Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 97 views

    Chapter 5 Urban Land-Use Theories

    Uploaded by

    Anne Wahyuni Wahab
    THANK YOU

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Chapter 5 Urban Land-Use Theories

    Uploaded by

    Anne Wahyuni Wahab
    97 views20 pages
    THANK YOU

    Original Title

    Chapter 5 Urban Land-use Theories

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    THANK YOU

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    97 views20 pages

    Chapter 5 Urban Land-Use Theories

    Uploaded by

    Anne Wahyuni Wahab
    THANK YOU

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    of 20

    Urban Land-

    Use Theories
    6th year Geography
    Three key theories
     Burgess – Concentric Zone

     Hoyt – Sector Model

     Harris and Ullman – Multiple Nuclei


    Urban Land-Use Theories
    Concentric Zone Theory

     Burgess (1925)
     Cities grow outwards from the
    centre in a series of rings.
    Concentric Zone Theory
    Assumptions
     Timeframe 
     Older buildings in city
     1920’s centre
     Class conscious  Newer buildings at edge of
    society city
     Housing segregated  Land values highest in city
    centre
    according to income
     Strong economic and
     Lack of transport ethnic segregation
    infrastructure  Low income groups lack
    transport and live close to
    city centre.
     Cities develop on a flat
    plain with equal access to
    transport
    Five Concentric Zones
     1) Central Business  3) Low Income
    District Residential
     2) Transition and  4) Middle Income
    Industry Residential
     low incomes  suburban estates-
     oldest housing good quality, gardens
     ghettos  5) High Income
    Residential / Commuter
     Small towns and
    villages
    Problems with Burgess Model
     Old
     Doesn'tconsider car ownership
     Landscape not considered
     Impact that industry and transport
    could have on land use not
    considered.
     Zones are never as clear-cut
    Hoyt’s Sector Model
    1939
    Sectorsradiating out from the
    CBD along transport routes.
    Sector Theory
     Timeframe  Assumptions
     Settlement develops
     Late 1930’s
    along transport routes
     Income and  Towns radiate out
    status divided from the CBD
    society  Low-income and
    industrial areas lie
     Housing areas next to each other
    reflect social  Wealthy people
    segregation choose the best sites
    Criticisms of Hoyt’s Theory
    Old

    Too general

    In reality, most zones contain


    more than one land-use

    Doesn't consider the impact of


    urban renewal schemes
    Burgess ‘v’ Hoyt
    Hoyt’s theory is based on
    statistical data, so is less
    open to the criticism that
    Burgess received.
    Harris and Ullman’s Multiple Nuclei
    Theory
    1945
    As an urban area grows, it
    develops around a number
    of different business centres
    or nuclei.
    Multiple Nuclei Theory
    Assumptions;
    Modern cities more complex than
    suggested by other theorists
    Each nucleus acts as a growth point
    Growth occurs outwards from each
    nucleus, until they all merge into one
    large urban area
    Multiple Nuclei Theory
     Mixture of Burgess and Hoyt

     Shows some land-uses attract more of the same,


    for example industrial areas

     Some land-uses may deter others from locating


    nearby, eg; housing is usually located away from
    industrial areas
    Criticisms of Multiple Nuclei Theory
    Not an exact fit for all cities
    and towns

    Too complex
    Are these models relevant to
    today’s cities??
     Have some relevance

     Now due to urban renewal schemes and


    changes in society, high income residential
    areas often exist close to the CBD

     Modern cities are expanding beyond these


    models- Urban Sprawl
    Exam Question
     Examine briefly one theoretical model
    which attempts to explain the
    development of land use zones in a
    developed world city. (30 marks)

    You might also like