GEOG 1200 Chapter 11: CH 11 Lecture+Notes
9 Dec 2015
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The sequence of concentric zones is as follows: (1) cbd >business/financial services, upscale retail, entertainment, and transport hub; (2) transition area > old factories and warehouses, low income and high density residential (slums); (3) working class residential/industrial zone > low income and medium density residential; homes near factories since people walk to work; (4) residential zone > middle class suburbs with low density homes, car oriented, large industrial areas separated from residential areas; (5) commuter zone > upper class suburbs. Statistical analyses confirm the following links between the 3 models and 3 dimensions (aspects) of social differentiation: (1) socio economic status follows a sectoral pattern > alternating wedges of high, medium, and low income households; (2) family status follows a concentric pattern > smaller families in the inner city, medium sized families in the inner suburbs, and larger households in the outer suburbs; and (3) ethnic status follows a multiple nuclei pattern > dispersed ethnic clusters or enclaves.
