City Essays

Erik Larson’s non- fiction best seller portrays murder, magic and madness that occurred at the fair that changed America. The construction of The Columbian exposition began in 1891 and if on time was to be finished by 1893. This gave world famous architect Daniel Burnham a little over two years …

The grass is always greener on the other side. At some point in time, people living in cities would wonder how different life would be in the countryside where people are one with nature, have a much less hectic lifestyle and enjoy greater peace. On the other hand, people in …

The article “The Future of the City” was written by Leo Hollis, and published in Aeon Magazine in 2013. Hollis researchers the problem of the city vulnerability caused by various natural disasters. Hollis argues that a huge majority of cities have no future since they lack resilience. The topic of …

Rural life vs Urban life Nowadays the smaller rural communities are considered to be more sociable and pleasant to live in than larger urban communities. Are these assumptions factual or are they merely based on sentiment? The most important difference can be found by comparing the sociological structure of farm …

The Problems and Solutions in Building an Age-friendly City The Problems and Solutions in Building an Age-friendly City: Economic Conditions for the Elderly in Singapore Prepared By: Tang Jiahui & Qian Ziyuan NUS SM2 Batch 16, Group 1 Prepared For: Dr. Lira Dumaguing April 7, 2013 1 The Problems and …