Discussion on the city and its dynamics

Abstract

Studying a city becomes a matter of great importance. Nevertheless, due to the fast growth of cities, we have to ask ourselves what a city actually is, what important it is, why governments should devote more time to its planning. In spite of the great controversy and issues that can be brought up, it is indispensable to understand the meaning of city, presenting in a brief way some of the conclusions that theorists, professors and researchers have made on its definition, dynamics, and even on its classification. Among them there are two outstanding ones: the city that can be governed or ruled and the Sustainable City. These kinds of urban areas are necessary considering the challenges mankind has nowadays. The first reason is that according to Weiis M.(2002) a significant number of the problems of cities deal, in most cases, with unwilling goverments, being unaware of these subjects, and generally not very representative, which causes a negative decision-making process on the re-orientation and construction of cities. On the other hand, the Sustainable City aims for the conservation of the environment and the reasonable use of resources. The latter aspect is important due to the pursuit of planning and improvement of a territory that protects natural resources and everything related to them to guarantee the enjoyment of a healthy environment.