S+-+Land+Use+Models

Make sure you revise what each of the models show and you can compare the two fluently. Make sure you learn the limitations of the Burgess model.

The Burgess model is a concentric ring model. In the centre of the model is the Central Business Distirct (CBD). This contains the majority of shops and offices in the settlement. The next zone is where the factories and industry is located. The next three zones are residential (this is where people live). In low class residential there are terraced housing in a grid pattern with small or no gardens. In medium class residential there are semi-detached houses with driveways. In high class residential there are large detached houses, garages and the roads are in cul-de-sacs.

**Limitations of the Burgess model ** ·  It assumes that the landscape of cities do not change ·  Physical features - land may restrict growth of certain sectors · [|Commuter villages]  - commuter villages defy the theory since they are located far away from the city ·  Shopping centres, industry and science parks being located outside the city ·  Urban regeneration and  [|gentrification]  - more expensive property can be found in 'low class' housing areas ·  Many new housing estates were built on the edges of cities in Britain ·  The model does not work well for cities are made up of towns joining together

__**The LEDC land-use model**__