One of the negative effects of the high rate and pace of urbanisation in developing countries is the decay of urban centres While this decay has eaten deep into the fabric of these settlements turning them into urban slums and ghettoes with poor infrastructure the effects of the decay are multifarious Despite the fact that the economy is the lifewire of urban centres its untold downturn consequent upon urban decay is unimaginable because of the relationship that exists between environmental quality and economic growth This calls for a proactive approach called urban renewal towards the crea

Preventing sprawl and concentrating future urban growth at transit centres typifies many urban planning strategies in a number of Australian New Zealand and North America cities Newer iterations of these strategies also argue that compact development delivers public benefits by enhancing urban liveability through good urban design outcomes Where neoliberal economic conditions prevail achieving these aims is largely dependent on marketdriven development actions requiring the appropriate urban planning responses to ensure these outcomes However there are growing concerns that urban planning a

Taking plants from their original habitat and keeping them in pots is an illustrative example of manmade poweroriented and unnatural habitation Naturally a plant cannot survive in a segregated environment of a pot For this reason diverse supportive activities such as watering feeding or protecting must be planned These supplying infrastructures create a great power for the caretaker over the life of the potted plant Using the example of potted plants this article tries to shed light on the social and ecological problems of urbanization