GEOG 1HA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Edward Ullman, Visible Minority, Ernest Burgess
21 Dec 2016
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Chapter 12 the city and the urban form. Cities are comprised of several distinct areas and land uses. Most obvious area is the central business district (cbd); cbd is the focus of economic, residential, political, and civic life. Cities also have a diverse array of residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Three classic models of urban structure based on observations of chicago and other. Zone in transition was seen as an immigrant receiving area, where new immigrants would first settle. Applies best to north american cities: sector model. The city expands not just in concentric rings but in a series of sectors or wedges. Once given land use is established in specific sector of city, growth occurs outward in a wedge-like fashion: multiple nuclei model. Developed by chauncey harris and edward ullman (1945) While cities may develop around a single cbd, additional nodes emerge within the urban area over time, around which particular activities take place.
