case study

Question 1

What are the characteristics of a CBD?

Answer 1

• large standard of living = people travel for high order services
• high population density and tourism meet the threshold for high order services
• nodal point with transport links(e.g., gate nord/midi
• high-rise buildings with high retail bid rent
• Tourist attractions like grand place

Question 2

what are inner cities characteristics of Molenbeek and schaerbeek?

Answer 2

• higher out migration
• derelict properties and employment (22 to 27%)
• large ethnic communities e.g. North African/Turkish
• high crime low quality housing and wasteland
• lack of green space they derelict factories and few shop services
• causes deindustrialisation and a lack of investment

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the suburbs(e.g woluwe st-pierre)?

Answer 3

• high income housing
• large semi detached or detached houses

• front and back gardens
• garage/driveway
• wide tree lined streets with green spaces
• Small volume of traffic and people

Question 4

what are the characteristics of the royal urban fringe(RUG, e.g tervuren)?

Answer 4

• less traffic congestion and pollution
• room to expand
• Mixture of land uses (golf courses from land residential)
• High income housing similar to suburbs

Question 5

What are generals conflicts in the RUF

Answer 5

• loss of countryside due to housing developments
• building out of character with rural areas
• increase traffic and noise pollution
•NIMBYism (resident objecting to changes)

Question 6

What are some urban issues in lagos

Answer 6

• rapid urban growth due to migration and natural increase
• push factors:, poverty, insecurity lack of land/jobs
• pull factors:, job opportunities, GDP contra concentration and Dollywood
• Effects: overcrowded slum e.g. Marco crime disease and poor sanitation
• Rural effect: the population mechanisation and loss of small businesses

Question 7

what are the urban management strategies in rio?

Answer 7

1) Self help schemes e.g. Rocinha
• government provides resources to improve housing
• Community involvement, build ownership and dignity

2) site and service schemes, e.g. complexo do alemão
• people buy lease land with essential services
• funded by the enter American development bank

3) Relocation e.g. Barra
• Favelas relocated for development projects