Abstract
This paper explains that the exigencies of mass tourism have completely changed the nature of many small coastal towns in the United Kingdom. The paper contends that the study of Britain's coastline is a relatively undocumented subject in urban design theory, but the issue is becoming increasingly important as coastal and seaside towns reinvent themselves in an effort to cope with these changing tourist patterns. This paper examines two coastal community case studies, Hastings and Clacton On Sea, in relation to their urban development from small fishing villages to popular resorts with an objective to discover why one coastal town develops differently from another. The paper includes illustrations, graphic analysis and various other existing research sources to appreciate the existing situation and explores the unique characteristics of coastal towns. The study's findings and summary of the research are provided in the conclusion.
Table of Contents
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Coastal Towns in the United Kingdom
Impact of Tourism on Coastal Towns
Chapter 3: Macroanalysis of Coastal Developments in the United Kingdom
Chapter 4: Microanalysis of Coastal Development
Hastings
Clacton On Sea
Chapter 5: Findings and Conclusion
Findings
Conclusions
References

From the Paper
"The study of Britain's coastline is a relatively undocumented subject in urban design theory, but is becoming increasingly important as coastal and seaside towns reinvent themselves, time and again, to cope with changing tourist patterns. According to Page (1995), "As historic towns gain tourist potential, historic quality gains market value. A new urban society is emerging, seeking leisure, culture and a high-quality environment, and cities are moving from being industrial centres of production to becoming centres of consumption (Page 1995). For historic towns faced with limited financial opportunities, cultural tourism is seen as a significant economic alternative and the attached commercial value is turning the past into a product of the present. Today, historic towns and quarters are competing to attract tourism, and previously unknown locations are appearing on the heritage market (Orba?l?, 2000 p. 38)."

Tags:tourist, seaside, resorts

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This paper attempts to identify historical adherence in development along the British coastal area as well as urban sustainability in architectural construction and landscape design and development. Through a literature review of both modern as well as historical accounts of the coastal resort and port region of the British coast, it provides sound evidence based on architectural planning initiatives along the British coastal region that are environmentally conducive to land and urban coast sustainability as well as preservation and conservation of natural resources.

Outline
Objective
Rationale for Research
Research Objectives
Methodology
Literature Review
Portsmouth: Industrial City/Naval Port (Hampshire County)
Brighton: Resort Town/Coastal Strip (East Sussex County)
Ramsgate: Resort/Port Town - Coastal Strip (Kent County)
Sandwich: Historic Town/Coastal Strip (Kent County)
Southampton: Port/Industrial City (Hampshire County)
Hastings: Resort Town/Coastal Strip (East Sussex County)
Summary & Conclusion

From the Paper
"In a case study entitled Urban Renaissance in the South East Case Study 4 on town of Portsmouth which is a industrial city with a naval port located in South Hampshire of Hampshire County the population is stated to be 190,000 in the densely populated area. Portsmouth has built upon its' 'naval heritage' in the initiative to improve its image as well as facilities in attracting a broader range of local jobs as well as visitors. In a phased strategy the island- city, one of the most historic naval ports in Britain is surrounded on three sides by the sea as is located at the entrance to the Harbor that is historically famous."

Tags:portsmouth, coast, ramsgate, brighton, port

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This paper discusses the main reason why, in the early 1700s, British town planning seemed to diverge from that on the continent, even though a common heritage was present. The conclusion is a surprising amount of politics, national rivalry and religious differences that altered British building environment.

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"Baroque design flourished on the continent between 1600 and 1750, particularly in Catholic countries. It tended to be expressive, flamboyant and encouraged by the Roman Catholic church (Hutchinson:2005). A Baroque designer would usually have had the support of a ruler and would therefore expect his development to be completed in its entirety, in contrast to events at the Royal Crescent in Bath, for example. The emergence of Baroque town planning in continental Europe is tied to the Renaissance, Reformation and subsequently the Counter-Reformation. Advances in science and the discovery of the New World provided the context for the creation of towns and cities that came to reflect the new wealth of the major European powers as well as the new cosmopolitanism of the ruling classes. "

Tags:london, planning

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This paper explains that shanty towns are most common in the third world and developing countries but are not limited to poorer countries. The author points out that shanty towns are characterized as being made up of one shack after another and built with metal sheets and various materials found at the local dump. The paper relates that governments around the world need to step in and help improve the global standard of living.

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"As the global village reflects on the aftermath of the tsunami tragedy, reduced poverty levels and aid for reducing national debt are the top priorities of the international community. The United Nations' Millennium Goals are reflective of this perception as the world population becomes educated on the reality and extent of poverty rates and low standard of living. To my knowledge, there are no communities in Canada that resemble anything like what we in terms of human conditions in under developed countries."

