GEOG 1HA3 Lecture 10: Lecture 16 - November 6, 2017
20 Dec 2017
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These elements are often summarized into the following six categories: Residential areas: among the most complex (diverse) components of the urban land uses. From inner city to suburban, from rich to poor to middle class, from new to old, etc. Industrial areas: heavy (traditional) industrial production, e. g. hamilton"s north end. Light, innovative production (e. g. high tech, food processing; e. g. Light, innovative production (e. g. high tech, food processing; e. g. mcmaster innovation park) Head office (downtown), back offices (suburban), regional offices (edge cities) Store-front shopping, suburban shopping malls, retail power centres. Transportation/infrastructure: roads, rail lines, ports, airports, etc. Public areas: parks, civic plazas, government buildings, etc. All cities are comprised of these varied urban land uses; municipalities produce maps that reflect this. Organization of urban space into these land uses; urban structure: the arrangement of land uses in cities; related to urban morphology. Structure is shaped primarily by competition for territory and location. This desirability is most often determined by accessibility.
