Urban land use, economic activity and land values
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What is the CBD?
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The **Central Business District** — a city's commercial core (shops, offices, banks) and most accessible point.
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Define land value.
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The **price or rent** of a piece of land. Highest at the CBD, falling towards the edge.
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What is the peak land-value point (PLVP)?
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The single **most expensive site** in a city, usually a main CBD junction.
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What is bid-rent?
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The idea that each land use will only **pay so much** for a site; the **highest bidder** wins the most accessible land.
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Why does land value fall away from the CBD?
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Accessibility drops with distance, so demand falls — and lower demand means **lower land value**.
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What is the Burgess (concentric) model?
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Land use in **rings** around the CBD: CBD, inner city, then successively newer housing outwards.
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What is the Hoyt (sector) model?
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Land use in **wedges (sectors)** growing out from the CBD along **transport routes**.
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Why is industry usually on the urban edge?
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It needs **cheap, spacious, accessible** land and cannot out-bid retail/offices for the costly CBD.
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Name the three factor types that shape urban land use.
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**Physical** (relief, coast), **economic** (land value, accessibility) and **political** (planning, zoning).
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Why is the informal economy large in megacities like Lagos?
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Rapid growth and migration leave **too few formal jobs**, so people rely on small-scale informal work to survive.
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Give one political factor and its effect.
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**Planning/zoning** — councils fix where activities can locate (e.g. Singapore zones industry onto reclaimed coast).
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What does a top [10] Examine answer need?
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Two+ developed factors, a named city, a weighing of their relative importance, and a clear judgement.
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