city characteristics and zones

Question 1

details of the C.B.D.?

Answer 1

located in the centre of an urban area.
Largest offices and shops.
High land values.
Main place of work - so high congestion especially at rush hour.
Most accessible, main roads meet and contains railway stations.

Question 2

details of inner city?

Answer 2

Old, high density terraced houses.
Houses up to 3 or 4 stories high.
Old abandoned factories/warehouses.
High rise flats.
Areas of derelict land around railway sidings.
Pockets of new development, such as development around the LONDON DOCKLANDS, ALBERT DOCK and SALFORD QUAYS.

Question 3

Details of suburbs?

Answer 3

Normally the largest area.
Along the main roads there are Semi-detached houses and small shops.
Behind main roads there are modern housing estates, mainly containing semi-detached and detached houses.
The houses normally have space with gardens and garages.
More expensive housing is in outer suburbs where there is less density.

Question 4

Details of rural-urban fringe?

Answer 4

On and around the edge of a built up area.
Contains traditional rural land uses such as farms.
Contains rural businesses targeting urban dwellers such as garden centres.
Golf courses and stables.
Out-of-town urban developments like shopping centres.