Urban dynamics: large city (Sydney) Flashcards
social structure: spatial patterns of dis/advantage, wealth/poverty, ethnicity
pattern of inter-relationships of people in society
- well defined class structure, determined by occupation (prestige, financial reward and material lifestyle)-> still relatively egalitarian
- person’s ability to rent/buy in certain area–> reflect income, occupation, status
- spatial outcome= socioeconomic ranking of suburbs based on: income, occupation, education (eg. north/east sydney vs lower south)
- Hornsby plateau-Botany Bay invisible diagonal line
economic restructuring effects:
decrease: manufacturing, increase: service sector
- large gap between more/less advantaged
- pockets (sometimes whole districts) in poverty, unemployment, violence, poor health, general social stress
- Sydney has developed areas of wealth/privilege
changing economic character
- with globalisation/ advent of service/information revolution –> new Syd economy
- manufacturing declining (forced by suburbanisation, moving good workforce into suburbs)
- info services, communications tech has grown instead
nature/location of: industrial land
loss of manufacturing jobs in Syd’s central industrial area (CIA) from:
- suburbanisation (disadv. of inner city- obsolete plants, aging infrastructure, traffic congestion, costly land, limited expansion scope) from 1960s onwards
- global economic restructuring eg. growth of airfreight/ development of Port Botany as major shipping facility
CIA decline:
eg. Pyrmont-Ultimo, Green Square (Sth Syd), Barangaroo
- devoid of industry
- port facilities now–> major entertainment/ exhbition precinct (eg. Darling Harbour)
- large maritime warehouses into: commercial/non commercial uses
- working class cottages (terrace houses) now occupied by high paid professionals, gentrified homes, CBD lifestyle
suburbanisation of manufacturing:
most beneficial: (middle industrial areas) Rosehill, Auburn, Parramatta, Bankstown
- economic restructuring in early 1980s (internation comp, tariff reduction, deregulation) still have effects on industry
- recession in 1990s–> accelerated rate of change,
- industries relevant to new economy benefitted
- by 2000, Blacktown, Liverpool and Fairfield biggest factory agglomerations
new industrial estates:
Smithfield-Wetherill Park filling up, opened
- Campbelltown (S)
- Norwest/Baulko (NW)
- Gosford (N)
- Eastern Creek (W)
sydney intro/ significance:
- east coast of Australia (33’ 52S, 151’10E)
- international city connecting to world cities, global link to economy
- Australia’s financial capital, also regional corporate base for growing no. of TNCs in Asia-pacific region
changing economic character: commercial
IT and office sector:
- new office based info tech –> routine admin/clerical activities moved out of high rent CBD - low cost suburban locations
- trend today: high end functions- financial institutions in CBD vs. back office support in suburbs
- recognition of Sydney as BANKING/FINANCE centre
eg. North Syd. (focus of office employment in finance, property, business services)
- others: Norwest Business Park, Rhodes
- new edge cities: new economy functions highly conc. in prestigious areas (N/ NW) lacking in (W/ SW)
changing economic character: retail
- increase conc. (size not no. of stores) at expense of small retailers
- longer trading hrs (casualisation of workforce)
- changing consumer taste (to online shopping)
LPRSC: large planned regional shopping centre
- in response to demand from affluent/mobile customers in suburban Syd
- in retail perspective-> acheive economies of scale
- concept: David Jones/Myer magnet for whole centre
- architecture of LPRSC changed: retail, amusment, entertainment, food
- city-based stores responded to popularity –> differentiating themselves (eg. David Jones more up market)
New types of retail:
- cluster fast food outlets (maximise customer choice)
- bulk goods retail complexes for household products (IKEA, Harvey Norman, Good Guys) = retailers benefit from increased customer flow/ association with sellers of complementary products
- renewed factory outlet interest (DFO)
- CBD retailers made signifcant refurb for shoppers back to City (Westfield’s food court)
- influx of designer brands= Sydney status as WORLD CITY (Rolex, Armani, Cartier)
nature/ location: residential land- economic/social factors on where to live
1: land value patterns –> affect purchase price or rent
2. local residential env–> character of area, location relative to work
3. type of housing stock available–> older homes near city: redeveloped as higher density apartments, while cheaper outer suburbs dominated by low density, owner occupied homes
economic/ social processes:
eco:
- where you live depends to access -> financial resources
- more wealth = more choices
- result= spatial inequality/ patterns of adv/disadv
social:
- lifestyle factors (DINKS), family composition (children? ages?)
- singles/couples like med-high density housing
- family like lower density, with yard
new suburban development on periphery:
- primarily needs of families
- lots of low dens. detached dwellings
- access to freeways/motorways (NW- M2, SW- M7)
- development on previous bushland or market garden/chicken famr/ochard properties
residential infill/ replacement
- decline/abandoment of CIA = increase land close to City (Pyrmont, Green Square)
- Jacksons Landing typical of development on these sites:
(mix of housing/ historical buildings retained/ commercial elements introduced- cafes, offices)