city which is a system in which cultures truly can live side by side.
	www.rut.com /misc/2000/pseixas.html (1925 words)

	The Timeshare Beat: New Urban Developments Inc.'s Keys Resort & Casino -- Combining Main Street and Urban Hip in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		New Urban Developments just received West Wendover City Council approval of its Master Plan for the Keys and is proceeding to secure all additional development entitlements.
		New Urban Developments is in confidential discussions with several top-flight hospitality and casino operators and expects to make an announcement in the near future as to who will be selected to manage the Keys.
		New Urban intends to draw the many families and singles in the region that are not content to strictly gamble.
	www.thetimesharebeat.com /2002/ts/may/0521-04t.htm (1111 words)

	REVIEW OF RECENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN URBAN QUALITY OF LIFE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In brief, Urban Stakeholders believe that disorder and the needs of the homeless are two separate issues and to defer order maintenance until deep seated problems of the homeless are Asolved@ is not only unfair but will destroy the tax base upon which the homeless must ultimately depend for much needed programs.
		Urban Stakeholders respond that if the status of homelessness permits certain people to engage in these activities in public, it would seem, then, to impose on each jurisdiction a constitutional requirement to maintain two sets of laws, one for the domiciled and another for the homeless.
		Urban camping is not as innocuous as mere public sleeping.
	www.communityinterest.org /Publications/rcreport.htm (4020 words)

	The Herald Business Journal
		Designed to discourage sprawl in unincorporated areas, the program allows for higher-density, mixed-use development in residential, commercial or industrial zones within or next to designated urban centers in the southwest parts of the county.
		The county hopes such developments will encourage the use of public transportation and enable residents to walk or bike to nearby retail facilities.
		Along with requiring public meetings and open houses for proposed developments, the ordinance also sets up a centers review committee, to be appointed by the County Council upon the recommendation of the county executive.
	www.heraldbusinessjournal.com /archive/sep01/urbancenters-sep01.htm (426 words)

	Liberty - Burglar-Friendly Neigborhoods
		Developments that meet basic Defensible Space principles are certified by English police as Secured by Design, and such developments no doubt command a price premium.
		U.S. urban planners have shown a complete lack of interest in whether the people who live in New Urban developments really drive less, as the planners claim.
		In April, a new anti-New Urban group called the American Dream Coalition will hold a national conference on "Preserving the American Dream" in Portland, Ore. West Yorkshire Architectural Liaison Stephen Town will review New Urban developments in that city and describe the situation in England.
	www.libertyunbound.com /archive/2004_04/otoole-burglar.html (1260 words)

	EcoCity Cleveland \| Smart Growth
		The winners were chosen from entries representing an 11-county area of Northeast Ohio on the basis of the development's land conservation, environmental sensitivity, use of infrastructure, housing choices, community character, transportation accessibility, economic viability and overall design.
		NPI is a non-profit community development organization committed to revitalization of Cleveland's neighborhoods, and Zaremba, Inc. is a developer that has built housing in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Medina Counties.
		The goals of the foundation are to: educate Northeast Ohio communities concerning planning and development concepts; form partnerships with other smart growth-related groups; and present options to local governments in order to ensure orderly residential growth, environmental compatibility and quality home choices for all economic segments in the region.
	www.ecocitycleveland.org /smartgrowth/intro/smart_growth_awards.html (720 words)

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		Understandably, urban buyers today are much more discriminating and more demanding when purchasing a condominium as a conscientious lifestyle decision.
		Whereas suburban condominiums are often purchased as a stepping stone to single-family homes, urban condominiums are becoming more of a permanent, lifestyle decision.
		In many cases, the buyer is living the urban lifestyle either in downtown Seattle or in another city; they are already a condo owner and are very savvy.
	www.djc.com /news/re/11137642.html (856 words)

	URS/URBAN Special Sessions
		The persisting dynamic urban change processes, especially the tremendous worldwide expansion of urban population and urbanized area, affect and drive natural and human systems at all geographic scales.
		Recent results and current developments will be presented and discussed in a Special Session during the URS 2005 Conference.
		The goal of this Special Session is to provide a forum for researchers to communicate and discuss these issues within the frame of an urban remote sensing conference.
	ces.asu.edu /urs/special.htm (313 words)

	DEMOGRAPHIA: Demographics, Development Impacts, Market Research & Urban Policy
		For example, myopic urban planners wrongly believe that automobile oriented urban areas can be converted into places where people have public transport as a choice (at least that's what they say).
		Western European urban areas are less than 1/12th the density of Hong Kong, while US urban areas are less than 1/30th.
		At the rate since 1995, the urban growth boundary is on track for sprawling beyond what had been projected if the area's so-called smart growth policies had never been adopted.
	www.demographia.com (2423 words)

	City of Mankato: Urban Design Manual
		Sign types inappropriate to the Urban Districts include pylon and free -standing signs, as well as roof signs.
		They detract from the appearance of the area, and are not typically needed in where buildings are placed closer to the street and thus more visible.
		As a general rule, awnings must conform to a standard of 7'-6" of clearance between awning frames and the sidewalk.
	www.ci.mankato.mn.us /urbandesign/chapter3/3-A-8.php3 (464 words)

