Urbanization and Urbanization and Sustainable Cities Sustainable Cities Pongthep Suwanwaree, Pongthep Suwanwaree, Ph.D. Ph.D.
Urbanization andUrbanization and Sustainable Cities Sustainable Cities
Pongthep Suwanwaree, Ph.D.Pongthep Suwanwaree, Ph.D.
UrbanizationUrbanization
What is a city?What is a city? Rural areaRural area Urban areaUrban area VillageVillage CityCity MegacityMegacity Core regionsCore regions
Causes of Urban GrowthCauses of Urban Growth
Immigration push factorsImmigration push factors Immigration pull factorsImmigration pull factors Government policiesGovernment policies
Current Urban problemsCurrent Urban problems
The Developing WorldThe Developing World Traffic and CongestionTraffic and Congestion Air PollutionAir Pollution Sewer Systems & Water PollutionSewer Systems & Water Pollution HousingHousing
SlumsSlums Shantytowns or Squatter TownsShantytowns or Squatter Towns
The Developed WorldThe Developed World Areas of ProgressAreas of Progress Urban RenewalUrban Renewal
City PlanningCity Planning
Garden Cities and New TownsGarden Cities and New Towns Cities of the FurtureCities of the Furture
Urban RedesignUrban Redesign
Limit city size ~30,000-50,000Limit city size ~30,000-50,000 Determine in advance where development Determine in advance where development
will take placewill take place Turn shopping malls into real city centersTurn shopping malls into real city centers Locate everyday shopping and services Locate everyday shopping and services
near residential areasnear residential areas Increase jobs in the communityIncrease jobs in the community
Encourage walking or the use of small, Encourage walking or the use of small, low-speed, energy-efficient vehicleslow-speed, energy-efficient vehicles
Promote more diverse, flexible housing as Promote more diverse, flexible housing as alternatives to conventional, detached alternatives to conventional, detached single-family housessingle-family houses
Create housing “superblocks”Create housing “superblocks” Make cities more self-sustainable by Make cities more self-sustainable by
growing food locally, recycling wastes etc.growing food locally, recycling wastes etc. Invite public participation in Invite public participation in
decisionmaking decisionmaking