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HOW ARE CITIES

ORGANIZED?
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CENTRAL PLACE THEORY

IS AN URBAN GEOGRAPHICAL THEORY THAT SEEKS
TO EXPLAIN THE NUMBER, SIZE AND RANGE OF
MARKET SERVICES IN A COMMERCIAL SYSTEM OR
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS IN A RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM.

CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL

OR BURGESS MODEL IS A MODEL TO EXPLAIN HOW A
SETTLEMENT, SUCH AS A CITY, WILL GROW.

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URBAN FORM POLYCENTRIC METROPOLITAN STRUCTURE

SIZE & SHAPE

HOUSES

STREETS

BUILDINGS

OPEN SPACES

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EACH CITY HAS ITS OWN PARTICULAR INTERNAL GEOGRAPHY - AND THAT CAN
BE BOTH REALLY MESSY AND BEAUTIFUL. CITIES ARE LIVING, BREATHING
ECOSYSTEMS WHERE LIFE PLAYS OUT AS COMPLEX DANCE OF INTERACTIONS,
INCLUDING COMPETITION FOR SPACE, MATTERS OF ACCESIBILITY AND
CONVENIENCE, OR SOCIAL PATTERNS THAT INFLUENCE HOW WE RELATE TO ONE
ANOTHER IN A SHARED ENVIRONMENT.

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WHAT IS URBAN
PLANNING?
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URBAN PLANNING
DESIGN AND REGULATION OF THE USES OF SPACE
THAT FOCUS ON THE PHYSICAL FORM, ECONOMIC
FUNCTIONS, AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE URBAN
ENVIRONMENT AND ON THE LOCATION OF DIFFERENT
ACTIVITIES WITHIN IT.

IT CONCERNS ITSELF WITH BOTH THE DEVELOPMENT

OF OPEN LAND AND THE REVITALIZATION OF EXISTING
PARTS OF THE CITY, THEREBY INVOLVING GOAL
SETTING, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS,
FORECASTING, DESIGN, STRATEGIC THINKING, AND
PUBLIC CONSULTATION.

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