tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447912510578710146.post2837347754385613461..comments2022-04-10T21:24:38.381-07:00Comments on Let's Go Black Stars!: The Price of UrbanizationDaniela Corsettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280276171531448012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447912510578710146.post-41668140798647396322011-06-12T06:14:53.866-07:002011-06-12T06:14:53.866-07:00Hey Daniela,
I'm loving your blog! Keep it up ...Hey Daniela,<br />I'm loving your blog! Keep it up sista.<br />This is an interesting question. I wonder what other assumptions you're bringing into your definition of urbanization? Also, I don't think we can say urbanization has the same effect on everyone (different classes, backgrounds, education levels, etc. will experience it differently). Maybe we need to break it down? Anyway... interesting question.<br />And it all comes down to, as you pointed out, the question of "what is development?" Do you have an answer to that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447912510578710146.post-8889326130188457512011-06-08T16:13:34.668-07:002011-06-08T16:13:34.668-07:00Hey Daniela,
I think there is some truth to the t...Hey Daniela,<br /><br />I think there is some truth to the thought that urban leads to less human interaction, but I think Urban could lead to more human interaction as well. When it comes to urban, I think of two major opposites: rural, and suburban. Rural definitely has a lot of human interaction. In rural communities, again with the generalizations, people know each other, and can relate to each other, because diversity is less, people are more traditional, and have less differences between them. I think that in most suburban communities, in Canada at least, the degree of human interaction is really low. People are bottled in their own homes, and rarely interact with their neighbors, living a 9-5 job going day to day with blinders on. I think though that in cities that are designed well, you will have smaller communities within the larger city. Those nodes, tied together by diversity, the differences in cultures of those in the community, can create a sense of human interaction that might be even stronger than those in rural communities. This is because they are so close together, that they are forced to live together symbiotically, there is no choice. Factoring that into the design of a city is a crucial part of the development of culturally sustainable communities I think.<br /><br />I didn't spend a lot of time in Accra, but I think the problem is that people don't get a chance to see the underlying relationships that tie a city together, but rather see the image of cold lonely cities, and that is what people now associate with cities like Toronto, and therefore ultimately a developing/developed city like Accra.<br /><br />Sorry for the huge response. What do you think about that thought?Dhaval Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099302668427122528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447912510578710146.post-50494125411129308592011-06-07T03:21:20.327-07:002011-06-07T03:21:20.327-07:00Daniela! we should totally chat!
I've been th...Daniela! we should totally chat!<br />I've been thinking/struggling/pondering a lto about what you said about Accra<br />here, i'm barely noticed, which is very different than the north! also thinking about what does development look like? should the whole country look like Accra (I'm hoping.. no!!!)<br />let's do a chat at some time soon :)AlexFoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603050628816032115noreply@blogger.com