The economic landscape of the city

Question 1

Concerns in a modern city

Answer 1

Functions

Distribution

Intensity

Question 2

Function

Answer 2

The sort of features present in a city

Question 3

Distribution

Answer 3

Where features are located

Question 4

Intensity

Answer 4

How intensely these features are used

Question 5

Bid-Rent

Answer 5

The amount of money a particular parcel of land could expect to receive. (Synonymous with land value)

Not necessarily how much it is WORTH, but how much it expects to RECEIVE

Question 6

Prime Value Intersection (PVI)

Answer 6

Point in the city with the greatest degree of access. Point where all other land values are determined.

Question 7

Access Costs

Answer 7

the costs associated with distance for a particular function

Question 8

Central Business District (CBD)

Answer 8

The core of the city, where transport networks converge and land uses are dominated by retail and office functions.

Question 9

Bid Rent =

Answer 9

Land Value at PVI – Access Costs

Question 10

CBD roles in a city

Answer 10

Central Market Place

Major Transportation Node

Administrative Center

High-level producer services/command and control centres

High land values, high intensity

Area with few or no residential functions

Question 11

The problem with allowing markets to determine value of parcels of land in the city:

Answer 11

Sustainability and liveability of a city is based on good land use planning.

Question 12

History: Land use of European/Asian cities VS. American cities

Answer 12

Historically, European and Asian cities were constrained by natural elements, whereas American cities had an immense amount of land to build and build (sprawl).

Question 13

Average percent of land in a city that is PRIVATELY OWNED

Answer 13

65-68%

Question 14

Average percent of land in a city that is allocated for automobiles (STREETS)

Answer 14

17-18%

Almost 20% of our land is taken up by infrastructure accommodating cars.

Question 15

Average percent of land in a city that is PUBLICLY OWNED

Answer 15

13-16%

Question 16

Vancouver’s PVI

Answer 16

Burrard/West Georgia.

Area is home to large corporation offices, hotels, banks, govt. offices, investors, lawyers.

666 Burrard - highest rent. - 57 dollars per square ft.
Burrard station

Question 17

Surrey’s suggested LRT implement is

Answer 17

The plan is pushing up land values and home prices (property prices have increased 100% per cent over the past two years).

Question 18

Yaletown `

Answer 18

• research is showing is that people just purchase property (apartments) and don’t occupy them.

Question 19

Problem with living in a tall building

Answer 19

less social, more lonely.

Question 20

Densification problem in Yaletown

Answer 20

• research is showing is that people just purchase property (apartments) and don’t occupy them.

Question 21

Problem with living in a tall building

Answer 21

Less social, more lonely.

Question 22

Problem with Dubai

Answer 22

Larry Beasly

Question 23

Determinants of quality of life (9)

Answer 23

1. Material wellbeing
2. Health
3. Political stability and security
4. Family Life
5. Community Life
6. Climate and geography
7. Job security
8. Political Freedom
9. Gender equality

Question 24

Determinants of quality of life (9)

Answer 24

1. Material wellbeing
2. Health
3. Political stability and security
4. Family Life
5. Community Life
6. Climate and geography
7. Job security
8. Political Freedom
9. Gender equality

Question 25

Economist: Determinants of quality of life (9)

Answer 25

1. Material wellbeing (GDP per person)
2. Health (Life expectancy at birth)
3. Political stability and security (political stability and security ratings)
4. Family Life (divorce)
5. Community Life (church attendance, trade-union memberships
6. Climate and geography (latitude)
7. Job security (unemployment rate)
8. Political Freedom (average inicies of political and civil liberties)
9. Gender equality (Ratio of avg. male to female earnings)

Question 26

Economist: Livability score

Answer 26

stability
healthcare
culture and environment
education and infrastructure

Question 27

Critical factors for livable communities (committee of scholars, Melbourne)

Answer 27

1. Safety
2. Social connection and inclusion
3. Environmental Sustainability
4. Access to affordable and diverse housing options
5. Linked via public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure
6. Public open space and parks
7. Health and community services
8. Leisure and culture

Question 28

CBD’s are being challenged by

Answer 28

Suburban and industrial development. These things draw people away from the CBD.

Question 29

Good Density

Answer 29

• diversity of people (positionality)
• mixed use development
• ideally: people can live, work and play, all within walking distance
• Multimodal options: priority on walking, biking and transit
• High level of amenity (density not only liveable but loveable)
• High quality urban design
• built environments that foster social cohesion and interaction

Question 30

Average commute time for canadians

Answer 30

52 minutes.

Question 31

How dense should a city be? (Brent Toderian)

Answer 31

At any scale, well designed density works. You can increase density and increase.
If poorly designed, increase density and living quality decreases.

No specific number because it is not a mathematical exercise - its a qualitative exercise.

Question 32

Good density (Brent Toderian)

Answer 32

BRENT TODERIAN:

• Multimodal thinking: priority on walking, biking and transit
• High level of amenity (density not only liveable but loveable)
• High quality urban design

Question 33

if you design a city for cars, you _________

Answer 33

if you design a city for cars, you fail everyone, including drivers.

Question 34

problem with the economist’s ranking of liveability.

Answer 34

liveability and quality of life are often qualitative, and not just mathematical, quantifiable things

Question 35

Problem with suburban sprawl

Answer 35

• distances between everything
• low density
• car dependent
• low quality of experience for the space available
• ## public transit doesn’t run frequently

Question 36

Best transportation plan is a ______ (Brent Toderian)

Answer 36

Land Use Plan.

Land use and the built environment influence travel behaviours in a number of ways.

Question 37

Land use and the built environment influence travel behaviours in a number of ways:

Answer 37

1. Destinations — locating major destinations and centres
   at rapid transit stations or along corridors makes them
   easy to serve efficiently with frequent transit
2. Distance — a well-connected, fine-grain pedestrian
   network enables shorter, more direct walking
   connections and is easier to serve cost-effectively with
   transit
3. Density — higher levels of residential and employment
   density support more local amenities within walking and
   cycling distance, and justify high levels of transit service.
4. Diversity — a diverse mix of land uses and housing
   types makes it easier to live, work, shop, and play
   without having to travel far
5. Design — well-designed buildings and public realm
   create intere

Question 38

Transport, land use and DENSITY

Answer 38

higher levels of residential and employment
density support more local amenities within walking and
cycling distance, and justify high levels of transit service

Question 39

Transport, land us and MIXED USE PLANNING

Answer 39

A diverse mix of land uses and housing
types makes it easier to live, work, shop, and play
without having to travel far