Edge Cities - LA Flashcards
1
Q
How have edge cities emerged in the USA?
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Edge cities have occurred due to high car ownership, greater willingness to travel long distances for work, shopping and limited planning restrictions.
2
Q
What are the characteristics of edge cities?
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- Most edge cities develop at existing or planned intersections
- Especially likely to develop near to airports
- Joel Garreua wrote a book and developed the concept of edge cities
- Attractive as commute is decreased for workers.
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What are the laws of edge cities?
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- Must have more than 5,000,000 sqft of office space
- Between 20,000 and 50,000 office workers
- Must have a traditional downtown CBD
- Must have more than 600 square feet of retail space
- Must be perceived by the population as one place
- Must have not been nothing like a city 30 years earlier in history
4
Q
LA
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- The most popular city in the state of California and the second most popular city in the US behind New York
- It is the commercial financial and cultural centre of the southern Californian region
- Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate and ethically and culturally diverse population
- 30 km wide at some point
- 12.5 million people (2020)
- Metropolitan population of 18 million
- 20 identified edge cities
5
Q
What are some examples of cities in LA?
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- Beverly Hills
- Marina Del Rey
- Warner Centre
- Pasadena
- Newport Centre
- South Coast Plaza
