1. Changing land use in Urban areas
Lesson Objectives:
to be able to able to describe and explain land use changes
to understand what effect these changes can have on people
For Homework: you should have learnt about the different land use zones.
But many of these patterns are changing.
This is because the functions of some cities are changing.

2. Patterns of land use in towns and cities
Complete the following passage using the words from the box below.
Although all towns and cities are different, most have _______ and developed in the same way. This means that they will all have similar types of ______ ____.
As _____________ have grown they have developed a ________ and we can show this using a _______ – a simplified picture. Below is an _______ Model to show the _____ main land uses within a town or city.
Urban pattern grown model Six land use settlements

3. Businesses Offices Factories Houses Shops Parks Entertainment
Think of all the things you would find in a Town or a City.
Offices
Businesses
Factories
Houses
Shops
Parks
Entertainment
Places of worship
Restaurants

4. Some functions of cites: -
Retail function – a main shopping centre in the area e.g. Barcelona
Industrial town or city – where manufacturing is the main employer e.g.
Ports – vital to international trade e.g. Cadiz
Cultural Centres and University towns e.g. Seville
Resorts/holiday centres e.g. Malaga
Administrative centres – centres of local government e.g. Madrid

5. BUT . . . . . These things change!

9. What effects could this have different people?
So….
Redevelopment by building new housing and attracting new industries
Old factories and docks
Derelict land
What other changes do you think are happening in the city?
What effects could this have different people?
New luxury housing and flats
Outer suburbs are growing
Out of town shopping centres
New industrial areas on the edge of cities
New residential areas on the edge of cities
The city generally getting bigger

10. What about Seville?