GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Plant Community, Ernest Burgess, Industrial Suburb
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Land use: residenial= can be single family, high rise, low rise. Central business district: historical context, core of the city, highest concentraion, king. & james is the core of the city. C: muliple nuclei model, not just one center but other focal points, industrial suburb is another focal point. Enormous numbers of people coming to north america. Ernest burgess: sociologist (published a chapter in the book) Shock city: so many people looking for work. Manchester in england compares to this grew from industrial revoluion) First one: ideal version (further away, higher socioeconomic status) Highest concentraion of acivity in central business district. Socioeconomic status increases as you go away from the city center. Chicago: seing was ready for major change ater the ire, famous for elevated railways, core intensity of land use is very high and then it goes down. Over ime, original group moves further away and immigrants take their spot (ongoing process)