Introduction to landuse - start of for geog c/w

Introduction

What is a model?

A model a type of representation framework this means that even though it may not exist it will help explain the reality. It has shown that towns do not grow in a random counsel yet tend to develop in a recognisable way e.g. shapes, patterns, etc.

Even though all urban argonas are unique these areas voice a certain characteristics with one another here are two of the earliest land use models to be compose forward and are also the easiest to apply.

Ø         Burgess sit

The Burgess Model shows that in the centre of all towns there is a CBD (Central disdain District). Initially the Burgess theory was base on kale to state that towns grow outward from the CBD. The resultant circles were based on the age of the houses and wealth & occupation of the owner of the expression in each area. The newer the building the more wealthier the owner with increase the distance from the CBD.

Ø         Hoyt model

Hoyt suggested that in urban areas demonstrable sectors/wedges alongside canalize routes into and out of the main city. This shows that Hoyt proposed his idea after public stock was developed.



Hoyt also claimed that if an industry and a low- cost housing developed in one part of a town in the nineteenth century then the newer industry and modern cheap housing would also be located in the same(p) area.

Ø         Whats the difference among the Burgess and the Hoyt model?

The difference between the Hoyt and the Burgess model is that the Burgess theory is based in the CBD and how the area has grown outwards from it. Though the Hoyt theory is based on the direction the city grows due to the routes of the transport difference into and out of...

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