GGRB05H3 Lecture Notes - Concentric Zone Model, Human Ecology, Social Darwinism
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Main points: 1) problematic; 2) selective discussion of models; 3) the political economy perspective; 4) agents/coalitions & production of the built environment; 5)burgess"s ecological model; 6)white"s revision of. Selective discussion of models: human ecology models, background to chicago school, distinction b/w european scholars & chicago school of 1920s, capitalism vs. Biological analogies ( natural" processes: economic competition & social darwinist struggle for space. Bid-rent curve: a geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (cbd) increases: common assumption. City central place dominates all other areas: more recently. Relative importance of multiple centers w/n the metropolitan region: 3 ecological models, concentric zone model burgess. Ideal, typical concentric zone model of residential differentiation. Outer ring of wholesale functions warehouses, light. Residential quality declines with industries moving in. Highly mobile popula tion - trying to move out. Zone 3 independent working men"s homes.
