GEOG 1410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Ernest Burgess, Buddy Guy, Land Values
3 May 2018
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GEOG 1410
November 23, 2017
Internal Structure of the City - City as a System/Urban Form
Try to understand the city as an ecological model - a model is a simplification of reality
Today’s lecture
● Toronto’s ecology
● Three models: internal structure of the city
● Displacement and Gentrification
Toronto
● Why does Toronto’s morphology look like?
● How do we define Toronto?
● Toronto has a particular urban form, initially starting in the inner city, giving way to the
post-World War 2 suburbs.
● Financial District - concentrated, has particular kinds of characteristics and
infrastructure. Reflects a certain power structure. CBD - Central Business District.
● What land use predominates in Toronto?
○ Residential
○ Commercial
● Keep in mind the relationship between residential and commercial - how far do we
have to travel to get to work?
● Who lives where is important, the city is sifted and sorted in terms of different people.
● What makes a city socially just? Where do people live, what services do they receive,
and what challenges do they face?
Internal Structure of the City
● Economic perspective 1 - competition for space
● Economic perspective 2 - emphasizes the functional linkages between land uses
(residential, transport, commercial)
● Sociocultural perspective - ethnic congregation and segregation
● Historical perspective - emphasizes the influence of transportation technology and
infrastructure development
Concentric Zone Model
● Land values are high at the center of the city
● Competition is high in the center of the city
● Land at the center of the city is expensive, due to the concentration of power and
transportation
● The further away you move from the center of the city, the cheaper the cost of living
● Based on the accessibility of the city
● Ernest Burgess sees the city as an ecosystem.
● Chicago Blues originated in Chicago, Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters
Hoyt Sector Model
● Analysis of 142 American Cities
● Uses sectors rather than circles, still segregation
Document Summary
Internal structure of the city - city as a system/urban form. Try to understand the city as an ecological model - a model is a simplification of reality. Three models: internal structure of the city. Toronto has a particular urban form, initially starting in the inner city, giving way to the post-world war 2 suburbs. Financial district - concentrated, has particular kinds of characteristics and infrastructure. Who lives where is important, the city is sifted and sorted in terms of different people. Economic perspective 1 - competition for space. Economic perspective 2 - emphasizes the functional linkages between land uses (residential, transport, commercial) Sociocultural perspective - ethnic congregation and segregation. Historical perspective - emphasizes the influence of transportation technology and infrastructure development. Land values are high at the center of the city. Competition is high in the center of the city. Land at the center of the city is expensive, due to the concentration of power and transportation.
