Urban Areas

Reasons/Ways to Create City

physical geographic reasons

proximity to natural resources for life (water, fertile soil)

proximity to natural resources for exploitation

modes of transportation

Do these reasons still matter?

cultural/political reasons

create neutral ground between two peoples

finding a geographic centre to unite people

Fully Planned vs. “Natural”

Canberra Melbourne

What are the benefits of the two different ways cities are created?

Planned Cities

Economic Base to Cities

Industry Types• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quaternary

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• School teacher

• University Professor

• Truck driver for logging company

• Truck driver for shipping company

• Construction worker

• Plumber

• Physiotherapist

• outside coach at GGS

• Professional athlete

The Modern CBD – Melbourne

Traffic

Public transit/transit stations

People moving around

Noise

Tall buildings

Small shops

Big companies

Hub of the city

Commuters from outside

Smaller places to live (apts)

Expensive

Meeting places

Hard to find parking

Services

Center of city

Shopping!

What defines the modern CBD to you?

The Modern CBD - Challenges

What do you think are the greatest challenges to the CBD?

Inter-Mixed Zones

Industrialization

In late 1800s and early 1900s modern industry became dominant in many western cities.

IMZ Appears – the ‘Mixed’ Part

People want to live close to their workHousing for rich, middle-class and poor all pop up in areas in the IMZ to

accommodate this.

Homes of the poor and middle-class are built very quickly, not very well.

Deindustrialization – Late 1900s

Secondary level industry moved off-shore to save the money on wages leaving huge holes in the IMZ.

Brick Factory - Brunswick, Melbourne Empty Factory – Detroit, Michigan, USA

Urban DecayJobs leave and factories close causing areas to drastically change.

What type of things happen in these zones of urban decay that continue the cycle of urban decay?

What to do with urban decay?

Urban Renewal

The rebuilding and repurposing of the areas which have suffered urban decay.

May be targeted through urban planning or may happen naturally.

Why might developers and individuals be enticed to move houses or businesses to these “broken down” neighbourhoods?

Gentrification

Process of wealthier people moving homes/businesses into areas of some level of urban decay and fixing things up.

What are the benefits to this?

What are the potential negatives of this?

Infilling

Process of filling gaps in urban areas.

Why is this seen as good?

Rezoning and rebuilding – Fisherman’s Bend