1. Urban Settlements

2. Key Questions What is an Urban Settlement?
The Distribution of Major Cities in the World
Urbanization and Urban Growth
How does the urban growth?

3. An Urban Place is …...

4. An Urban Place is . . . . Ask Students:
What are the major characteristic features of an urban place from the photos?
Can these features be found in Hong Kong?
What are the differences between urban places and rural areas?

5. Hong Kong
New York
Tokyo
Bombay
Sao Paulo

6. Spatial Distribution of World Cities
along the coast / route focus
mainly in the N. Hemisphere
mainly between 100N and 600N
Teachers can ask students:
Why do the major world cities locate at there, but not other places?

7. Conurbation and Megalopolis

8. Some Conurbation and Megalopolises in the World

9. Urbanization as the process by an increasing proportion of
Urbanization is defined
as the process by an
increasing proportion of
a country’s population lives in urban areas.

10. Urban Growth increase in the number, but not the necessary the
Urban growth means the
increase in the number,
but not the necessary the
proportion, of urban
dwellers in a country.

11. The Proportion of World Population Living in Urban Areas

12. How does Urbanization take place ?

13. (1) Natural Growth of Urban Population
Rural
Birth Rate - Death Rate
Urban

14. (2) Rural-Urban Migration

15. People leave their old home rural area because of....
Push Factors
People leave their old home rural area because of....

16. No spare land to get a farm!
No jobs available!
Poor and inadequate facilities!
Boring life!

17. Low Living Standard!
Poor living Condition!
Overpopulation!
Less Provision of Education!

18. People are attracted to cities because of....
Pull Factors
People are attracted to cities because of....

19. Easy to get a job!
Better living conditions!
Better facilities!
More entertainment !

20. Improved Communication!
High and Stable Income!
More Provision of Education!
Industrialization!

21. How does the urban grow and expand?
Two types of expansion:
1. Horizontal
- (urban sprawl)
2. Vertical
- (buildings
increase in height)

22. Process of Urban Sprawl
Overcrowded
Expand outwards
Along the main road
Star shape
Feeder join to the main road
New settlement filled
SEA

23. Urban Land Uses in Hong Kong Land Use Models
Key Questions
Urban Land Uses in Hong Kong
Land Use Models
Current Development of Urban Areas in Hong Kong

24. Urban Land Uses Commercial Land Use Residential Land Use
Industrial Land Use
Institutional Land Use
Recreation Land Use
Transport Land Use

25. Commercial Land Use Central Business District (CBD)
Examples in Hong Kong:
- Central,
- Tsim Sha Tsui
High land rent
Good accessibility
High-rise building

26. Residential Land Use High class residential areas
- Mid-levels, Kowloon Tong,
Hong Lok Yuen
Middle class residential areas
- Tai Koo Shing, Mei Foo Sun Chuen
Low class residential areas
- Tse Wan Shan, Yau Ma Tei

27. How do we classify the residential area?

28. Industrial Land Use Old Industrial Zone - Tai Kok Tsui, - Sheung Wan
Industries along the waterfront
- Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong
New Industrial Zone
- Tai Po, Yuen Long,
Junk Bay

29. Industrial Land Use In Hong Kong
What type of industries are the pictures?

30. Institutional Land Use
Administrative:
- Courts
Cultural and public services:
- Schools
Military:
- Barracks

31. Recreation Land Use
Parks
Sport ground
Indoor playground
Swimming pool

32. Transport Land Use Roads Car parks Transport Terminals Airports
Container Terminals

33. Distribution of Major Urban Land Use Zones in a City
Concentric Model
- by E.W. Bugress (1923)
Sector Model
- by H. Hoyt (1939)
Multiple Nuclei Model
- by C.D.Harris and E.L.Ullman (1945)

34. Concentric Model Central Business District (CBD)
Wholesale, Light Manufacturing (Zone in Transitional)
Low Class Residential
Middle Class Residential
High Class Residential

35. Sector Model Central Business District (CBD) Low Class Residential
Middle Class Residential
Wholesale, Light Manufacturing (Zone in Transitional)
High Class Residential

36. Multiple Nuclei Model M.C.R. CBD H.C.R. Wholesale Light Manufacturing
Outlying Business District
L.C.R.
Residential Subrub
Heavy Industries
Industrial
Subrub

37. Factors Affecting the Distribution of Urban Land Use Zones
Economic Factors
- Competition for the use of urban land
Institutional Factors
- The role of government
Historical Factors
- Lack of planning, same social groups

38. Relationship between Bid Rent and Land Use Patterns in a City
Commercial
Industrial
Residential

39. Current Development of Urban Areas in Hong Kong

40. Ng King Yeung C.C.C. Kei Yuen College
Prepared by Humanities Unit Curriculum Development Institute Education Department &
Ng King Yeung C.C.C. Kei Yuen College