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Spatial Differentiation
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Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
The Sector Model
Multiple Nuclei Model |
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Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
(1920's) |
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ring like growth of urban areas
–Has six zones:
•Central Business District.
•CBD fringe.
•Zone in Transition.
•Zone on independent workers.
•Residential zone.
•Commuters’ zone.
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Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
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–Based on internal residential structure of North American cities.
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–Some conclusions.
•Highest rental is located in one or more specific sectors – mostly in peripheral but sometimes continuously from the center.
•High rent takes the form of wedges.
•Middle range on either side of the high rent.
•Some cities contain large areas of middle range that locate on the edges of the high and low ranges.
•All urban areas have low rent areas, frequently found opposite high rent areas, usually in more central locations.
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Multiple Nuclei Model
1940's |
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–Takes into account sectoral features and the emergence of peripheral commercial or business districts.
–Urban areas have developed a number of areas that group around separate nuclei.
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Multiple Nuclei Model
1940's
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| Causes of Deconcentration |
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–High rates of population growth, high levels of per capita wealth.
–Government programs.
–Development and financial institutions.
–African American/Hispanic American in-migration/White flight.
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Located close to the CBD
•Have the following features:
–Less standardized production
–Small scale
–Developing a new or different product line.
Catering to a small niche market |
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