Key Area 2.2 - Land Use Zones Flashcards
Give some components of Zone 2 in the concentric ring model
Low housing cost Derelict land Old industry in decay Urban regeneration Vandalism High density of buildings Old industrial factories Tenements Lack of open space Air pollution Graffiti
Give some components of Zone 3 in the concentric ring model
Detached housing Good quality housing Little industry Corner shops Schools Space to build Land is cheaper Cut de sacs and crescents Scenery Open space
Give some components of Zone 4 in the concentric ring model
Factories Little housing Industrial estates Large car parks Main roads for access Little congestion Cheap land Room to expand
Give some components of Zone 5 in the concentric ring model
Large buildings Retail parks Parking spaces Cheap land Wide roads for trucks Spacious sites Main roads Supermarkets Modern buildings
Give an example of the CBD in Glasgow
GOMA Buchannan street bus station Central station St Enochs Centre Argyle Street Cineworld
Give an example of the Inner City in Glasgow
Govan
Give an example of the New Housing Zone in Glasgow
Newton mearns
Give an example of the New Industrial Zone in Glasgow
Hillington industrial estate
Give an example of the New Business District in Glasgow
Braehead
Silver urn
List some recent developments in the CBD
Movement to out of town shopping centres Pedestrianised Zones New offices Indoor shopping centres Closures of city shops Former customers moving away
Problems in the CBD
Expensive parking
Increased competition for customers
Closure of some shops
Accessibility problems
Problems in the inner city
Pollution Graffiti Vandalism Narrow streets Declining industrial areas Derelict land Traffic congestion Poor housing
Solutions in the Inner City
Smokeless zones High chimmnies Regeneration Movement from old houses to new ones New modern buildings New road systems
Problems in the rural urban fringe
Large volume of traffic in rural roads Loss of population Urban sprawl Increased demand for housing Loss of farm land More services required
Solutions in the rural urban fringe
Limitations of buildings
Commuter settlements
Green belt restrictions
Problems with shanty towns
Huge volume of people Unstable housing materials Illegal areas No services provided High spread disease Poor sanitation Overcrowding Unemployment Little health care High crime rate Landslides
What are self help schemes
Allow local people to improve the area
Government provides basic building materials
Services introduced
People can now buy their land
What are site and service schemes
Projects by local authorities to relocate the residents
Built with electricity and water
Refuse collections, schools, entertainment and health centres introduced
Give some components of Zone 1 in the concentric ring model
Main transport links Lack of open space Heavy traffic Indoor shopping centres Oldest part of town High order shops Pedestrianised streets Grid iron street pattern Expensive housing Offices, hotels, entertainment Museums Tall buildings
