What is the green belt: First proposed as a vision in the 1930s, the first form of planning policy regarding the prevention of urban sprawl was the Town and Country Planning Act 1947. Following from this, local authorities were encouraged to strategically designate an orbital […]
Category: Urban Planning
A confluence of style: the architecture and urbanism of Ljubljana
Slovenia has a fascinating geographical location that has historically placed the country at a crossroads between the cultures and empires of years gone by. Through its borders with Italy and Austria, Slovenia holds political and cultural connections to Western Europe. But through Hungary, Croatia and […]
A critical exploration into the socio-economic impact of Olympic megaprojects
A comparative analysis of the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games designed to determine whether the Olympic Megaproject model is conducive to long term sustainable development in cities. This article was originally used in submission for a module in the MPlan […]
The hidden significance of psychogeography on our urban landscapes
With reference to Baudelaire, Perec and Ellard Defined by the Tate Gallery as being “the effect of a geographical location on the emotions and behaviour of individuals”, psychogeography is a way of thinking which has grown on me with enormous fascination this past year. The […]
What’s gone wrong with New York’s ‘Billionaires’ Row’?
A product of New York City’s property boom in the recent years, the area along the southern end of Central Park dubbed ‘Billionaires’ Row’ is beginning to have its luxury and idyllic veneer removed. Many of the super slender skyscrapers in this area were designed […]
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Urban hell: A look inside the cage homes of Hong Kong
This article was inspired by a YouTube video published by Vox media that provided an insight into a form of housing in Hong Kong called ‘Cage Homes’. The video raised some interesting points that led me to delve a little deeper into why people are […]
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A case study on the controversy behind the Los Angeles ‘Road Diet’
The reign of the diesel automobile needs to end. To push through problems such as rising global emission levels, increased traffic congestion and an ever-growing urban population, cities have to adopt new approaches to their urban planning. I covered the general topic of a ‘transport […]
Addressing the failure of our urban transport dictatorships
Cars have been the dominant force of the urban transport landscape for decades and only now are city planning departments beginning to comprehend the wholly inefficient systems in place. The prioritisation of cars over other transport options has led to an automobile ascendency which is […]