GEOG 1HB3 Lecture Notes - Edge City
3 Feb 2014
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Key elements of land uses: residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, transportation/infrastructure, public: urban land uses are the key elements that are expressed on the urban landscape. Industrial areas: heavy industrial production (eg. hamilton"s north-end) Commercial areas: offices, head offices (downtown), back offices (suburban), regional offices (edge cities), retail (store front shopping) Public areas: parks, civic plazas, government buildings, arenas. The principle of bid rent curves: ability or willingness to pay for land. Cities of north america reflect commonalities in their urban structure/morphology in the . Chicago school. : sector model: city differentiated by sectors based on price of land: land prices are determined by distance from cbd and proximity to other sectors.
