In my earlier studies we almost never read texts or had discussions about urbanization. We only look different architectural styles and historical development but we examined very superficially the reasons. Starting to read the books I see that almost every page gives me something new and it gives answers to questions that I have from former. Hence most of this is new perspective for me and from now on my studies I don’t focus on single building but the whole city and by virtue of that I start to see connections between things that on general survey may seem to be very different and unconnected.
Thru history cities have been serving larger areas around – it has been marketplace. The beginning of urbanism term we may read industrial progress, witch contributed fast growth of cities, first manly in England, in the beginning of 19 century. It also brought along impaired living condition for under classes. And from this, group of people from various areas, who were worried about city life (The Chicago School) started to explore the reasons why and how one or another variable affects city and its development. So urbanization tries to understand the rise and fall on cities.
Firs thing that I understand was that under the name of urbanism we can include people from very wide areas on life. It’s not only the domain of architects or real estate companies but it also includes sociology, ecology, economy, politics, common people, environment, communities and technology. And what’s main that the meaning on urbanism term is chaining with every decade. New aspects are added, old theories are forsaken and later overview.
Today’s world we can view urbanization very differently. It can be viewed from local point or from global point. And how the cities and surrounding areas are developing is also related with location and people’s background that are developing and living on the area. Cities (or metropolitans) are growing together with smaller cities that are surrounding them. Central city skyline can be the trademark to attract other countries and their companies to spread their businesses there and with the technological advantage it is possible. We possess fast communication means – fast transportation and internet. Since the first technological intension people have started to spread all around the world to find cheaper ways to produce goods. Nowadays city still is the marketplace but changed have the goods, the area that it’s serving and also the means. What haven’t changed is that city offers quality, quantity and accessibility. As at first the rapidly developing city had devastating influence to its habitants, urbanization now is having ravaging influence to nature such as water, air, noise pollution, toxic waste and also poor or none planning. There are as well nature forces and urban studies are constantly working to find solutions for these problems.