Transcript Urban Settlements - CCC Kei Yuen College

 What
is an Urban
Settlement?
 The Distribution of Major
Cities in the World
 Urbanization and Urban
Growth
 How does the urban
growth?
An Urban Place is …...
An Urban Place is . . . .
The Distribution of Major Cities
in the World
Hong Kong
New York
Tokyo
Bombay
Sao Paulo
Spatial Distribution of
World Cities
along
NEW
YORK
the coast / route
focus
mainly in the N.
Hemisphere
mainly between 100N
and 600N
Conurbation and Megalopolis
Some Conurbation and
Megalopolises in the World
Urbanization
Urbanization is defined
as the process by an
increasing proportion of
a country’s population
lives in urban areas.
Urban Growth
Urban growth means the
increase in the number,
but not the necessary the
proportion, of urban
dwellers in a country.
The Proportion of World
Population Living in Urban Areas
80%
1950
1970
1990
2020 Estimate
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
World
MDC
LDC
How does Urbanization
take place ?
(1) Natural Growth of Urban
Population
Birth Rate - Death Rate
(2) Rural-Urban Migration
Push Factors
People leave their old
home rural area because
of....
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No spare land to get a farm!
No jobs available!
Poor and inadequate facilities!
Boring life!
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Low Living Standard!
Poor living Condition!
Overpopulation!
Less Provision of Education!
Pull Factors
People are attracted to
cities because of....
 Easy
to get a job!
 Better living conditions!
 Better facilities!
 More entertainment !
 Improved
Communication!
 High and Stable Income!
 More Provision of Education!
 Industrialization!
How does the urban
grow and expand?
Two types of expansion:
 1. Horizontal
- (urban sprawl)
 2. Vertical
- (buildings
increase in height)
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Process of Urban Sprawl
Overcrowded
 Expand
outwards
 Along the main
road
 Star shape
 Feeder join to
the main road
 New settlement
filled
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SEA
 Urban
Land Uses in
Hong Kong
 Land Use Models
 Current Development
of Urban Areas in
Hong Kong
Urban Land Uses
 Commercial
Land Use
 Residential Land Use
 Industrial Land Use
 Institutional Land Use
 Recreation Land Use
 Transport Land Use
Commercial Land Use
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Central Business
District (CBD)
Examples in Hong
Kong:
- Central,
- Tsim Sha Tsui
High land rent
Good accessibility
High-rise building
Residential Land Use
High class residential areas
- Mid-levels, Kowloon Tong,
Hong Lok Yuen
 Middle class residential areas
- Tai Koo Shing, Mei Foo Sun Chuen
 Low class residential areas
- Tse Wan Shan, Yau Ma Tei
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How do we classify the
residential area?
Industrial Land Use
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Old Industrial Zone
- Tai Kok Tsui,
- Sheung Wan
Industries along the waterfront
- Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong
New Industrial Zone
- Tai Po, Yuen Long,
Junk Bay
Industrial Land Use In Hong Kong
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What type of industries are the pictures?
Institutional Land Use
 Administrative:
- Courts
 Cultural and public services:
- Schools
 Military:
- Barracks
 Parks
 Sport
Recreation Land Use
ground
 Indoor playground
 Swimming pool
Transport Land
Use
 Roads
 Car
parks
 Transport Terminals
 Airports
 Container Terminals
Distribution of Major Urban Land Use Zones
in a City
Concentric Model
- by E.W. Bugress (1923)
 Sector Model
- by H. Hoyt (1939)
 Multiple Nuclei Model
- by C.D.Harris and E.L.Ullman (1945)
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Central Business District
(CBD)
Wholesale, Light
Manufacturing (Zone in
Transitional)
Low Class Residential
Middle Class Residential
High Class Residential
Sector
Model
Central Business
District (CBD)
Wholesale,
Light
Manufacturing
(Zone in
Transitional)
Low Class
Residential
Middle Class
Residential
High Class
Residential
Multiple Nuclei Model
CBD
Wholesale
Light
Manufacturing
L.C.R.
Heavy Industries
Industrial
Subrub
M.C.R.
H.C.R.
Outlying
Business
District
Residential
Subrub
Factors Affecting the Distribution
of Urban Land Use Zones
Economic Factors
- Competition for the use of urban land
 Institutional Factors
- The role of government
 Historical Factors
- Lack of planning, same social groups
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Relationship between Bid Rent and
Land Use Patterns in a City
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Current Development of Urban Areas in Hong Kong
Prepared by
Humanities Unit
Curriculum Development Institute
Education Department
&
Ng King Yeung
C.C.C. Kei Yuen College