A CITY CAN BE SPLIT INTO 4 MAIN PARTS

CBD
This is the Central Business District. It is usually found right in the centre of a city. It is the commercial centre of thee city with shops and offices, and also has many transport routes. It has very high land values as there is a lot of competition for space. Buildings are tall and building density is very high. Very few people live in the CBD.

The Inner City

This part is found around the CBD. It has a mix of poorer quality housing and old industrial buildings. The inner city can be quite run down and deprived but there is also newer housing and industry where derelict land has been cleared and redeveloped.

The Suburbs

These are the housing areas found towards the edge of the city. Land here is cheaper and it is still close enough to commute into the centre for work. In both the UK and USA, middle class families tend to live in the suburbs, because it is a nicer enviroment and there is less crime and pollution.

The Rural-Urban Fringe

This is the part right at the edge of a city, where there are both urban land uses and rural land uses. Here you tend to find fewer, larger housing.

	Created by Anay Patel about 10 years ago

Geography Note on Urbanisation, created by Anay Patel on 26/01/2014.

Urbanisation