Close to the Edge Quick identification guide CBD Inner City Suburbs Rural-urban fringe Rural (including rural villages)

CBD High-rise office buildings / high status developments Transport hubs for road and rail Commercial premises including large amounts of retail (particularly chain stores) Office buildings Large footfall – plenty of pedestrians Cathedral and other historic buildings Places of tourist interest and services to cater for them such as hotels

INNER CITY Some high-rise residential buildings Older transport hubs for road and rail Some retail, including independent retailers Office buildings Signs of derelict buildings / some redevelopment / more graffiti Some terraced housing, often inter-war or older Some larger Victorian / Edwardian villas, sometimes sub-divided for flats / student accommodation Street parking

SUBURBS Residential – often post-war More green spaces – parks and larger gardens Local services: small shopping parades Primary and secondary schools

RURAL-URBAN FRINGE High-rise buildings Transport hubs for road and rail Commercial premises including large amounts of retail Office buildings Large footfall – plenty of pedestrians Cathedral and other historic buildings Places of tourist interest and services to cater for them such as hotels

RURAL VILLAGES Low population density Range of housing, surrounded by open space Fewer services Quiet – less traffic Little public transport

Images by Alan Parkinson Slide 2: Geneva city centre Slide 3: Sheffield from the Manor Slide 4: Stirling Slide 5: Book cover of 1940’s town planning Slide 6: Snowy village from the air

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