Residential Settlement and Social Segregation

Residential Settlement as it Links to Social Segregation in San Fernando

        Gulf View is part of the outskirts of the San Fernando area however it has adapted a name for itself because of the activities that take place as well as the Residential area that has developed over time. With all the growth taking place there has been the occurrence of social segregation between the population.

Inner City Neighbourhoods

In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to live with many risks in their daily lives, those who do not have a say in government."  Fred Thompson

Public Space: Successful? Needed? Shrinking?

“It takes a place to create a community and a community to create a place."Fred Kent

Changes in San Fernando Urban Landscape

Changes in the Urban Landscape

(Factors including Physical Environment, Transportation, Housing and Infrastructure and Examples of Urban Projects undertaken)

San Fernando, being one of the city area of Trinidad has under gone a lot of changes to its landscape to serve for different purposes of the urban lifestyle. As development occurs and more business settle the land use was subjected to change.

A Symbol of Community in the City

Brief Background of San Fernando

San Fernando, the second city of the nation is located in the south western part of Trinidad.