The maps show the changes that took place in Youngsville in New Zealand over a 25 year period from 1980 to 2005.

The 2 diagrams illustrate how a site in Youngsville, New Zealand had changed in 25 years from 1980 to 2005

Overall

,

it is clear that

the neighbourhood had been redesigned from a residential area to a place for public facilities. Most noticeable, are the rise of industrial, high-rise and recreational buildings, the expansion of transportation systems and the elimination of trees and personal accommodations. Originally, in 1980, the zone was simply planned for city dwellers where there was a considerable number of houses located alongside the two river's banks and the coast. Taking a look at the northwest, a lake was used for water sports

such

as swimming. On top of that, plants were grown in abundance, spreading over the region, which combined with the courtyard in the northeast, left very little space for the construction of infrastructures serving healthcare, education, travelling and parking on the leaf side.

In contrast

to the past, the 2005 version totally focused on functional structures when all abodes and most trees no longer existed.

Instead

, manufactories and warehouses had sprung up at the bottom-left of the map and remarkably, at the bottom-right, two massive buildings had been finished by

this

time. At the top, the previously empty yard had been filled with a stadium,

while

the locality had placed a parking lot and a park around the lake,

as well as

extended the functionalities of

this

place for more physical activities like paddling and aerobic exercises. The traffic had

also

been modernized when the railway had been prolonged to cross the river and run through the site, and

moreover

, a port was introduced for easier access to the ocean.