Changing land use in Urban areas Lesson Objectives: to be able to able to describe and explain land use changes to understand what effect these changes can have on people For Homework: you should have learnt about the different land use zones. But many of these patterns are changing. This is because the functions of some cities are changing.

Patterns of land use in towns and cities Complete the following passage using the words from the box below. Although all towns and cities are different, most have _______ and developed in the same way. This means that they will all have similar types of ______ ____. As _____________ have grown they have developed a ________ and we can show this using a _______ – a simplified picture. Below is an _______ Model to show the _____ main land uses within a town or city. Urban pattern grown model Six land use settlements

Businesses Offices Factories Houses Shops Parks Entertainment Think of all the things you would find in a Town or a City. Offices Businesses Factories Houses Shops Parks Entertainment Places of worship Restaurants

Some functions of cites: - Retail function – a main shopping centre in the area e.g. Barcelona Industrial town or city – where manufacturing is the main employer e.g. Ports – vital to international trade e.g. Cadiz Cultural Centres and University towns e.g. Seville Resorts/holiday centres e.g. Malaga Administrative centres – centres of local government e.g. Madrid

BUT . . . . . These things change!

What effects could this have different people? So…. Redevelopment by building new housing and attracting new industries Old factories and docks Derelict land What other changes do you think are happening in the city? What effects could this have different people? New luxury housing and flats Outer suburbs are growing Out of town shopping centres New industrial areas on the edge of cities New residential areas on the edge of cities The city generally getting bigger

What about Seville? https://maps.google.es/maps?q=court+farm+thurnham+maidstone+kent&ie=UTF-8&ei=IBemUoHZC6qo0QXQloHwCA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg