urban models Flashcards
each sector can grow outward for the following
reasons:
The CBD expands, displacing people outward;
In-migration to the city necessitates new housing;
Urban residents change their socioeconomic status between low, middle, and high class
and move to other neighborhoods.
hoyt sector
the innermost central business district is occupied by the
poorest inhabitants of the city, and prosperity increases as one moves outwards, the inverse is
true in most other parts of the world.
concentric zone
predicts land prices as population decreases as distance from CBD increases
bid rent
the distribution of different social groups within urban areas
concentric zone
burgess
concentric zone
cities grow outward in rings
concentric zone
hoyt
sector
certain areas attract people for certain activities
sector
as a city grows activities expand outwards
sector
harris and ullman
multiple nuclei and galactic city/edge cities
a city is a complex structure that includes more than one center around which activities revolve
multiple nuclei
james vance
urban realms
influenced increase importance of automobiles
urban realms
explains edge cities and suburbs
urban realms
CBD lost importance to edge cities due to urban sprawl and deindustrialization
galactic/edge cities
