1. Images of Urban Land Use Zones
Val Vannet 2004

2. Features of Urban Land Use Zones
The images in this presentation ‘happen’ to be of DUNDEE
They show land use along a transect from the CBD to the rural urban fringe
Remember that what they show will also be ‘happening’ in a city near YOU!

3. A transect through the city
RURAL URBAN FRINGE
OUTER CITY
INNER CITY
CBD

4. Aerial views Rural urban fringe Outer city Inner city Inner city CBD

5. The Central Business District (CBD)
civic buildings
A mix of old and new
shops
pedestrian zones

6. More features of the CBD…
offices
banks
museum and art galleries

7. The ‘Twilight’ Zone… some features
19th century housing nearby
edge of the CBD
car parks on ‘cheaper ‘ land
vacant land awaiting development

8. …also called the Zone in Transition
where CBD ‘gives way’ to
inner city
there is a mix of land uses
Some redevelopment
Inner ring road
land values are cheaper
than in the CBD
marks the limit of the pre-
industrial city
bars/restaurants
A few shops

9. The Inner City (1) : Industry
In the 19th century more than half of Dundee’s working population worked in the jute industry
derelict jute mills
The industry declined through the 20th century and there are no jute mills in operation today

10. The Inner City (2) : Housing
19th century tenements still occupied in 1970
1970!
Many derelict and awaiting demolition in 2004
or ………..
2004

11. Redevelopment
1960s style
inner city factories and houses were demolished and replaced with modern housing
High rise in the 1960s but low rise in the late 20th century
1990s style

12. Other features of the Inner City
Victorian parks
Main road shopping
‘Refurbished’ tenements

13. At the edge of the Inner City……
Middle and upper class late Victorian housing
These houses were in the suburbs of Dundee in 1900
Today they are well within the city boundary
Beyond them lies the outer city of the 20th century

14. Inner City gives way to Outer City
After WW1 the city began to grow outwards at a faster rate
This was due to developments such as local authority housing, the emergence of building societies and improved public and private transport
Inter-war Local Authority housing
Inter-war owner occupied housing

15. The ‘Outer’ Ring Road … 1930!
Dundee’s ‘outer’ ring road was built in Find it on the map.
When it was built, it was lined with fields.
Since WW2, Dundee has continued to expand well to the north of the outer ring.

16. Land Use on the Outer Ring Road
Why would these land uses locate on the outer ring road ?
‘Beano’ and ‘Dandy’ produced here!

17. Outer City Housing : Council Estates
peripheral housing estates
Built by the local authority in the late 20th century
often to re-house people from the inner city

18. Outer City Housing : Private Estates
Low density private housing on the edge of the city
1970s
2003
Large houses with modern amenities, spacious gardens and off street parking/garages

19. Outer City Industry : Industrial Estates
Edge-of-city location
Easy access
Modern, single-storey factories
large areas of
cheap land
room to expand
near to main
roads
Landscaped surroundings

20. The Rural Urban Fringe (1)
city gives way to the countryside
Agriculture ‘competes’ with a wide range of land uses mainly serving the nearby city….
or does countryside give way to the city?
garden centres
sports clubs

21. The Rural Urban Fringe (2)
new housing
recreation
new golf courses!

22. Now Your Turn… Which Urban Zone (1)?
CBD

23. Which Urban Zone (2)?
Outer City
Housing
Private and Council estates

24. Which Urban Zone (3)?
Inner City Industry

25. Inner city redevelopment
Which Urban Zone (4)?
Inner city housing
Inner city redevelopment

26. Outer city industrial estate
Which Urban Zone (5)?
Outer city industrial estate

27. Urban Land Use Zones
Almost every city in Britain has a similar range of urban land use zones
Check them out in a city near YOU!