The most intergrated of all cities and constitute to their own level
Examples, London and New York
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What is an alpha + city
A highly intergrated city, largely filling advanced service needs of Asia and Pacific regions
Examples, Tokyo, Shanghai, Sydney
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What is an alpha city
Important world cities which link major economic regions to the world economy
Examples, China, Madrid, Sao Paulo
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What is a Beta city
Important cities which link their regions into the world economy
Examples, Lisbon, Rome, Copenhagen
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What is a Gamma city
World cities linking smaller regions to the world economy
Examples, Zagneb, Lahone, St Petersburg
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Where are world cities located
Many are in eastern Asia
Many are along the coast, due to trade links
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What is urban morphology
The spatial structure and organisation of a city
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Where did industrial areas develop
Close to rivers, as they were a source of energy production and gave an easy method of transporting goods away
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Why was flat land important to a city's location
Road and rail infrastructure was easier to construct on land with low relief
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The point of the highest land value is...
PLVI
Peak land value intersection
Land prices fall with distance from this point due to the theory of distance decay
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Where is the PLVI found and what is there?
Found in the centre of the CBD
Usually high profitable businesses are there, such as big national retailers (anchor stores)
These businesses can afford to pay the large rents here
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Where is there high land value in Hull
- Close to the M62 and city centre
- Kingswood
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What is the bid rent theory?
This explains the distribution of different activities near the urban centres. It shows how much each of these different activities are willing to pay for land and the distance they are from the CBD
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Bid rent theory findings
Shops/offices can afford high land values in/close to the CBD
Industry can't afford the highest land value, so is found away from the CBD
Housing can only afford low land values, far away from the CBD
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What is an alpha + city
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A highly intergrated city, largely filling advanced service needs of Asia and Pacific regions
Examples, Tokyo, Shanghai, Sydney
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