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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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