Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas A. Where are our industrial areas?  Located away from residential and commercial areas Two main reasons: - Factories need a lot of space for machines and goods. - Factory machines make a lot of noise and give out smoke and heat which pollute the environment. Next

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Features of industrial areas:  Industrial land is less expensive than commercial land  Have good network of roads. We can transport raw materials and finished goods easily Next

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas  Most of the residential areas are away from industrial areas. B. Where are our residential areas?  They are less expensive than commercial areas.  However, there are some areas where factories and residential buildings are close together. For examples: Tai Kok Tsui and San Po Kong Next

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Three types of residential areas: Higher income residential areas Middle income residential areas Lower income residential areas Next

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Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Go Back Public housing estates Old urban districts Squatter areas

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Public housing estates  Built by government  Flats are very small For examples: Shaukeiwan, Chai Wan, Shek Kip Mei and Wong Tai Sin Back

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Old urban districts  Buildings are old and crowded  Several families may share a small flat For examples: Sheung Wan, Wan Chai, Tai Kok Tsui and Sham Shui Po etc... Back

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Squatter areas  Living conditions are poor  May not have facilities, like tap water and electricity supply  Poor connections with the transport network For examples: Kwai Chung and Diamond Hill etc... Back

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas C. What is a mixed commercial and residential area?  Located in old urban areas where shops and residential flats are found together  Crowded with old buildings. Streets are narrow and facilities are poor  The lower floors of the buildings are shops  The upper floors are residential flats  Many of them are being developed For examples: Yau Ma Tei, Sheung Wan, Mongkok and Wan Chai Next

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas D. Where are recreational areas?  Places for leisure activities e.g. parks, sports grounds and swimming pools etc…  More land is needed for recreation as population grows  Recreation has to compete for land with commercial and residential uses for land Next

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Terms to learn:  Pollute - make a place dirty and dangerous  Environment - the surroundings we live in  Public housing estate - residential buildings built by the government  Mixed commercial and residential area - an area where shops and residential flats are found together END

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Go Back Public housing estates

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Go Back Old urban districts

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Go Back Squatter areas

Unit 6: Our industrial, residential, mixed land use and recreational areas Go Back Mixed commercial and residential area