What are the physical characteristics of urban form?

Question 1

Define Urban Form

Answer 1

Refers to the physical characteristics that make up an area

E.g. shape, size, density, etc.

Question 2

Define Primate City

Answer 2

A city that is the largest in its country and disproportionately larger than the other cities in the country

E.g. London has a population of 9.5 million. Birmingham has a population of 1.1 million meaning it is a primate city

Question 3

Define Edge City

Answer 3

Urban areas situated on the outskirts of a city typically beside a major road that has become a city in its own right.

E.g. Santa Monica has developed on the outskirts of Los Angeles

Question 4

Define Fortress Landscapes

Answer 4

Refers to an area being deliberately landscaped and designed around security, protection, surveillance and exclusion

E.g. Curved benches to prevent homeless people sleeping, spikes on floor near flats,

Question 5

What slide to start on from?

Answer 5

Slide 83. Type what types of urban forms there are