(UR) Urban land use models Flashcards
1
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burgess land use model
A
-shaped like a circle
- CBD at the centre
- manufacturing zone
- inner city (low class residential)
- inner suburbs (medium class residential)
- outer suburbs (high class residential)
2
Q
hoyt land use model
A
-has wedge shaped branches that follow transport links
- CBD at the centre
- inner city (low class residential) to the left
- inner city and then inner suburbs to the right
- outer suburbs running through the right
- a branch of manufacturing and inner city above and below the centre
3
Q
features of CBD
A
- shops and offices
- high price of land
- tall/old buildings
- traffic/pedestrians/busy
- young professionals/business owners
4
Q
features of inner city
A
- terraced/cramped housing
- variety of land use
- social housing
- low land values
- housing replaced with high rise flats
5
Q
features of inner suburbs
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- grew along rail networks/transport links
- wealthier area
- mixture of housing
- built during the war
- gardens and off-road parking
6
Q
features of outer suburbs
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- follows transport routes
- detached housing
- high land values
- privately owned
- built post war
- council housing estates
7
Q
features of maufacturing zone
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- contains factories
- needed more space to build so moves out of the CBD
8
Q
Why did the low class residential locate near the manufacturing?
A
- housing was built for factory workers
- they needed to be close to the factories as there werer no cars/forms of transport
9
Q
What enabled the middle and high class people to move out of the city?
A
- development of cars/transport (which they could afford)
- people didn’t have to live close to where they work
- people with more money could afford better housing away from noise and air pollution
