1. Zones of Melbourne

2. Central Business District
The land in the CBD is used for many different purposes:
leisure and recreation - may include open land, eg parks or built facilities such as sports centres
residential - the building studios, lofts and apartments
transport - road, tram and rail networks, stations and airports
business and commerce - the building of offices, shops and banks
administration - parliament and treasury buildings for the Administration of the City/State.
services - hospitals, education facilities and military to take care of the population
The CBD is located in the city centre and is where most business, commerce and Administration is located.

3. Features of the CBD High/multi-storey buildings.
Expensive land values.
Department stores or specialist shops, like jewellers.
Shopping malls and pedestrian precincts.
Cultural/historical buildings, museums and castles.
Offices, finance, banks, administration, town hall (business sector).
Bus, Tram and railway stations (transport centres).
Multi-storey car parks.

4. Why this location?
The CBD is historically located in the centre because it is:
a central location for tram/road/railways to converge
the most accessible location for workers
accessible to most people for shops and businesses
an easily accessible port

6. Issues in the CBD Congestion Homelessness Parking Road Management
Crime and Safety
Cleanliness
Any others?

7. The IMZ As its name suggest mixed land use activities
The Oldest Suburbs in Melbourne
Located within the tram Zone of Melbourne
Just outside the CBD
Zone of Transition - area of great change
High Density Developments

9. Land use in the IMZ shops factories warehouses flats terraces houses
Restaurants
transport links

10. Socio Economics Varied
Students, Older people, Young singles and Couples
High contrast between rich and poor

11. Architecture and house type
Abandoned buildings
Turn of the century buildings
Brand new developments
Converted factories
Multi Story high rise apartments
Government housing

12. Function
This area was once the manufacturing area of the city as the city expands prices increase so functions change
Buildings and land areas will change function over time
Professional Suites
Residential areas
Retail
Some small time manufacturing

13. Suburbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdwuW8n3JYA
Suburbs grew as the train and tram network in Melbourne developed. This allowed people easier access to the CBD for work and leisure.
The houses tend to be more modern and spacious than that found in the inner city

14. Suburbanisation
The increased movement of people/services and industries from the centres of inner urban areas outwards, toward and onto the edges of built up areas

16. Advantages
Larger (lower cost of land) and better quality houses, garages built at a lower density
Best performing schools
Less traffic congestion and pollution
Closer to the country
Close enough to CBD to commute daily
Less need for high rise high density housing in the inner city

17. Movement and clearance of inner city for communication networks
Environmental improvement possible when buildings in inner city become derelict

18. Disadvantages
Long commuting times as the population in the suburbs increases – delays, accidents
Higher cost of journey to work
High cost of housing post 80s
Deminished sense of community as people stay behind their fences
Distance to CBD for shopping and leisure overcome by suburban centers

19. Rising crime rates
Inner City decline
Polarisation of suburbs depending on income levels and educational background of the people in the areas

20. Urban Rural Fringe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE77igZczlI
The rural urban fringe is the boundary zone outside the urban area proper where rural and urban land uses intermix. It is an area of transition from agricultural and other rural land uses to urban use.

22. The pull factors from the country… Cheap land Good road access Space
The push factors from the city…
High land and building costs
Slow travel time
Congestion
Noise
Pollution
Crime
Lack of green space
Expensive housing
The pull factors from the country…
Cheap land
Good road access
Space
Quiet
Good quality of life
Cheaper/bigger/better/newer housing

23. What is the land used for in the RUF?
Housing developments as urban sprawl continues
Science and business parks
Retail parks & out of town shopping centres
Office developments
Hotels and conference centres
Airport expansion?

28. Key Terms
Inner Suburbs - residential area surrounding the inner city, characterised by semi-detached houses and tree-lined streets
Outer Suburbs - residential area towards the edge of a city, characterised by larger often detached houses and modern housing estates.
Urban Sprawl - the uncontrolled growth of an urban area into the surrounding countryside
Residential - an area of housing

29. Green belt– a tract of open land consisting of farmland, forest, and open recreational areas surrounding urban areas. They are protected by law from new building, unless the government deems it necessary to build there.
Greenfield site– a term used to describe any area of land that has not been developed previously.
Brownfield site – an old industrial or inner city site that is cleared for a new building development.