PLANNED URBANIZATION

In some countries we like cities that we visit very much. Do you think why we like those cities very much? Some reasons can be said such as nature in that region, hospitality of people, historical sites and buildings, arts and architectures in that city. People living in there would like to relax when they go out. They would like to look at river, sea, or green to feel better. They don’t care about the income of any store operating in skyscraper in the vicinity of those places.

Governments, municipalities, city councils, or some other social organizations are the primarily responsible for keeping cities as livable environments. Besides all these organizations, residents living in and sharing same environment are also responsible to make their cities better. As in many societies, some people’s interests are different from others’ like their concerns in money issues might be more sensitive. They may want to make more profit from less capital. Chiofaro Harbor Garage is good example for that kind of situation.

It can be asked to residents whether they want to see those kinds of buildings or structures in their cities or not. Especially in cities which attracts huge amount of tourists and have some important characteristics should be done. Munich is a good example for that kind of measures. A few years ago when I went to there I had a chance to visit some historical and touristic places. Everything regarding to city was planned very well. You could use efficient and punctual subway to move one place to another; you could find what you wanted easily. However while you were doing all these things, you could live intimately with nature. During my visit, I hardly saw tall buildings or skyscrapers. When I asked my cousin living in Munich why I hardly saw tall buildings, he answered me that a survey had been held to decide what kind of buildings people had wanted to see. Majority of people voted against tall buildings and all authorities in regarding Munich Municipality has obeyed this decision since survey results.

Planned economy, planned urbanization, and planned living scares people especially in the US. As a matter of fact planned urbanization is needed for all cities to make them better places for all living things. Sometimes we see cities where huge skyscrapers and small houses or cottages are standing together. New cars on narrow roads, insufficient infrastructures and traffic jams are only some problems for those unplanned cities.

Planned urbanization, strict good rules and laws, conscious people and responsible governor are prerequisites to live in beautiful city.

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