SPINE

DISAMENITY DISAMENITY

Zone of Maturity Elite

Residential Sector

A mixture of Shanty Settlements

Newly-built Shanties (Spontaneous Settlements)

River Valleys, Steep Slopes: Prone to flooding and landslides

CBD

CBD

•Offices, shops, traffic congestion, old town square, administration/Government buildings.

•Similar to a Central Business District in an MEDC

Zone of Maturity

•Old colonial style houses with walled gardens and security guards.

•Embassies are often located here.

Spine

•Main road/transport route from CBD to city edge and beyond.

•Could be route to airport on city edge.

Elite Residential Sector

•Modern high-rise flats for high classes.

•May contain local shopping centres (covered, air-con).

Mixture of Shanty settlements

•Established first generation shanty houses

•Permanent brick built structures

•Possess basic amenities (water, electricity, drainage system).

Newly-built shanty housing

•Known as spontaneous settlements, bustees (India), favelas (Latin America).

•Quickly and simply constructed huts using basic materials (wood, corrugated iron, plastic sheeting).

•No formal amenities (stand piped water, illegally wired up electricity, no waste disposal).

Back

Disamenity

•Unwanted, poor quality land: near factories (pollution) rivers (flooding) steep slopes (landslides)

CBD

SPINE

DISAMENITY DISAMENITY

Zone of Maturity Elite

Residential Sector

A mixture of Shanty Settlements

Newly-built Shanties (Spontaneous Settlements)

River Valleys, Steep Slopes: Prone to flooding and landslides

Land Use Model for LEDC City