Los Angeles- urban sprawl 1

Question 1

Where is Los Angeles?

Answer 1

California, USA

Question 2

Land Use?

Answer 2

Low density housing due to increased car use and therefore suburbanisation. It is made up of 88 cities so 88 different CBDs.

Question 3

Economic Inequality?

Answer 3

The top 5% in LA earn 20x more than the bottom 20%.
TNCs in the CBDs offer few jobs to the local low skilled people so the city centre has suffered and became a donut city.

Question 4

Cultural Diversity?

Answer 4

Mexican Hispanic due to their close border with Mexico among the highest ethnic minorities.
African American dominate the South Central and Watts districts.