City Land Use Flashcards
Contrast urbanisation and counter-urbanisation (consider movement, location, time period- when
it happened, wealth and qualifications of person)
Urbanisation: move towards city to find work, attracts workers due to factories
Counter: move away from city, people can drive into the city or work from home.
What is suburbanisation and why did it happen?
Suburbanisation is when developed cities become too crowded and polluted so people who can afford to move out the city centre to the suburbs , land is cheaper and air is cleaner. Happened in the early 20th century.
How did suburbanisation affect where people lived?
Meant people would move away from the centre if cities where land us cheaper, there us less pollution and it’s less crowded.
Why did counter-urbanisation happen?
Car ownership improved so people can travel to work and IT technology has improved so people can work from hime.
What is re-urbanisation and why does it happen?
Re-urbanisation happens older cities start to redevelop their run down inner city to attract people to live in the city center and when the knowledge economy creates employment, closure of docks and industrial sites create space for regeneration and when cities become safer.
How moves back to urban areas in re-urbanisation (wealth, skills, job types…)
More jobs in the knowledge economy become available .
What is the difference between Commercial, Industrial and Residential land in urban areas?
Commercial: offices buildings, shopping centres and hotels, found in CBD, buildings are taller, higher density, retail parks on edge.
Industrial: factories and warehouses, found on the edge of the city, away from city centre close transport links, croydon
Residential: houses, lower density, Worcester park
Where (CBD/Inner City/Suburbs/RUF) do you find Commerce, Industrial and Residential?
CBD: commercial
Inner city: commercial
Suburbs: residential
Rural urban fringe: industrial
How does accessibility affect the land use?
- businesses need people for employment
- require good transport links to a busy area
- sometimes edge of city is also good
- shopping centres with a mix of facilities are good for this
How does planning affect land use?
- planning regulations can get in the way
- planners want a balance with the use if land
- city authorities controls how the city looks
How does availability and cost affect land use?
Availability: city is heavily built up, availability lowers, factories and warehouses close which leads to more uses
Cost: land in city is the most expensive due to lack of availability, businesses need high income to afford these areas
