Urban Design and Pollution; London
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This 7 page paper consider the link between urban development and design and pollution. Focusing on London, England, the writer considers how development will create or change pollution levels and the direct or indirect effect this will have on climate. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TElondon.rtf

Urban Design/Toronto’s Lakeshore Village
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A 4 page research paper that discusses Maurice Halbwachs’ theory of urban development, which stresses the economic aspects of city design and then applies this to the Lakeshore Village project in Toronto. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khurband.rtf

Urban Design: The Industrial Revolution and Beyond
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A 9 page overview of the factors entering into urban design during and immediately following the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and in the United States. The contention is presented that while Britain felt the need to move beyond the grid system which had characterized early urban design, America did not have the same space constraints nor the immediate need to convey the sense of space and thus continued to perpetuate the grid. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPurb19C.rtf

Urban Development in London
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Urban planning varies considerably among European city regions. This 7 page paper considers which aspects of the variation are most significant as influences on how London has developed, looking at a range of influences o the urban development of the city. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEurblondon.rtf

Urban Development in London
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This 8 page paper considers Peter Hall's 1998 book 'Cities of Tomorrow' and considers how the issues raised in this book can be seen as representative of London. The role of urban planning is considered against the background of ideas in this book. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEurbdev.wps

Urban Development: Lyon, France and Göteborg, Sweden
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A 12 page paper which examines the urban development of Lyon, France and Göteborg, Sweden. The paper examines each and then compares and contrasts the developments. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: RAurbeu.rtf

Urban Development: Present And Future Issues
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses urbanization of the past and how it has influenced contemporary urban cities. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCurbdv.wps

Urban Development; Gateshead and Paris
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This 12 page paper examines and compares two regeneration projects, on at the former docklands in Gateshead, near Newcastle, where the development has been spurred on by the commission of The Angel of the North and the opening of the Baltic and other cultural developments that have served to attract commercial investors to stimulate economic growth. This is contrasted to Paris where a large areas has been set aside for the development of a business park and shops. The paper looks at both projects, considers the way they are being undertaken a d looks at the similarities and differences. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEgateshead.rtf

Urban Development; Marketing of Places
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This 4 page paper considers in what circumstances cities promote Place Marketing as an instrument for responding to issues of urban restructuring and urban development. The paper focuses on economic restructuring and spatial strategies. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEmarkplace.rtf

Urban Economics: Kitchener Ontario
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A 5 page overview of the development path being pursued by this Canadian city. Kitchener’s economic development couples with its environmental initiatives to result in a city that is attractive to a diversity of interests. Bibliography lists seven sources.
Filename: PPcanCityDevelopmentKitchener.rtf

Urban Experience In New York
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A 10 page paper which illustrates various experiences in urban environments in New York. The places visited are a welfare office, a luxury hotel, a civil court, and a factory. No sources cited.
Filename: RAurbnwlf.wps

Urban History of Paris
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A 14 page paper which examines how the city was transformed from Medieval Paris to the trademark infrastructure of a contemporary urban center by Baron Georges Haussmann. Specifically considered are the city’s urban evolution, what infrastructural strategies needed to be considered, and also its cross-cultural influence during the French Concession period and beyond. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TGparurb.rtf