Changing Land Use

Question 1

Two areas of land use change…

Answer 1

• CBD

- Transition zone of urban areas

Question 2

Where the CBD is located..

Answer 2

Centre of an urban area

Question 3

CBD most desirable location for… (2)

Answer 3

• Shops

- Offices

Question 4

The CBD is desirable due to… (2)

Answer 4

• Its accessibility

- It has the highest number of customers visiting

Question 5

Area of Dublin’s CBD

Answer 5

Grafton Street across the River Liffey to O’Connel Street

Question 6

Land use in the CBD changes as….

Answer 6

The urban area grows

Question 7

Old inner city residences are now…

Answer 7

Redeveloped into modern office blocks

Question 8

Buildings that were once well situated in the CBD have now..

Answer 8

Changed their function to better suit the needs of a modern city

Question 9

The Old Jervis Street Hospital was…

Answer 9

Replaced by a shopping centre and new hospitals are located on the outskirts if the city

Question 10

The transition zone lies… (2)

Answer 10

• Just beyond the CBD

- It is close to or part of the old inner city

Question 11

The transition zone contains… (2)

Answer 11

• A mix of old terraced housing that may have fallen into disrepair
• Old factory building that may be vacant since operations have been relocated to cheaper sites in the suburbs

Question 12

Dunlins transition zone stretches..

Answer 12

Along the quays between Smithfield and the O2 Arena

Question 13

Changing land use takes 2 forms

Answer 13

• Urban renewal

- Urban redevelopment

Question 14

Urban renewal schemes…

Answer 14

Keep the land use the same as building are upgraded

Question 15

Urban renewal programme in Dublin

Answer 15

Old decaying flats are redeveloped into apartments, e.g. Gardiner Street

Question 16

Urban redevelopment….

Answer 16

Changes land use

Question 17

Urban redevelopment in Dublin..

Answer 17

Old industrial sites and warehouses redeveloped into apartments, business, retail and recreational centres, e.g. Temple Bar