PRIMARY MODELS OF URBAN GROWTH

The concentric zone model, also known as the Burgess

model or the CCD model, is one of the earliest
theoretical models to explain urban social structures. It was
created by sociologist Ernest Burgess in 1925

The sector model, also known as the Hoyt model, is

a model of urban land use proposed in 1939 by land
economist Homer Hoyt. It is a modification of the
concentric zone model of city development. The benefits of
the application of this model include the fact it allows for an
outward progression of growth.

Multiple nuclei model of 1945 by C.D. Harris and Edward

L. Ullman is based on the argument that the cities have
multiple growth points or “nuclei” around which growth take
place. This model was given in an article by them “The
Nature of Cities.” This is one of the widely adopted models
which was applicable to modern cities unlike older models
studied under settlement geography.
CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL- CHICAGO
SECTORAL GROWTH MODEL-CHICAGO
MULTIPLE NUCLEI MODEL-DELHI