urban forms and landscapes

What is urban form

The physical chracterisitics of city = size, layout and land use

How does urban form change

Physical factors and human influence

What are the physical factors

1. Climate type = unstable soils, waterlogged gorund

2. Natural resources

3. Water

4. Topography

What are the human infelucens

1. Wealth = development is safer due ot building regulations

2. Past development = protected businesses n

3. Economic activists = e.g. ports built for trade

4. Wealthier Iand in middle less in the outside

What are the new urban landscapes

1. Mixed use developments

2. Cultural and heritage quarters

3. Edge cities

4. Fortress developments

What are edge cities

Area of businesses, shops and entertainment services on the outskirts of city, usualy by major transport links

• develop due to cheaper land

Fortress developments

Gated communities = areas secured from public access, only certain people w permission allowed in = CCTV, security guards = provide safe dpace for people

Cultural and heritage quarters

Large areas within urban area, cultural importance, historically important = attraction for tourists

Explain mixed-use development

Different buildings with different uses are all in close proximity = people dont have to travel around a city

What is a post-modern western city

Idea that contemporary cities are changing their industries, architectural style and land use in order to keep up with socioeconomic changes in society:

• unusual architecture with strange styles, shapes = emphasis on aesthetics

• Tertiary and quaternary industries are main sectors

• Fragmented urban forms rather things being concentrated in one areas

• Inequality