Urban Land Use Models

The city land use model often tries to explain what we can see in the physical environment with a geographical model. Many models were developed in the 20th century to explain how the urban areas evolved. The model shows the general concept of urban form, but all of the models described here have aspects that are found in most cities in both developed and developing countries. Burgess model 1925, E. Burgess proposed a city land use model that divides the city into a group of concentric circles from the city center to the suburbs.

Various researchers and scholars are discussing the number of regions in the Burgess Concentric Zone Model. Some people think that they are five people, others think that the six districts explain the land use model of the city. The center is the oldest part of the city, and as time goes by, the city continues to expand and the latest development project is nearby. Zone 1 (Central Business District) - This is the center of the Central Business District (the innermost area) with the best land price. This area is conducting the activities of the third stage, and has gained the greatest economic benefit. Another feature is that access to the area is easy because the transportation network spreads from all over the city, even further away. This part maximizes the return of land with a high building and very high density. Commercial activities in this area have led to negligible housing activity in this area.

Based on the human ecological theory created by Burgess and applied to Chicago, it first explained the distribution of social groups in urban areas. This concentric circle model is a concentric circle that represents the city's land use. The central business district (or CBD) is in the center of the model, and the cities are expanding into circulars with different land use. It is actually an urban version of the regional land use model developed by Fontenen a century ago. It affected Homer Hoyt's departmental model (1939) and Harris and Ullman's multi-core model (1945) after development.

The following are three city growth models developed by American urban sociologists. Generally speaking, cities develop from the center and then develop outward. In the concentric zone model, zone 1 is the central business district (CBD). Zone 2 is a transition zone that includes housing and aged homes that can create poverty, illness, bad habits. Zone 3 is an area where workers move to escape transition zone 2, but still maintains convenient work. Zone 4 includes more expensive apartments, hotels, detached houses, etc. Commuters live in 10 wards, including satellite cities that emerge around suburbs and traffic routes. Have you been to Chicago? It is similar to earlier Chicago city facilities and most other traditional American cities with clear central business districts. However, as traffic developed, "region" became less obvious.