3.2.3.2 Urban forms

Question 1

Town centre mixed development

Answer 1

• all services in one place
• aim to create a 24 hour city
• response to suburbanisation
• raises CBD
• increase in services
• Birmingham as an example

Question 2

Edge cities

Answer 2

• self contained settlements beyond the border of original city
• LA Beverly hills has average house prices of $3mn
• seen as the ‘it’ place to be

Question 3

Name Garreu’s rules for edge cities

Answer 3

• 600k retail space
• 5mn office space
• more jobs than houses

Question 4

Cultural and heritage quarters

Answer 4

• focus on local history and cultural production/ consumption
• Jewellery quarter in Birmingham
• 75% UK jewellery

Question 5

Fortress landscapes

Answer 5

• designed around security, protection, surveillance and exclusion
• gated communities (90% expats in Dubai)
• CCTV and anti homeless spikes