Tags:shanty, towns, development

Abstract
In comparing the British and Spanish Empires, it is evident that the British Empire was more extensive, more profitable, and more enduring than the Spanish Empire primarily because the British used the wealth and power they acquired from their imperial possessions to generate even more wealth and power through domestic and foreign investment in trade and business enterprises, to strengthen control over their colonies, and to develop industrialization.

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The British and Spanish Empires: An Analysis In comparing the British and Spanish Empires, it is evident that the British Empire was more extensive, more profitable, and more enduring than the Spanish Empire primarily because the British used the wealth and power they acquired from their imperial possessions to generate even more wealth and power through domestic and foreign investment in trade and business enterprises, to strengthen control over their colonies, and to develop

Tags:british, spanish, empires

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The military history of British involvement in India began, fully, in 1857 when Indian forces staged a revolt against the British East India Company. The Indian army began as an indigenous force run by British officers. The British role in India, far surpassed the history of British Imperialism anywhere else in the world.

Tags:british, influence, indian

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This paper looks at how Africa was Europeanized by the British Empire - and at how a complementary process took place featuring Africans re-shaping both Great Britain and the British Colonies in America via forced and unforced immigration and via unpaid toil. The paper discusses how while the British role in producing modern Africa - with its strengths and its weaknesses - was invaluable, the African-American and African-Briton role in turning these nations into greater powers, and the British Empire into the wealthiest empire in human history up to that time, may ultimately prove the more enduring contribution. The paper notes that given demographic trends, the Africanization of the United Kingdom by those arriving at its shores seeking a new life is unlikely to halt any time soon.

From the Paper
"As time permits, the following paper will look at how Africa was Europeanized by the British Empire - and at how a complementary process took place featuring Africans re-shaping both Great Britain and the British Colonies in America via forced and unforced immigration and via unpaid toil. While the British role in producing modern Africa - with its strengths and its weaknesses - was invaluable, the African-American and African-Briton role in turning these nations into greater powers, and the British Empire into the wealthiest empire in human history up to that..."

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In this paper, the variables of colonial surveillance found in Mitchell's analysis of British policy in Egypt, allows for other aspects of surveillance that involved the ideology of self governing and the penal systems brought forth by the British colonial system. By creating a penal system that constantly criminalized the local populations, a surveillance system could be validated to control Egyptians who denied British rule.

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This paper deals with the topic of British social supremacy and how it manifests itself through the presence of architecture in the novels "The Fifth Child" by Doris Lessing and "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys. The paper explains that Antoinette, perceived as racially inferior to Rochester because of her Creole heritage, and Ben, a representative of the lower working class, pose threats to the social order created by the British as represented by their ordering of architectural space. The paper further points out that author Lessing, arriving back to England from Rhodesia, and author Rhys, being a Creole herself, have felt the judgment imposed on them by British society, imposing their standards upon these two women while not fully accepting them into their culture. The paper concludes that both authors reject this notion of British supremacy and colonial attitude towards inferior subcultures by rejecting the efforts of Ben and Antoinette's oppressors to enclose their victims within an architectural space of dominance.

From the Paper
" It would erroneous to suggest that Lessing's Ben Lovatt and Rhys' Antoinette Cosway are parallel figures; clearly there is enough distinction between the two novels to delineate one from the other. However, that is not to say that Antoinette and Ben are not the same kind of literary figure, one that is typified by the world in which he or she lives as the "savage other." Lessing and Rhys use similar motifs in their narratives to create a set of criteria to characterize marginalized figures. Both Ben and Antoinette have a predilection for the outdoors, particularly the garden, in their early stages of development. Ben's mother Harriet laments that her son "would suddenly, for no reason she could see, take off and run into the garden." He is also described several times throughout the novel as looking like a garden gnome, "With his yellowish stubbly low-growing hair, his stony unblinking eyes, his stoop, his feet planted apart and his knees bent, his clenched held-forward fists." Antoinette, symbolizing the same connection to outdoor space, finds a refuge in the wilderness: "There is the tree of life in the garden and the wall green with moss. The barrier of the cliffs and the high mountains. And the barrier of the sea. I am safe." By associating Ben and Antoinette with the outdoors, their respective authors impart onto them a sense of primitive behavior that characterized human beings before man became associated with cities and urban life."

Tags:Ben Levitt, Antionette, oppression, social commentary, house, fiction, subaltern, otherness, other, British

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This paper analyzes the influence of American films on the British film industry, noting that since British audiences consume American films, it is logical that consumption of American-style films should follow suit. The paper also suggests that emulation of American-style films is a negativism for the British film industry in other ways. Specifically, emulation of American blockbusters reduces incentives for participants in British film to develop and refine their own unique style. This paper explores these issues.

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"The British film industry often frames itself in respect to its counterpart, the American film industry. Movies made in the United States typically gross larger sums than British films, a point that has long motivated the British film industry to identify American movie-making as a more profitable model. However, emulation of American films by British studios has typically fallen short of projections: the British film-going..."

Tags:british, film, industry