Hopkins reading this week went into specific ideas of how plans are able to work. His main ideas that successfull plans share some common attributes inwhich may include an agenda, policy, vision,design, and strategy. It talked of the importance of investment and regulations in terms of providing infrastructure inwhich influences where and how people choose to live. In order to improve plans hopkins tells us to continually review and monitor policy, his evaluation included effect, eternal validity, external validity and net benefit.
The reading sparked my own thinking on the importance of making plans. I thought of my own experiences in comparing Canberra with Kolkata in India. Whilst Canberra is a fully planned city, Kolkata is a victim of its huge size and is lacking this clear distinct boundaries and vision.
Whilst the CBD is quite well planned, the outer suburbs are polluted and undermanaged. By thinking about my experience i am able to practically see the importance of making plans inwhich invest in community infrastructure and have vision for the future. The photos below look at this idea, as for most of my stay i was in the outer suburbs and saw the lack of infrastructure that many of these communities face and the importance of planning longterm!
Enjoy the photos! X
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| Roof top view of the outer edges of Kolkata , Taken by Olivia (friend) |
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| Just cows crossing the road in the middle of a busy street | - taken by olivia (friend) |
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| Who needs seatbelts? Taken by Olivia ( Friend) |
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| Rooftop view of kolkata , Taken by Olivia (friend) |
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| Street in Kolkata - Multi-use, Jane Jacobs would approve? Taken by Millie (friend) |
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| Small villiage in Kolkata ( Not much infrastructure yet) Taken by Millie (friend) |
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| Back streets of Kolkata- notice all the rubbish ( right) and state of the road (left) taken by Milly (friend) |
