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    The document describes the Burgess concentric zone model, one of the earliest theoretical models of urban land use from 1925. It shows that cities develop in a series of concentric circles radiating out from the central business district (CBD). The CBD is in the center for commercial activities. The inner city surrounds it with older housing and industry. Middle class suburbs then develop beyond that, followed by a rural-urban fringe with a mix of urban and rural uses. Squatter settlements sometimes form illegally on the outskirts for those who cannot afford housing. Later, the Hoyt sector model argued cities develop along main travel routes in sectors rather than perfect circles.

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    The document describes the Burgess concentric zone model, one of the earliest theoretical models of urban land use from 1925. It shows that cities develop in a series of concentric circles radiating out from the central business district (CBD). The CBD is in the center for commercial activities. The inner city surrounds it with older housing and industry. Middle class suburbs then develop beyond that, followed by a rural-urban fringe with a mix of urban and rural uses. Squatter settlements sometimes form illegally on the outskirts for those who cannot afford housing. Later, the Hoyt sector model argued cities develop along main travel routes in sectors rather than perfect circles.

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    Urban Land Use

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    Urban land use-Burgess Model

    WHAT IS A MODEL ?
    .A model is a concept that is used to help us
    understand real world systems
    .They may be applicable to some places only and
    not the world.
    .Usually they can be represented by a diagram
    that shows connection or pattern
    .people are not randomly distributed in an urban
    area
    CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL
    .is also known as the Burgess model
    .the earliest theoretical model
    .was created by sociologist Earnest Burgess in
    1925
    Cont.
    CBD-Central Business District

    .Usually found in the centre of town


    .Commercial centre (shops, offices,
    transport)
    .Expensive Land
    .Lack of Space
    .Tall buildings
    .Low Residential use
    Burgess model
    The Inner City
    .Found around the CBD
    •Poor quality housing
    •Older industrial buildings
    •Run down (derelict)
    •Redevelopment of
    Brownfield sites
    The Suburbs
    •Housing areas at the edge of
    the city
    •Cheaper land
    •Commute to work in the CBD
    •Middle- class families
    •Nicer environment (less
    crime/pollution)
    Cont.
    The Rural Urban Fringe

    .Edge of a city
    •Mixture of urban
    and rural land use
    •Factories and
    Farming
    LEDC- Squatter Settlements
    .Also known as Favelas in Brazil, or
    shanty towns or slums in other
    areas
    • Built illegally by people that can’t
    afford proper housing
    • Badly built using scrap materials –
    overcrowded
    • Lack basic services (electricity,
    sanitation)
    Cont.
    Sector Model (Hoyt Model) | Urban
    Land Use Model

    .Hoyt argued that cities do not


    develop in the form of simple rings,
    instead they have “sectors.”
    .Homer Hoyt in 1939 suggested that
    few activities grow in the form of
    sectors which radiates out along the
    main travel links
    Activities in a sector are considered to
    be the same throughout the sector
    because of the purpose/function it
    serves

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