HUMAN AP

LEARNING OUTCOMES  Understanding Urban Land use Patterns

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)  The Central Business District (CBD): Where mass transit lines converge.  Most desirable  Highest cost of land  Often located in the middle of the city (downtown district)  Higher Order Goods/Services are located in CBD  Value is based on its accessibility to other areas

WHERE IS THE CBD? BOSTON 1872

AS YOU VENTURE OUT FROM THE CBD:  As you leave the CBD, areas along the transportation routes are more valuable.  Usually businesses (Industry) will develop along the roads, waterways, and rails.  It’s easier to move things when you are near transportation centers.  “Low density residences” are usually further away from the main transportation lines because of cost.

CBD RESIDENTIAL AREAS  1 st Type Expensive Residential Condos/Apartments  2 nd Type “slum” tenements  High concentration of people in small area  Too expensive to commute to work from further away.

CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL AKA: BURGESS MODEL  Urban “Von Thunen”  Made in the 1920s  Which means car were not as prolific  Ring sizes change as city will continue to grow  Rich move-out and less wealthy then occupy.  Focuses on population segregation by income level

SECTOR MODEL  Still focuses on income levels  High rent will have a corridor  Low income replaces high housing  Still has CBD at its core  Wealth areas are adjacent (left or right)

MULTIPLE-NUCLEI MODEL  Still focuses on income levels  Different “nodes” of growth  Multiple CBD’s, not just one