Urban Land Use
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Urban Land Use Factors that determine where cities are located Transportation Types Urban Land Uses How cities grow (Diversity, Multiplier Effect, Renewal)
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Urban Land Use. Factors that determine where cities are located Transportation Types Urban Land Uses How cities grow (Diversity, Multiplier Effect, Renewal). Factors that determined the location of cities. - natural harbour - important road intersection. major highway - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Urban Land Use
Factors that determine where cities are locatedTransportation Types
Urban Land UsesHow cities grow (Diversity, Multiplier Effect, Renewal)
Factors that determined the location of cities
• - natural harbour• - important road intersection
• major highway• natural resources
Transportation Roads
Major Types of Roads
• Highways: minimum access and high-speed roads designed for high traffic over long distances
• Arterial Roads: main roads that carry traffic through the city; usually lined with commercial and industrial land uses
• Local Roads: smaller and narrower; take people from their homes to the arterial road system; much lower speed limits and volumes of traffic.
Identify highway, arterial road and local road
Railway
Pipelines
Types of Urban Land UseLand use What is it? Where is it?
Residential
Houses, condos, apartments, etc… Suburbs are on the fringes. Apartments/condos in city.
Commercial
Restaurants, stores, gas stations, etc… easy access locations
Industrial
Factories, equipment garages, warehouses, etc…
Access to transportation routes, usually away from residential areas
Institutional and Public Buildings
Schools, Hospitals, City Hall, etc. Usually village centres, near residential areas
Open Space and Recreational
Parks, Conservation Areas, Cemetaries, Arena, Community Centres, etc.
On the fringes of cities, near residential areas
Residential Density
• The average number of housing units per hectare in an area
• LOW DENSITY: Usually single-family homes• MEDIUM DENSITY: Usually townhouses• HIGH DENSITY: Usually apartments
Which has high, medium or low density?
#1
#2
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Apartments
Commercial
Industrial
Residential
Institutional
Open Space and Recreational are everywhere!
Hierarchy of Urban Services
Check off whether each service is offered in a Small Town, Small City and/or Large City
Diversified Urban Center
For an urban center to develop, it needs to have diversity in the following areas. Otherwise, it will not grow and thrive. For example, places that have just one resource/industry cannot grow unless they diversify (develop new industries).
• What are examples of manufacturing?• What are examples of transportation?• What are examples of resource use?• What are examples of service centres?
Multiplier EffectThis term helps to understand how communities can diversify.
An increase (or decrease) in the number of non-basic jobs available in a city as a result of the growth (or decline) in the
number of basic jobs.
For example, in Cornwall, Domtar Papermill employed nearly a thousand employees. And these employee settled and raised their families in Cornwall, thus creating the need for numerous services (basic and non-basic) i.e. doctors, dentists, plumbers, shopping malls, etc. Therefore, Domtar created a massive ‘Multiplier Effect’ in Cornwall. It also had the same “reverse” effect when it shut down in 2006.
Changing Cities:Cities grow outward from a central core
Think about the construction of a cities over time…Buildings tend to get newer as the distance from the city coreincreases.
However, we mustn’t forget: Urban Renewal!!!
• Renovation - a building is redone or changed into something else.
• Redevelopment – a building is torn down and a new one is built.
