Planning for Better Cities of the Future

Content:
1. A City (describe the definition, your findings and information on what is a
city-characteristic etc)
2. Investigation on Better City Guidelines and Issues (Information that may help
you with your city proposal- what makes a better city? What are the current
issues)
3. Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities (describe the city..
give a conclusion like why is it important)
4. Investigation & Data Collection: The present city/cities (describe the city.. give
a conclusion.)
5. Investigation & Data Collection: The future city/cities (maybe find information
through movies, game and design competition proosal. Describe the city..
give your own thought what it is good or bad. 1-2 cities preferably almost
similar to your selected future city )
6. Information about the city location and site (what are the characteristic,
condition and what will be the consideration to build at this area? And some
inspirational images or research – do you have a site for your city.. do u have
a drawing plan?)
7. All about The New “X” City / Or the new name (describe the aim of the city,
new facilities, characters, your sketches, your pamphlet design, the city
layout planning, zoning and checklist etc of the new city)
8. All about The Pamphlet (what is a pamphlet? How to make it? Some
inspiration and good examples? The draft layout etc)
9. References list
• These are just guidelines.You may add more
topic if you want.
• Don’t forget the page number
• Don’t forget to insert images, diagrams etc to support your
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A City
What is a city?
A place where people live that is larger or more important than a town, an area
where many people live and work. Cities generally have complex systems for
sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of
development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses,
benefiting both parties in the process, but it also presents challenges to managing
urban growth.
Characteristics of a City
-The center of the city is called downtown. It consists of stores, banks, government
buildings and cultural attractions. Many people come to work in the downtown
area. In large cities the downtown area is full of skyscrapers.
-An industrial region with factories, warehouses, mills and other industries lies around
the downtown area.
-Suburbs are the places farthest away from the city centre. They are new residential
areas where most people live. Suburbs have their own stores and shopping malls but
people often have to travel an hour or longer to work downtown.
- All cities offer at least some forms of public transport: buses, trains or trams. Large
cities have subways that travel underground.
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What makes a city?
-Residential area, Commercial area, Religious and Culture area, Education area,
Industrial area, Forest and Green area, Transportation and Networking, Infrastructure
and Utility
Investigation on Better City Guidelines and Issues
What makes a better city?
A better city should provide safe environment to its residents. Pollution should be
reducing for resident’s health. A city should have its own energy supply such as
electric and water supply. It can be replace by renewable energy such as solar and
wind energy to reduce pollution. Residential area should build in the area whereas it
is near to the office building and commercial area to avoid traffic jam at peak
hours. Systematic road system should be planned; bicycle and walking pathway
should be built to reduce air pollution. A smart city should have proper public
transportation for its residents. Waste management must be managing properly to
reduce air and water pollution.
Current issues
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-Cars and industries are polluting city air and rivers more and more. Waste that
people throw away is burned or ends up in landfills. All of this makes modern cities
an unhealthy place to live in.
-Trees that have been cut down without replant caused increase of carbon dioxide
to the air.
-Public transport does not reach the destination on time caused workers late for
work.
-Energy supply is not properly planned.
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Investigation & Data Collection: Ancient and old cities
Tenochtitlan, Mexico
Tenochtitlan was an Aztec altepetl (city-state) located on an island in Lake Texcoco,
in the Valley of Mexico. Founded in 1325, it became the capital of the expanding
Mexican Empire in the 15th century, until captured by the Spanish in 1521. At its
peak, it was the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas.
City Plan
The city was divided into four zones or campan, each campan was divided on 20
districts, and each calpulli, or 'big house', was crossed by streets or tlaxilcalli. There
were three main streets that crossed the city, each leading to one of the three
causeways to the mainland. They were wide enough for ten horses. Surrounding the
raised causeways were artificial floating gardens with canal waterways and gardens
of plants, shrubs, and trees. The calpullis were divided by channels used for
transportation, with wood bridges that were removed at night.
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Marketplace
Each calpulli, meaning "large house" had its own tiyanquiztli (marketplace), but
there was also a main marketplace in Tlatelolco – Tenochtitlan's sister city. It was
twice the size of the city of Seville with about 60,000 people trading daily. There are
more conservative population estimate of 20,000 on ordinary days and 40,000 on
feast days. There were also specialized markets in the other central Mexican cities.
Public Building
In the center of the city were the public buildings, temples. There were about 45
public buildings including: the Templo Mayor, which dedicated to the Aztec patron
deity Huitzilopochtli and the Rain God Tlaloc, the temple of Quetzalcoatl, the tlachtli
(ball game court) with the tzompantli or rack of skulls, the Sun Temple, which was
dedicated to Tonatiuh, the Eagle's House, which was associated with warriors and
the ancient power of rulers, the platforms for the gladiatorial sacrifice, and some
minor temples. Outside was the palace of Moctezuma with 100 rooms, each one
with its own bath, for the lords and ambassadors of allies and conquered people.
Also located nearby was the cuicalli or house of the songs, and the calmecac.
The city had a great symmetry. All constructions had to be approved by the
calmimilocatl, a functionary in charge of the city planning. It planned everything
that needed to be done, as of today; Tenochtitlan is still in the order of their gods.
Mexicans are worshipping their gods in the arrangement to achieve blessings and
earn respect from their gods above.
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Conclusion
It is important to have a proper planning to a city to ensure that everything that
needed has been done. Zoning and road system should be planned systematically
for residents. Each “large house” had own marketplace just like every residential
area have a commercial area nearby for convenience of the residents. Centre of
the city should have some public building like religious and culture area.
