1.6 Urban Settlements Flashcards
What is urban land use?
A simplified model of the land use (such as industry, housing, and commercial activity) that may be found in towns and cities.
What is bid rent?
A model which states that land value and rent decrease as distance from the central business district increases.
What is the concentric model (Burgess)?
A model of urban land where different activities occur at different distances from the urban centre. The result is a sequence of concentric circles or rings.
What is the central business district (CBD)?
The CBD of a town or city is where most of the commercial activity is found.
What is the sector model (Hoyt)?
A model of urban land use in which the various land use zones are shaped like wedges radiating from the central business district.
What is a suburb?
An outer part of an urban area. Suburbs generally consist of residential housing and shops of a low order. Often, suburbs are the most recent growth of an urban area. Their growth may result in urban sprawl.
What is gentrification?
The movement of higher social or economic groups into an area after it has been renovated and restored. This may result in the out-migration of the people who previously occupied the area. It most commonly occurs in the inner city.
What is urban renewal?
An urban area where existing building are either demolished and rebuilt or renovated.
What is a greenfield site?
An area of agricultural land or some other undeveloped site that is a potential location for commercial development or industrial projects but has not yet been developed. Such sites are normally on the edge of town and have good transport links.
What is urban sprawl?
The outward spread of built-up areas caused by their expansion. Unchecked urban sprawl may join cities into conurbations.
What is hypermarket?
A very large self-service store selling a wide range of household and other goods, usually on the outskirts of a town or city.
What is an out-of-town location?
A location found on the edge of town where land prices are lower, land is available for development, and accessibility to private cars is high.
What is deprivation?
A condition in which a population group suffers from a poor quality of economic, social, and environmental conditions.
What is the inner city?
The area that surrounds the central business district of a town or city. In many cities this is one of the older industrial areas and may suffer from decay and neglect, leading to social problems. Inner cities are characterised by poor-quality terraced housing with old manufacturing industry nearby.
What are the two main reasons for the land in the city centre being so expensive?
- It is the most accessible land to public transport.
2. There is a limited amount available.
