Urban Renew and Decay

aesthetics - The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty, as in the fine arts.

this picture expresses various colours, emotions, messages and feelings that all contribute to the overall aesthetical qualities.

safety - The condition of being safe; freedom from danger, risk, or injury.

in this picture the man in the cage is protected by the metal framework from the enormous man eating, great white shark.

slums - A heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor.

this is a picture of a slum located in  Mumbai, as you can see it is extremely overpopulated, the houses are very low grade and are made out of thin sheets of metal and finally the good health and cleanlyness of the place is not evident or inviting

decay - To break down into component parts; rot.

decay is evident in this photo as the peice of fruit is rotting.

reconstruction and renewal - is the the rebuilding and renewal of towns and cities that have been demolished as a result of war, natural disasters and other destructive forces.

in this photo the building has been demolished during the war and an attempt to rebuild it is being started.

Transport -  To carry from one place to another; convey. transport involves the moving of a particular thing or a group of things from one location to another.

transport examples in this phto are trains, plains, vehicles (bus) and boats. they are all forms of transport.

suburbanization - Of, relating to, or characteristic of a suburb.

in this photo there is an overcrowded suburb which is a characteristic that makes it what it is.

environmental factors - environmental factors are different contributors that affect the environment in different ways.

in this photo an industrial area is producing air polution which is an environmental factor.

Light and Sound - Light and sound are aspects that essentially make up the world we live in. light comes from the sun and enables us to see our surroundings. sound enables us to hear things that are happening. swithout light and sound there would not be a civilisation to live in.

in this photo the police siren is producing blue and red lights and also giving off sound to let everyone in the surrounding area know there is a police car.