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Investigation & Data Collection: The present city/cities
Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, in Australia and the fifth-
largest city in Australia. In June 2014, Adelaide had an estimated resident population
of 1.30 million. Adelaide is a planned city; it is arranged in a grid, with five squares in
the Adelaide city center and a ring of parks, known as the Adelaide Parklands,
surrounding it. Light's design was initially unpopular with the early settlers, as well as
South Australia's first governor, John Hindmarsh. Lights Vision persisted with his design
against this initial opposition.
The benefits of Light's design are numerous: Adelaide has had wide multi-lane roads
from its beginning, an easily navigable grid layout and a beautiful green ring around
the city centre. There are two sets of ring roads in Adelaide that have resulted from
the original design. New roads are not the only transport infrastructure developed to
cope with the urban growth
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Housing
Historically, Adelaide's suburban residential areas have been characterized by
single-storey detached houses built on 1,000-square-metre blocks. A relative lack of
suitable locally available timber for construction purposes led to the early
development of a brick-making industry, as well as the use of stone, for houses and
other buildings. There is a wide variety in the styles of these predominately brick, and
to a lesser degree, stone, and/or stone-faced, single-storey detached houses.
In the 1960s and 1970s, many of the older houses were demolished and replaced by
"home units" – a group of three-to-five single-storey dwellings on a common title with
shared access. Two-storey blocks of flats were also common in this period. In the 21st
century, a significant factor is the government policy of "Urban infill", where single-
storey detached houses are being demolished, the land subdivided, and double-
storey semi-detached "town-houses" are being built in their place.
Adelaide Green City
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Adelaide is a green city. Adelaide is one of Australia’s most environmentally
sustainable cities. Adelaide is also a cycling city, which has more than 500 bikes for
free hire. Tindo is the world’s first solar powered bus. Glide around the city and North
Adelaide in air-conditioned comfort. There’s even wireless internet. There are more
“green” buildings, including Australia’s first six star rated building. The 140 year old
Adelaide Central Market now recycles more than 85 per cent of its waste. Like other
buildings, such as Parliament House, the South Australian Museum, Art Gallery of
South Australia and the Adelaide Central Bus Station, there is a big solar panel
system on the roof.
Conclusion
A green city is very important for our environment which can reduce pollution and
increase the life of the residents. Type of housing is important as the population of
city increases. Solar powered technology should be widely used to conserve the
environment.
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Investigation & Data Collection: The future city/cities
Songdo, South Korea
The need for new, sustainable cities is rising as the world's population continues to
grow. Songdo International Business District in South Korea is a prime example of a
new city that brings together the world's best technologies, building design and eco-
friendly practices to create the ultimate lifestyle and work experience. Built from the
ground up on reclaimed land near the Yellow Sea, the $35-billion-dollar Songdo
project is a model for smart cities around the globe.
Five years ago, Songdo was just an area of undeveloped mudflats. Now, it is a
pioneer in the development of “smart cities.” The buildings are planned around a
100-acre central park, and green space accounts for over 40% of the area of the
city. The city is so walkable, that cars are entirely unnecessary. Most commutes
simply involve walking across the park from an apartment building to a nearby office
space.
Of the many futuristic elements of Songdo, one sticks out in particular—its waste
management system. Doing away with the conventional process that involves trash
bags and dump trucks, every kitchen in the city has a pneumatic trash shoot that
funnels garbage to a central waste processing center. Once there, food waste is put
to use for agricultural purposes while much of the rest of the trash is recycled. Water
is also cleverly managed by a central utility that recycles 40% of the
wastewater.There are bicycles everywhere.
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Songdo’s trash is sucked into underground pipes, and is automatically sorted and
recycled, buried, or burned for fuel. These pipes connect all apartment buildings
and offices; consequently, there are no street-corner trash cans or garbage trucks.
Among the first of its kind in the world, the system currently requires just seven
employees for the entire city.
There is mobile phone-controlled home appliances and even micro-chip tracking of
Songdo’s children—so they don’t get lost. These and other technologies were being
pitched to the Songdo government by Cisco, but had not been adopted yet,
meaning that for the time being at least, the city’s children were free to sneak over
to friend’s houses without fear of surveillance.
At Songdo’s U-Life Center, a wall of screens streams real-time footage from the
CCTV cameras located throughout Songdo, so that government officials can
monitor traffic and spot crime.
Songdo offers a host of familiar transit options—buses, subways, pedestrian
thoroughfares.
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Floating City, Hong Kong
This 'Floating City', which spans four square miles, comes with its own dock, roadways
and farms to make it completely self-sufficient. It would also feature vertical gardens,
a hotel, entertainment complex and a huge floating arena which could host gigs
and sports matches.
The city will be connected above water with a series of canals meaning eco-friendly
boats and submarines could provide most of the transportation.
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The building is made from hexagonal and triangular modules which connect
together above and below the water using a series of walkways and tunnels.
The water world was dreamed up by British and Asian-based design firm AT Design
Office and commissioned by Chinese construction firm CCCC.
A series of canals connect the settlement together, meaning eco-friendly boats and
submarines can provide most of the transportation.
And for when you need to get somewhere quickly, the designers intend to fill the city
with electric cars, which will prevent the underwater sections from becoming
polluted.
While there will be trees throughout the underwater metropolis, there will also be two
designated areas of greenery for residents to enjoy.
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For those just wanting to visit there will be a large cruise dock to allow tourism and
travel to and from the island.
While trees will be dotted around the oasis, there will also be two dedicated green
spaces within the city for residents to enjoy, along with panoramic views of the
ocean
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Conclusion
A sustainable city should have an eco-friendly design, green space and new
technology. Waste management should also plan properly to avoid pollution. A safe
environment for its residents is vital for a future city. A floating city should have well
developed transportation network such as tunnel, walkway and good design.
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