Transcript CITIES IN MEDC’S - The Friary School

CITIES IN MEDC’S
Models are used in geography to
try to explain what we see in the
physical environment. A model is
used to simplify complex, real
world situations, and make them
easier to
Land use models show the
structure of cities in MEDC’s.
There are 2 different ones with
different ideas about how a city is
divided into section. They are:
• the Burgess Model (or
concentric ring model
•The Hoyt Model
Zone A: Central Business District; contains
the major shops, offices and entertainment
facilities.
Zone B: Inner city area (twilight zone). This is
an area of old housing and light
manufacturing industry. This area dates back
to the Industrial revolution when it filled
with coal-fired factories and tenement
housing blocks.
Zone C: Low class residential. This is an area
of poor quality housing, although the
conditions are better than in Zone 2.
Zone D: Medium class residential. This is an
area of housing which was built between the
wars. It is mainly semidetached housing and
council estates.
Zone E: High class residential (commuter
zone). This is an area of expensive housing on
the outskirts of the city. It also stretches in
to the countryside beyond the city.
The concentric ring model (below) was
devised by Burgess. It split the land use of
the city into rings, starting from the centre.
The idea was that urban areas grow equally
in all directions, with the oldest, most dense
housing being found closest to centre
Function/Landuse Zones in a typical city
in the UK
THE CBD
The Central Business District
THE INNER CITY
INNER CITY RESIDENTIAL
SUBURBS
Medium class residential property
THE RURAL-URBAN FRINGE
How true is the Burgess Model?
• As with many models in geography, there are limits to
the Burgess model:
• The model is now quite old and was developed before
the advent of mass car ownership.
• New trends have developed in working and housing
trends since the model was developed. Many people
now choose to live and work outside the city on the
urban fringe - a phenomenon which is not reflected in the
Burgess model.
• Every city is different. No 'typical city' model is perfect,
because there is really no such thing as a typical city!