Urban Forms

Question 1

What is urban form?

Answer 1

The physical characteristics that make up a city.

Question 2

What are 4 physical factors that can change urban form?

Answer 2

Topography
Water
Natural resources
Land type

Question 3

What are 3 human factors that can change urban form?

Answer 3

Planning
Infrastructure
Land value

Question 4

How can the topography affect the urban form?

Answer 4

The gradient of the land

Question 5

How can natural resources affect urban form?

Answer 5

Can encourage growth in size and population in cities

Question 6

How can infrastructure affect urban form?

Answer 6

Can lead to linear growth as new transport links are likely to be built.

Question 7

How can land value affect urban form?

Answer 7

Profitable businesses locate in the city centre and independent businesses can be found further away.

Question 8

What is CBD?

Answer 8

Central Business District.

Question 9

What is the CBD surrounded by?

Answer 9

Housing

Question 10

Why is housing in the city centre normally high density?

Answer 10

Because inner city areas have high land value

Question 11

Why do OOTSCs develop?

Answer 11

Because of the availability of cheap land in semi-rural areas

Question 12

What are town centre mixed developments?

Answer 12

Areas where land use is mixed - flats, bars, cinemas etc

Question 13

Who plans Town Centre mixed developments?

Answer 13

By local councils often with private investment

Question 14

What is the aim of town centre mixed developments?

Answer 14

To attract people back to city centres

Question 15

What are cultural and heritage quarters?

Answer 15

Areas that focus on the history or character of a city

Question 16

What is commonly in heritage and cultural quarters?

Answer 16

Theatres, art and historical buildings

Question 17

Who plans for cultural and heritage quarters?

Answer 17

Local councils to regenerate former industrial areas

Question 18

What is the aim of cultural and heritage quarters?

Answer 18

To attract visitors encouraging economic development and creating jobs.

Question 19

What are fortress developments?

Answer 19

Developments with lots of security such as CCTV.

Question 20

Where are fortress developments located normally?

Answer 20

In suburban areas of large cities

Question 21

What is an example of a city with fortress developments?

Answer 21

LA

Question 22

What is the aim of fortress developments?

Answer 22

Designed to give a safe environment for families

Question 23

What is gentification?

Answer 23

When wealthier people move to rundown inner city areas and regenerate them by improving housing.

Question 24

What do gentrified areas consist of ?

Answer 24

A wide range of services

Question 25

What are edge cities?

Answer 25

Areas of office, shops and leisure facilities that develop close to major transport links

Question 26

What are 3 characteristics of a post-modern city?

Answer 26

Higher social and economic inequality Planning prioritises aesthetics of city instead of practical use Wide range of building styles

Question 27

What is the bid-rent theory?

Answer 27

When retail/commercial businesses are willing to pay the greatest rent to be located in the CBD.

Question 28

Why is the CBD valuable for retail/commercial businesses?

Answer 28

Because it is traditionally the most accessible location for a large population

Question 29

What does the bid-rent theory show us ?

Answer 29

That people are prepared and able to pay\rent for good access to the CBD.

Question 30

Why have edge cities developed?

Answer 30

Because of a movement of wealthy people from the city to the suburbs

Question 31

What are 3 features of post-modern cities?

Answer 31

Varied architecture Greater culture diversity Aesthetics over practicality