3 THE SUSTAINABLE CITY THE CITY MASTER PLAN Who is in charge of creating and revising the Master Plan of the place where you live? Demographic data include: age, race, ethnicity, gender, marital status, income, education and employment. You can easily and effectively collect these types of information with survey questions. What is a residential structure? Use the internet and find a definition. ONLINE RESOURCES Master Plan of Greater London (1944) What is the City Master Plan? A City Master Plan is a document, often hundreds of pages long, that shows a community as it is now and how it should be in the future. It may contain diagrams, aerial photos, maps, reports and statistical information. The elements commonly included in most plans are demographics , economy, housing, transportation, public services, environmental conditions and existing land uses. Physical elements of a city Physical elements of the city can be divided into three main categories: networks, buildings and open spaces. Networks They include the volume and usage of existing roadways, airports, transit services, railway lines. The service networks generally include water and sanitary sewer systems, electricity, gas, communication signals, police and fire services, parks and recreation facilities. Buildings Residential structures occupy almost half of all urban land, large commercial buildings are usually grouped together in huge shopping centres around the cities. Industrial buildings come in many forms, from large factory complexes in industrial districts to small workshops near the centre. Open spaces These contribute greatly to the quality of urban life. Spaces such as squares and malls provide settings for public activities of all kinds. Parks and gardens provide necessary relief from stressful urban conditions and serve as space for recreational activities. The City Master Plan step by step Most comprehensive City Master Plans start with a feasibility study which aims to understand the geographic, environmental and historic context of the city. In most cities in the world, city planners prepare the Master Plan following these basic steps: Step 1: collecting data about the existing land use. Step 2: analysing data, formulating and evaluating future developments. Step 3: allocating the budget and adopting the plan approved by the City Council and other authorities Step 4: implementing the plan. Step 5: monitoring the plan. Step 6: amending and updating the plan. to aim: avere lo scopo to allocate: stanziare to amend: correggere, modificare demographics: dati demografici feasibility study: studio di fattibilità housing: abitazioni mall: centro commerciale pedonalizzato relief: sollievo, conforto report: resoconto, relazione setting: ubicazione, posizione sanitary sewer: fogne usage: utilizzo workshop: laboratorio. 264 SETTLEMENTS Ship Point Master Plan - City of Victoria, Canada