The+City


 * __The City__**

Definition

"The city is an autonomous entity that contains thepublic services, administrative agencies; it provides security, backup and order to their inhabitants and it allows the development of the multiplicity of human activities in their daily lives as work, spirituality, leisure, entertainment and expression".

City`attributes

A great city has:
 * Functional specializations
 * Urban concentration – human activities
 * Centrality
 * Density –the city has always been placeof the dense concentration of inhabitants
 * Heterogeneity – cultural, economical and architectural diversity
 * Tolerance - diversity, unusual
 * Urban theatricality –the city is the stage of the citizens’ daily lives
 * Urban culture – the city is constantly changing along history,it also creates behavior- development of individual consciousness
 * Exchange

• Integration: Connection and overlap with surrounding areas. • Functional efficiency: Individual elements (buildings, streets, open space etc) work together as part of an efficient whole. • Environmental harmony: Its forms are energy efficient and ecologically sensitive. • A sense of place: Somewhere that is recognizably distinct but simultaneously strengthens local identity. • Commercial viability: It responds to the realities of market influence on development mix and delivery.

Today

Cities have always been at the center of economic growth, technological advances and cultural production. But their rapid growth has also brought negative things: urban violence and poverty, homelessness, overcrowding and health problems, pollution and waste. Cities have had a great impact on our lives and on world civilization in general. They are becoming more and more important as their sizes and numbers grow. By the 21st century, it is estimated that half the world's population will be living in cities.