6.4 Land use pattern

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Causes of segregation of the urban land use pattern?
Land values
Locational needs
Accessibility
Residential patterns
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What influences the segregation of residential areas?
Ethnicity
Social class
Type of occupation.
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What are the characteristics of the CBD?
Tall/multi-storey buildings
Expensive land values
High density of roads and buildings
Lack of open space
Shops, eg department stores. Modern shopping malls and pedestrian precincts. Cultural/historical buildings, eg museums and castles. Offices, eg busine
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What are the characteristics of the inner city?
Terraced houses with the lack of a garden.
Old industry in decline or shut down.
High levels of air pollution.
High density of buildings and lack of open green space.
On street parking.
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What are the characteristics of the inner suburbs?
Semi detached post war houses with off street parking.
Front garden.
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What are the characteristics of the outer suburbs?
Detached houses
Forum shopping centres.
Gardens
Garages
Green space and planned parks.
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What are the characteristics of the rural urban fringe?
Modern housing estates.
Plenty of planned open space.
Out of town supermarkets
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