1. Chapter 13: Urban Patterns
Key Issue 1: Why do Services Cluster Downtown?

2. Objectives:
Students will be able to define the CBD and identify what is and is not located in the CBD.
Students will be able to identify what is a Food Desert and how it impacts the poor.

3. What is the CBD? Central Business District Compact <1% of land area
Easiest part of city to reach
Oldest
Traditionally near a body of water

4. Services in the CBD
Public Services: city hall, libraries, churches, sports facilities, convention centers
Business Services:
Those that depend on proximity to professional colleagues
Those that need face-to-face contact
Those that employ workers from a variety of neighborhoods

5. Services in the CBD Consumer Services Retailers with high thresholds
Retailers with high range
Retailers serving downtown workers

6. Activities Excluded from CBD
Industry
Residential
Why?

7. Competition for Land in CBD
High Land Values Vertical Cities
Underground: garages, pipes, telephone/electric line, subways
Skyscrapers
Apartments
Create unique cultural landscapes for world cities
Exception to the Rule: Washington DC – no building is allowed to be higher than US Capitol Dome
Offices
Retail

9. Analyze the following maps
Analyze the following maps. Write one sentence that explains the connection between all 4 maps.

10. What is a Food Desert?
Area in a developed country where healthy food is difficult to obtain.
An area is considered a food desert if it meets all 4 of these criteria
The distance to the nearest supermarket is more than ¼ mile.
The median household income was at or below 185% of the federal poverty level.
At least 40% of the area’s household do not have motor vehicles
The average Healthy Food Availability Index score was low for nearby supermarkets and convenience stores.

11. Combatting Food Deserts
Brainstorm a list of 5 ways urban areas can combat food deserts