plx 111 short answers final

Question 1

What is the importance of good quality public space on social activities and what benefits does it provide (5 pts)

Answer 1

1.facilitates political mobilization and engagement
2.the image of a city is primarily formed through out experiences in public spaces
3.spend more time in our community getting to know others
4.spend more time outside which is good for physical and mental health
5.helps prevent crime (“eyes on the street”)

Question 2

how is being among other people different from being with other people? (5 pts)

Answer 2

1.alternative to being alone
2.don’t have to be invited
3.unmediated contact
4.in public spaces (where youre among people) you are participating in something bigger than yourself
5. different daily meetings (walking your dog, etc) allows other levels of contact to develop

Question 3

Peck in his 2005 article Struggling with the Creative Class critiqued Florida’s work in city planning. What does Peck argue that Florida gets wrong? (5 pts)

Answer 3

1.cities are acting as if residents are customers attracted to a product rather than citizens of a functioning democracy.
2.peck argues that the creative city concept is a way to keep cities focused on class antagonisms (gentrification, normalized inequality, property and market led development)
3.policy that came from Florida’s book acts as if those who are not apart of the creative class are not as important to the economy of the city.
4.in this approach to urban planning, the following are missed: housing as a human right, health of residents, quality education, transit, and rec facilities, and waste management

Question 4

Who is MC Tianyou? How did internet platforms both enable and end his creative career? (5 pts)

Answer 4

1. MC Tianyou: King of Hanmai
2. enabled through becoming main stream because more people were exposed to his music
3. because of this popularity he broke out into the acting and film industry
4. ended his career because of the massive popularization of it
5. china banned hanmai because it was considered too vulgar

Question 5

What is a map and how can creator’s decisions influence a map? (5 pts)

Answer 5

a map is:
- symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place
-creative expression of someones ideas of reality
-cant capture everything
creators decisions can:
-reduce the importance of a place visually and just completely remove it
-directions are easy or difficult