1.

Central Business District (CBD)

• This zone represents the Central Business District (CBD).
• It is the center of all high end commercial activities.
• So, the land rent in CBD is very high. Therefore, land use is very
intensive.
• There are huge business offices and administrative building in this area.
• CBD has negligible residential areas.
• All the transport networks converge in this zone.
2. Wholesale & Manufacturing

• Wholesale & Manufacturing zone is located in proximity to CBD

because this sector is dependent on CBD for provision of services.
• On the one hand, the CBD provides services like commercial permits,
financial services, transport services etc. to wholesale and
manufacturing units. On the other hand, the CBD is provided interest
and investment opportunity by this sector.
3. Low Class Homes

• This area is very crowded and inhabited by blue collared workers with
low income.
• The residential condition is poor.
• They live in proximity to wholesale & manufacturing to avoid cost of
commute.
• This area is well connected to their workplace.
• These workers are located in such a manner that they can provide
services to different sector of the economy such as wholesale, heavy
manufacturing, services to middle class etc. (see Fig.1)
4. Middle Class Homes

• This zone has the better residential properties occupied by mostly

white collared workers.
• The income of the residents is very good, therefore, they can afford the
housing in this zone.
• The properties in this zones are detached from each other.
• This zone is characterized by open spaces such as parks, gardens and
affluent markets.

5. High Class Homes

• This zone contains the large villas and bungalows of the porch class in
sub-urban area.
• It has open space, large gardens and golf courses.
 • It is located farthest from the city but these people can commute to
CBD.
• Over time, some of the activities of CBD is relocated to suburbs. These
include large corporate offices, business activities, trading etc.
• The high class shift their workplace to this new CBD to avoid long hours
of commute.
6. Heavy Manufacturing
• When the city grows horizontally, some of the heavy industries come
within the city limits.
• Due to pollution caused by these heavy industries, the administration
relocates these to periphery of the city surrounding the working class
home (zone 3).

7. Central Business District-2

• Over time, some of the activities of CBD is relocated to suburbs. The

new CBD is can be called as CBD-2. For instance, the CBD in Delhi is
Connaught place but Nehru Place also acts as a specialized CBD.
• The new CBD emerges because the old CBD becomes very, crowded
and land rent becomes exorbitant.
corporate office
• The corporate houses shift their offices to the new suburbs for better
environment for their employees.
8. Suburbs
Suburb develops in rural urban fringe beyound the city's limit .
• The whole city is surrounded by sub-urban zone which presents mixed
rural and urban land-use.
• This zone contain small town which acts as CBD for suburban area and
provides marketing services.
• The municipal corporation shifts the dirty land-use of city to suburbs
i.e. garbage landfill sites, illegal farmhouses, godowns, criminal
activities etc.
• This area provides milk and vegetables to the city center.
9. Industrial Suburb

• When the city continues to grow, the municipal corporation shifts most
of the polluting industries to suburban areas.
• The new suburban industrial area also serve as a new CBD where
workers from suburban area seek work.