City in MEDC vs LEDC

City in MEDC vs LEDC

1. Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

   • population of 190 000 in 2001
   • dates back to roman times
   • separated by river Tyne

2. Port Morseby

   • Population of 255000 in 2000
   • first established by British in 1880s
   • growth has engulfed some villages, which have become the center of disticts

3. Comparison of the two cities

   • the impact of the physical geography on the Urban Area
     • Newcastle-upon-tyne
       • the river separates it
       • expansion is northwards and upstream
       • development downstream is halted by the coast
     • Port Morseby
       • limited growth along coast
       • steep hills has created a break in the spread of built up area
         • basically a two-part area
   • main functions and sources of employment
     • Newcastle-upon-tyne
       • jobs in
         • manufacturing
         • information technology
         • commercial and professional services
         • retail
     • Port Moresby
       • jobs in
         • national administration
         • provision of goods and services
         • limited service industry
         • informal activities
   • is there a core area, surrounding suburban ring and an urban-rural fringe?
     • Newcastle-upon-tyne
       • wide suburban ring
       • clean cut between rural and urban land uses within the fringe
     • Port Moresby
       • historic nucleus
       • largely physically seperate suburban ring
         • some infilling of the gap between the two by informal settlement
       • urban-rural fringe is untidy due to the rashes of informal settlement
   • main features of the:
     • core