engineers Colin Buchanan; and Hans Monderman. Colin Buchanan was commissioned by the UK government in 1961 to start work on the report! Traffic in towns for the Ministry of transport [chapter 7 p. 327] the report was aimed to produce a new design for urban space in order to engineer the efficient distribution and access of a large numbers of vehicles” to a large number of buildings. Achieving a satisfactory standard in our environment for life in towns. [Chapter 7 P. 327] Buchanan had visions of
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Compare and contrast two views of how the relationship between people and traffic is ordered. This essay will compare and contrast Buchanan‚ an engineer who reproduced a report on ’traffic in towns’ and the Dutch engineer Monderman’s ideas of ’shared space’ by looking at the strengths and weaknesses of their research and what differences and similarities they have to each other using examples to reinforce the information. The relationship between people and traffic is down to how people behave
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A social order involves a sense of how individuals all fit together in shared spaces. Social order could not be made and repaired unless individuals were able to make sense of‚ and make use of‚ shared norms which govern our behaviour in shared spaces. The ordinariness of these shared norms and expectations means that we often take social order for granted because it is so much a part of our ordinary everyday actions. In fact‚ we only tend to become aware of the complexity of social ordering when
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The statement is false. This is a tricky question! Although the Buchanan Report and the Monderman thesis do offer visions of how to manage traffic they also offer us two competing visions of social order. The Buchanan Report is underpinned by a social order which privileges the segregation of humans and motors through an array of measures in urban design and the regulation of the conduct of both drivers and pedestrians. This social order emphasises the value of a social environment delivering the
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Erving Goffman and Michel Foucault respectively. It then goes on to look at the engineers Colin Buchanan & Hans Monderman respective views of how social order is produced in public spaces. Then the essay compares and contrasts the views of Buchanan and Monderman on how social order is produced in public spaces. It then looks at the links between the views of Buchanan and Foucault and those of Monderman and Goffman. The essay then summarises what these views imply about how social order is produced
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made and remade through the theories of Erving Goffman and Michael Foucault. This sentence is a bit complex—why not say this assignment compares and contrasts the work of ---In order to illustrate this‚ two case studies of traffic regulation‚ ‘The Buchanan report’ and ‘ Monderman’s thesis’ will be used to relate and feature‚ (illustrate/exemplify?) key points from both social scientists. This is a step in the right direction—I would suggest that you can touch upon some of the issues that you will consider—e
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focus of my assignment. (Goffman and Foucault) Main Content * Goffmans views on what constitutes social order being made and remade through individuals‚ and how Mondermans’ Thesis relates to how Goffman views social order. * Foucaults’ views on what constitutes social order being made and remade through institutions and how Buchanans’ report relates to how Foucault views social order. * The differences and similarities with Goffman and Foucaults findings. Summary * Summarise what both theorists
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everyday interactions; whilst Foucault believes that those with knowledge only have the authority and power to create social order. A detailed comparison of both of these will be looked at in the essay‚ using the examples of traffic management by Monderman and Buchanan. In the view of Goffman (as seen in Silva‚2009‚p316) social order is produced by individuals and their actions. Their face to face interaction on meetings with each other‚ depending on any given situation. We perform‚ like actors on a stage
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stable social situation in which connections are maintained without change or if change occurs it is in a predictable way. (Taylor‚ 2009‚ p. 173) These differing views can be related to the governance of traffic presented in the case studies of the Buchanan report and Monderman’s thesis. This is a useful and relevant example which can be applied to the general theories which need covering first of all. To start with an overview of Goffman’s theory. Goffman studied what he termed interactional order
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Convention‚ Patrick Buchanan uses various forms of compelling language to motivate his “Buchanan Brigade” and the other convention attendees to support George Bush in the upcoming November Presidential election. “I do believe deep in my heart that the right place for us to be now‚ in this presidential campaign‚ is right beside George Bush. This Party is my home. This Party is our home and we’ve got to come home to it. And don’t let anyone tell you any different‚” (Buchanan 4). Patrick Buchanan undeniably
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