1. Settlement revision: Changing land use in urban areas.
LO: To understand how urban areas change over time.

2. Learning outcomes:
You are able to identify simple patterns of land use in urban areas (E)
You are able to suggest how urban land use changes over time, and how planning can be sustainable to meet different needs (C)
You are able to link urban land use change over time to specific case study examples, identifying sustainable planning (A/A*)

3. The different parts of a city:
Your task:
What is each part of the city like?
Make a list of the characteristics of each part of the city.
The CBD
The inner city
The inner suburbs
The outer suburbs
The rural/urban fringe
Think: Where would you find –
a). The most expensive land?
b). The newest developments?
c). Brownfield land?
d). Greenfield land?
e). Businesses?
f). Families?
g). Old factories?

4. Developing urban areas:
Your task: Make a copy of the table below, and put the needs into the correct columns; suggesting how planners could meet these needs.
Social Needs
How/where?
Economic needs
Environmental needs
Housing Better transport systems and routes Waste disposal
Jobs More green spaces More social activities, e.g. golf/parks
SUSTAINABILITY:
Think:
How could you make each of these needs sustainable?
Is all development sustainable?

5. A case study of urban development: Brindley Place.
Social Planning: How is it sustainable?
What was it in the past?
Economic Planning: How is it sustainable?
What is it now?
Environmental Planning: How is it sustainable?
What happened?

6. To finish: What would cities have looked like 100 years ago?
Why has urban land use changed over time?

7. Learning outcomes:
You are able to identify simple patterns of land use in urban areas (E)
You are able to suggest how urban land use changes over time, and how planning can be sustainable to meet different needs (C)
You are able to link urban land use change over time to specific case study examples, identifying sustainable planning (A/A*)