GEOG 1020 Chapter 11: GEOG 1020 Ch11Nov 4.docx
11 Apr 2014
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Urban form location and density of jobs, housing. The physical structure and organization of citites (bricks and mortar) Physically spaces are shaped by land use and planning. Urban authorities develop plans and regulated building and land use. By-laws, site plans, building permits and business licenses. Central business district (cbd), major institutions, transportation hubs, office space, higher density. Zone in transition, area of mixed commercial and residential land uses surrounding the cbd p. 482. Growth and complexity challenge mono-centric models over time. Within city: mixed use central neighbourhoods, secondary business districts or suburban downtowns, residential inner and outer suburbs. Inside the green belt: the center (centertown, downtown), inner suburbs (nepean) Outside the green belt: outer suburbs (barheaven), rural towns/villages (manotick) More developed public transit, more public transition provision and use. Land use planning (city scale): compact (grid lock), centered (higher residential and employment densities), complete (mixed land use) Urban design (neighbourhood scale): human scale (pedestrian friendly, safe transit stops)
