Friday, 15 February 2013

Urban spaces

 
The following photo was taken in Tunapuna. What caught my attention with this space was that surrounding the area was a number of businesses. Questions that pondered through my mind were:
1. Why isnt this area utilized as there is competiton for space in Tunapuna proven by the number of construction activities taking place.
2.Why is the area left in this unsightly manner?
3. Does the unsightly manner affect the surrounding businesses?
4. Can this area be managed or utilized by residnets as a prospective green space?

Urban Vibes (Introduction to Blog)

As the name implies Urban Vibes demonstrates issues and features of urban areas in Trinidad (Port- Of- Spain and Tunapuna) and St. Lucia (Castries). Urban geography is a very broad topic and the Urban Vibes blog tries to narrow it down to some of the most important issues and aspects of urban geography presently