Definitions pt1
CBD
Central Business District - the centre of commercial activity in an urban place
industrial activity
tends to refer to the manufacturing and heavy industries
the rent of land rises with proximity to the _____ and falls with distance from it
CBD
Bid-rent Value
the prices of land to rent normally per meter squared a year
gentrification
the modernization of a neighbourhood through in-migration or wealthier individual or enterprises
Important functions have the ____ sphere
largest
sphere of influence
the distance people are willing to travel to visit an urban place/function
commercial activity
business activity including shops, restaurants, offices, finance, and tourist activity
One of the first urban models that attempted to show the spatial pattern of land use in cities was the _____ Model based on _____
Burgess Model; Chicago
deindustrialization
the closure of industries in HIC caused by the global shift
rural-urban fringe
the margin of an urban place where it meets the countryside
the greater the nodality, the more _____ it will generate and the higher bid-rent value
commercial activity
global shift
the movement of manufacturing from HIC cities to NEE and LIC cities
nodality
the degree of connectivity of a place through transport routes
The _______ Model shows how industry developed in sectors that tend to follow key transport routes, such as railway lines, rivers, and canals.
The Hoyt Sector Model