Urban renew and decay.

1. Aesthetics - outward appearance: the way something looks, especially when considered in terms of how pleasing it is.

This in an example of aesthetics because it is an approach to urban development that is pleasing to the eye.

2.Safety - Any defensive location or structure in a city, eg a seawall, a castle, city built on a hill to protect from floods

This sea wall is protecting the town from the strong waves and the hydraulic action which damages the coast.

3.Slums - a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security.

This south east asian slum shows signs of very poor living standards and characteristics of a slum.

4. Decay - Decay is the way a specific building or city lasts over time. Whether the building is still standing or whether it still looks appealing etc

These buidling show clear signs of urban decay and are in need of renovation as they look very unappealing.

5. Reconstruction and Renewal - Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use.



This structure is an example of urban reconstruction and renewal of an area that has decayed and lost interest.

6. Transport - Transportation planning is a field involved with the evaluation, assessment, design and siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, footpaths, bike lanes and public transport lines).

This highway is an example transportation planning on a relatively small scale as transportation planning can be used for entire cities.

7. Suburbanization - a term used to describe the growth of areas on the fringes of major cities

This photo shows a good example of urbanisation as the houses in this photo are very compacted and similar.

8. Environmental Factors -  the process of facilitating decision making to carry out development with due consideration given to the natural environmental, social, political, economic and governance factors and provides a holistic frame work to achieve sustainable outcomes.

This house in very environmentally friendly and it takes environmental factors into account and uses them for benefit.

9. Light and Sound - The 'pollution' of light and sound throughout a city or urban area. This can also be the lack of light e.g. a building blocks out the sun making a part of the city in shade for 90% of the day.