Urban Growth Boundary in Portland, OR
Innovative Green Space Design in Gothenburg, Sweden
Cities are like plants in the fact that like a plant, the seed of a city is planted. The city is seen in terms of growth. Cities grow larger and larger with more complex systems. This growth, specifically the conversion of rural areas into urban areas is called urbanization. This need for more resources and more space leads to urbanization. These influences are sometimes so necessary and urgent that considerations about environmental and social impact cannot be afforded. Questions still remain about the sustainability of life in the urban environment. Is urbanization going to foster the wide adoption of sustainable lifestyles around the world?
Hydroelectric Dam Built by Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
Site of Union Carbide Factory in Bhopal, India
The following abstracts explore the influence urbanization has on community design:
Bhopal: Vulnerability, Routinization, and the Chronic Disaster
The Anti-Politics Machine: “Development” and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho
The Lawn-Chemical Economy and Its Discontents
Imaginings and Practices of Sustainable Living in Sweden
Islands of Difference: Design, Urbanism, and Sustainable Tourism in the Anthropocene Caribbean
Urbanization is the driving force that pushes cities to grow using their recipe of cultural and natural influences to expand their sphere. Getting involved in the community design process is extremely vital to the sustainability of your cities and societies.