Urban Land Area and Population Growth: A New Scaling Relationship
Land use in an urban area
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Geography @ Priory Land use in urban areas Burgess vs Hoyt models
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Land use in urban areas
Burgess vs Hoyt models
Burgess Model vs
Hoyt Model
1) Find 4 differences in layout between the two models.
2) Which model is most appropriate for Portsmouth? Why?
The Hoyt Model
Sectors grow along transport routes.
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How is land used in urban areas?
In the following clip, name as many land uses as possible.
Try to use geographical terms (such as residential, retail).
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What land use / zones can you see?
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How is land used in Portsmouth?
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Grid
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Gunwharf and Dockyard:
What land uses are in this zone?• • • • • • • Why is this zone located here?
Name of this zone:
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Commercial Road:
What land uses are in this zone?• • • • • • • Why is this zone located here?
Name of this zone:
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North Harbour
What land uses are in this zone?• • • • • • • Why is this zone located here?
Name of this zone:
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Farlington:
What land uses are in this zone?• • • • • • • Why is this zone located here?
Name of this zone:
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Southsea:
What land uses are in this zone?• • • • • • • Why is this zone located here?
Name of this zone:
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Somerstown:
What land uses are in this zone?• • • • • • • Why is this zone located here?
Name of this zone:
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Name of Place
Examples of Land uses, what is housing like?What is this place like? E.g. densely packed?
Why is this zone located here?
Geographical name of zone
Gunwharf / Dockyard
Commercial Road
North Harbour
Farlington
Southsea
Somerstown
Land use zones in Portsmouth – Where are they? What are they like? Why are they there?
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Grid refs check: 10 questions
• Use Tracing paper and 1:25,000 maps of Portsmouth.
• Create a key for the 5 land use zones.
• Mark out + trace the zones from the OS map onto your tracing paper.
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Tracing Paper overlay map.
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Describe the patterns
• Use the OS map + your overlay zone map
CASE STUDY:• Write a 100 word description of the land use
patterns found in Portsmouth: describe how the land use changes from CBD – Industrial – Inner City – Inner Suburbs – Outer Suburbs
• Does Portsmouth follow the Burgess Model? Make links.
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Examination Case Study Question
For an MEDC urban area that you have studied:
1.Locate your chosen place (2)2.Describe its pattern of land use (4)3.Explain this pattern of land use (4)
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1. Why are there tall buildings in the CBD? (2)
2. Why do businesses want to set up their offices in the CBD? (2)
3. Why do you think the gardens are so small in the area surrounding Priory? (1)
4. Why do you think driveways become more common as you move away from the city centre? (2)
5. Why has a new retail centre been built at the Pompey Centre? (4)
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Homework
1. Research & write an explanation paragraph of the Burgess and Hoyt models of land use.
2. What are the main differences between the Burgess Model and the Hoyt Model? 4 bullet points.
