Cities
Skyscrapers and big buildings indicate normally a:
CDB
A main issue with European cities is that they lack space, due to their cities being much _____ than American.
Older
Shaped like a circle
Business district in middle
Branches out to residential on the outside
Concentric
When an Urban area grows
Total number of people living in an Area
Population
What does it mean when a city "spreads out"?
Urban Sprawl
Compact
Made for walking and bicycle use
No grid
City formed at center, branches out
European cities
Also shaped like a circle
No branching out
Areas are organized in “Sectors”
Sector model
How much food there is available to eat in an area
How many individuals are in a specific group, or a part of the population.
Demographic
The use of land in urban areas: example being a school or restaraunt.
Urban Structure
use grids
Squares
US cities made for car and vehicle use
American cities
Not shaped like a circle!
Nuclei means “Center”
Has multiple Centers of Business
Multiple Nuclei
Area where people do not live, and is unfit for people to live
Zone of Abandonment/blight
Grid
Making an area more urban:
Urbanization
More Multiple Nuclei models
Due to “grids”
Also availability of transportation
American cities
May contain housing and business/not as much business as Central Business District
Transition Zone
Places that people live
Housing
How many countries make up europe?
Debateable 50
Where could you expect to find an important government building?
Middle
More concentric & Sector models
Due to cities being built around center point
Not as much room for transportation
European cities
Large corporations, businesses, malls (Urban areas)
Central Business District
How many houses are open for people to live in
Avalibility
3 x 5 x 10 x 3 x 2 x 4 x 5 x 6 x 0
0