Urban Environments 6.4 The Urban Land-Use Pattern

Question 1

What are the main two causes for the segregation of different urban land uses? (2)

Answer 1

• land values

- locational needs and accessibility

Question 2

land values (3)

Answer 2

• land values usually decline outwards from the centre
• but still relatively igh land values are found along major roads leading from the centre
• small land value peaks occur where radial and ring-roads cross eachother (businesses will pay extra because they have good accessibility)

Question 3

why do similar activities or land uses come together? (2)

Answer 3

• they have the same locational needs (large amounts of space or accessibility to customers)
• they can afford the same general level of land values

Question 4

Central Business District (2)

Answer 4

when retailing and other commercial businesses (offices) cluster around the centre because it is the most accessible part

Question 5

what sector is manufacuring found in? (3)

Answer 5

• although manufacturing needs accessible locations for the assembly of raw materials etc, it is less capital intensive use of space than shops or offices
• so it has less buying power
• it is found outside the CBD, usually along major roads that provide good accessibility and transport links

Question 6

What are the four zones of a city from inner part of circle outwards? (4)

Answer 6

• core
• inner-city ring
• suburban ring
• urban fringe

Question 7

core of city

Answer 7

oldest part of the city, which usually contains the CBD and some of the earliest buildings

Question 8

the inner-city ring

Answer 8

early suburbs that has old housing and some non-residential land-uses

Question 9

suburban ring

Answer 9

suburbs with housing as the dominant land use

Question 10

urban fringe

Answer 10

countryside is being eroded by the outwards spread of the built-up area to provide space for housing and some non-residential uses

Question 11

what can be said about the structure of cities moving outwards from the core? (3)

Answer 11

• the general age of the built-up area decreases the further from core you get
• the style of architecture and urban design changes
• the overall density of development decreases

Question 12

the concentric zone model (3)

Answer 12

• four zones (core, inner-city ring, suburban sing, urban fringe)
• applies to all towns and cities
• what varies in different parts of world is the character of each zone (land use, type of people living there)

Question 13

into what groups do people become segregated into within residential areas? (3)

Answer 13

• social class
• occupation
• ethnicity