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1143 WK 2
1143 WK 2
WEEK 2
URBAN HIERARCHY AND URBAN
GROWTH
THEORIES OF URBAN
GROWTH
Economic Base Theory
Basic activities – producing goods for outside demand
Non basic activities – producing goods for local demand
Increased in basic activities will increase labors and will
increase income leading to urban growth
In-put and Out-put Analysis
The relations among industries – where do they get input
materials and where do they market their output
The Keynesian Model
Relations between national economy and urban economy
where changes of total income in urban area will results in
changes in its level of business
Advantages and
Disadvantages of Urban
Growth
Advantages
Specialization
Large scale production
Complementary between activities
General external economy of agglomeration
Economies in the use of public services
Disadvantages
Higher transport cost
Traffic congestion
Increased pollution
Urban Sprawl and
Overspill Policies
Problems of Urban Sprawl
Transport Improvement
Improve communication
Ribbon development
Expanding towns – corridors/conurbation
To control urban sprawl through the Overspill
Policy
Green Belt
New Towns
Expanded town
URBAN GROWTH
Town A Town B
Central Place Theory