Land use

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LAND USE

land use models tell us where we may expect to find different land uses.

After public transport was developed, Hoyt developed another model. He said that land uses developed along different transport routes

the Hoyt model is often used to describe the land uses in LEDCs

land values are not the only factor. It is also due to...

land space

age

accessibility

wealth of inhabitants

planning policies

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CBD

Concentration of shops/offices

high land price

multipurpose, tall buildings

oldest buildings

concentration of traffic + pedestrians

little residential land use

nodal point for transport links

always changing

CHARACTERISTICS OF INNER CITY

variety of land uses

area of 19th century terraced housing for factory workers

some replaced with high rise flats

CHARACTERISTICS OF INNER SUBURBS

Semi detached housing

schools

grew rapidly in UK with rail networks

easy access to city centre for work + recreation

mixture of housing, more spacious than inner city and more modern

inter-war housing: 1920-1945

CHARACTERISTICS OF OUTER SUBURBS

post war housing

council estates

detached housing, more spacious

planned housing arrangements

hospitals

out of town shopping centres

con-urbanisation = when cities and towns join together

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