Developing the Ideal City?

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Developing the Ideal City?

• Grade 12 Geography

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Cities for Protection

• A reason that people settled in communities long
  ago
• Walled cities
• No longer useful
• Walled neighbourhoods
• however are becoming
• more popular

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Showplace Cities

• Cities that show off the wealth and power of a
  country
• Originated with ancient rulers who wanted to
  demonstrate their power and disposable cash
• Florence Italy is an example
• Modern examples are some national capitals
• Washington and Brasilia
• Feature beautiful architecture, grand avenues,
  green spaces and monuments

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Showplace Cities
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Crime Free Cities

• History
• Clearing bushes from the sides of roads
• Street lamps
• Today
• Crime prevention through environmental design
• Tumbler Ridge BC example

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Garden Cities

• Early 1900s Ebenezer Howard in London England
• Garden cities are small cities completely
  independent of a nearby large city. Located out
  in the country
• Would attract city people, and relieve city
  congestion.
• Residents would live and work in their
  communities and not commute to the large city
• Surrounded by farmland and green space that acts
  as a greenbelt between the big city and the
  garden city.

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Environmentally Sustainable Cities

• Is this the ideal city?
• More efficient energy use and effective pollution
  prevention.
• Alternative power sources
• Using waste heat
• Good Public Transit
• Diverting waste
• Green spaces
• Community gardens
• Bike lanes
• Any more?