All tagged Urban Planning
Urban areas are home to a great number of people, all living within close proximity to one another. In 2022, “the world’s population reached 8 billion… with over half (55 percent) living in urban areas, a figure projected to rise to 70 percent by 2050” (United Nations). With that said, it is crucial that individuals have access to clean air, water, public transportation, green spaces, etc., to ensure happy and healthy lives. Sustainable urban planning aims to accomplish this by balancing social, economic, and environmental needs. How? With Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). In this sense, it is a method for evaluating several options or objectives, where each objective's importance is weighted against others. This article will discuss how this technique works along with other algorithms used for sustainable urban planning.
The concept of "living" is a multifaceted topic that has intrigued scholars in the field of social sciences, prompting reflections on the intricate relationship between nature, culture, and human society. Diverse perspectives exist on the concept of "living," ranging from the anthropological emphasis on movement to geographical considerations of space as repositories of historical social issues. Sociologists delve into how individuals appropriate and occupy space in ways that vary across social classes, shedding light on how social differences manifest in physical spaces. This article explores Latin American living, with a focus on Argentina (the outskirts of Buenos Aires) and Guatemala City, two culturally diverse and unequal regions where social and cultural differences are reflected in urban spaces. Security is a paramount concern in Latin American cities, where high crime rates and violence have led residents, particularly the middle and upper classes, to adopt various strategies to prioritize security and privacy in their urban living arrangements.
