5.7 Urban processes

Question 1

List the first five urban processes

Answer 1

Urban sprawl, invasion & succession, renewal, land use planning, land use competition

Question 2

Define urban sprawl

Answer 2

Urban sprawl refers to the outward spread of low density residential and urban development on the periphery of urban areas

Question 3

Provide a supporting example for urban sprawl

Answer 3

Urban sprawl is particularly prevalent in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, with the average resident 21km from the CBD

Question 4

Define invasion & succession

Answer 4

Invasion and succession refers to the gradual invasion of one land use type onto an area dominated by a different land use, succession has occurred when the invading land use has almost completely transformed the land use in that particular zone.

Question 5

Provide a supporting example for invasion & succession

Answer 5

The office for a the company “ASPA” has been converted from an old house in Melbourne, VIC

Question 6

Define renewal

Answer 6

Renewal can be defined as the rehabilitation of urban places, by regeneration, replacement, repair or renovation, in accordance with comprehensive plans, typically larger scale development projects initiated and funded by government

Question 7

Provide a supporting example for renewal

Answer 7

In rural WA, Bunbury and Esperance have experienced renewal through environmental renovation works

Question 8

Define land use planning

Answer 8

Land use planning can be defined as planning policies and regulations that play an important role in shaping the land uses and characteristics of urban and rural places. This includes land use zoning, transport planning and planning for future growth.

Question 9

Provide a supporting example for land use planning

Answer 9

Plans such as “Living Adelaide” are 20-30 year plans guiding the long-term growth of major Australian cities

Question 10

Define land use competition

Answer 10

Land use competition refers to the competition that occurs between different land use functions when more than one land use can benefit from a particular location. This increases the land value and land use that can deliver the highest return on investment will locate in that particular area.

Question 11

Provide a supporting example for land use competition

Answer 11

The centre of an urban area is generally more accessible, therefore desirable and more expensive.