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Dubai’s Developing Man-made Islands: The World (Archipelago) – It’s Struggles, Downfall, and Future
Dubai, one of the world’s most prosperous cities, gained its fame, attractions and prosperity in less than a century. Just fifty years ago, Dubai was merely a small town in the midst of the Arabian Desert, but today it serves as the luxurious face of the Middle East. Being the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates. However, just lurking off its manicured shores is a reminder of the financial struggles that once troubled the country: The World Islands. It is the world’s largest archipelago of small…
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What Are ‘Dementia Villages’ And How Do They Work?
Dementia is not a specific disease, but rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think and make decisions that interfere with everyday activities. It is an umbrella term used to describe a range of symptoms associated with cognitive impairment, that covers diseases like Alzheimer’s, Vascular, Lewy Body and vascular frontotemporal – all of which mostly affects older adults. For people aged between 62 and 69 – around every 2 in 100 people suffer from a type of dementia. That is over 6 million Americans, as well as 400,00 Canadians. People who have early to moderate dementia are often able to live in their own home being supported…
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7 Principles For Building Better Cities
Peter Calthorpe – Who Is He? With a strong focus and passion dedicated to developing new approaches to urban revitalisation, suburban growth and regional planning, Calthorpe’s honoured career in urban design, planning and architecture shouldn’t be overlooked. Through written work and projects, Calthorpe has spread the vision of New Urbanism, a framework for creating sustainable, human-scaled places. Peter Calthorpe’s decades worth of design practice has always been led by the concept that popular and successful places, including neighbourhoods, towns, urban districts or metropolitan regions, must be diverse in terms of people, be scaled to walkers and human interactions and must be environmentally sustainable. All of these ideas were broken down…