	New Urban Developments Inc.'s Keys Resort & Casino - Combining Main Street and Urban Hip in the High Desert :: ...
		To that end, New Urban Developments has chosen to create the resort in the nation's youngest, most entertainment-starved and economically prosperous region: the Salt Lake City area, home of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
		-- New Urban Developments just received West Wendover City Council approval of its Master Plan for the Keys and is proceeding to secure all additional development entitlements.
		-- New Urban Developments is in confidential discussions with several top-flight hospitality and casino operators and expects to make an announcement in the near future as to who will be selected to manage the Keys.
	www.hoteljobresource.com /menu/article1763.html (1142 words)

	Kansas Urban Forestry Council
		The Kansas Urban Forestry Council is a state-wide, grassroots, nonprofit organization of people from small and large communities who are committed to expanding, improving and preserving trees in their neighborhoods.
		The Kansas Urban Forestry Council is made up of people just like you...homeowners, gardeners, urban foresters, community leaders, county extension agents, all shapes and sizes of people who agree that trees are too valuable of a resource to waste.
		To provide guidance to the urban and community forestry movement in Kansas through education, training, volunteer coordination, and technical assistance.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/7243 (297 words)

	Urban World/Global City - David Clark - Microsoft Reader eBook
		The last decade of the twentieth century marks a symbolic transition in the history of civilisation: the world's people have become more urban than rural.
		The latest theoretical and empirical developments are synthesised and presented in an accessible and engaging way.
		Emphasis throughout is placed upon the world scale, urban developments being seen as the geographical consequences of capitalism.
	www.ebookmall.com /ebook/83079-ebook.htm (417 words)

	Treatment, Storage and Control of Stormwater in Urban Developments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The system is made up of three key elements: a stormwater treatment stage, a stormwater storage stage, and a flow control/attenuation stage.
		The use of the system within a preventative rather than curative framework provides flexibility and significant cost savings in the implementation of effective stormwater management, especially in the urban environment where it can be used in conjunction with other best management practices to develop more sustainable urban drainage systems.
		The system components are described in detail highlighting their benefits compared with conventional alternatives.
	www.pubs.asce.org /WWWdisplay.cgi?0204780 (112 words)

	SAGE Publications - Journal of Urban History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		For over twenty years, the Journal of Urban History has provided scholars and professionals with the latest research, analyses, and discussion on the history of cities and urban societies throughout the world.
		The Journal of Urban History presents original research by distinguished authors from the variety of fields concerned with urban history.
		These single-theme Special Issues are often guest-edited by experts in the field and provide a balanced analysis of the subject at hand.
	www.sagepub.co.uk /journal.aspx?pid=105700 (269 words)

	INQUIRY-GUIDED LEARNING \| Planning \| The Individual Course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Students develop and/or support actions that might lead to sustainable (i.e., no long term negative impacts on wildlife habitat) development of urban areas
		analyze relationships between animals and their environment and evaluate the effects of urban development on these relationships
		critically evaluate proposed or recent urban developments in terms of their impacts on wildlife and the environment
	www.ncsu.edu /igl/planning/individual.html (656 words)

	UWEC geog111 Vogeler - U.S. Urban System Developments
		UWEC geog111 Vogeler - U.S. Urban System Developments
		The urban history of the United States is divided into five phases.
		2) article on recent development in global urbanization, especially in the Third World.
	www.uwec.edu /geography/Ivogeler/w111/metro1.htm (209 words)

	A Routledge Title: Journal of Urban Technology
		The Journal of Urban Technology publishes articles that review and analyze developments in urban technologies as well as articles that study the history and the political, economic, environmental, social, esthetic, and ethical effects of those technologies.
		The journal's mission is to open a conversation between specialists and non-specialists (or among practitioners of different specialities) and is designed for both scholars and a general audience whose businesses, occupations, professions, or studies require that they become aware of the effects of new technologies on urban environments.
		The Journal of Urban Technology is currently noted in the following: African Urban and Regional Science Index; Avery Index to Architecture Periodicals; Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences; Current Index to Journals in Education; ERIC; Research Alert; Sage Urban Studies Abstracts; Social Scisearch; Transportation Research Information Services; Urban Affairs Abstracts.
	www.tandf.co.uk /journals/titles/10630732.asp (257 words)

	Hallmark Conferences & Events - Masterplanned Urban Developments Conference
		The key themes include an overview of the strategic and policy environment within which masterplanned developments take place, the description and use of a site’s natural assets, planning to ensure sustainable water use, and strategies and tools useful in visualising the development.
		Current case studies were used to illustrate the opportunities and the problems, and the way hurdles have been overcome.The conference highlighted good and poor examples of masterplanned residential developments.
		Development Plan Overlays and Local Environmental Planning schemes
	www.halledit.com.au /conferences/mpud (235 words)

	Balmori Associates - Urban Developments
		Bilbao, Spain; Master plan for landscape and urban design, 1998
		Buenos Aires, Argentina; Landscape and urban park, 1996
		Hennepin County (Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center), Minnesota; Urban design, 1996
	members.aol.com /balmori/urban.htm (46 words)

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