3.2.3.2 Urban Forms

Question 1

What is Urban Forms

Answer 1

“The physical characteristics that make up built-up areas, including the shape, size, density and configuration of settlements.”

Question 2

What are some physical factors that affect urban forms?

Answer 2

1) Land type: ie to build on
2)Supply of water
3)rich in natural resources: sell
4)low risk of flooding
5)seas may limit expansions
6)gap towns - defence

Question 3

what are some human factors that affect urban forms:

Answer 3

1)Government instigated regeneration
2)unplanned growth of slums
3)transport links

Question 4

two types of street layouts?

Answer 4

Ad-hoc or planned

Question 5

Burgess model: (Hic)

Answer 5

1) CBD (inner city)
2)Factories industry(inner city)
3)working class house(inner city)
4) middle class housing (suburbs)
5) high class housing(rural - urban fringe)

Question 6

Bid-rent theory:

Answer 6

Commerce is willing to pay high amount of rent in the CBD as its the most accessible and densely populated for a high customer base. They maximimise profit and land by building high storey buildings .

Industry is willing to Pay for outskirts as it’s cheaper and more land for factories.

Question 7

Waughs model(LIC):

Answer 7

1)CBD
2)Factories and industry
3) High cost housing
4)Basic cost housing
5)Squatter settlements