Urban Land Use Factors that determine where cities are located Transportation Types Urban Land Uses How cities grow (Diversity, Multiplier Effect, Renewal)

Factors that determined the location of cities - natural harbour - important road intersection

major highway natural resources

river railway

Transportation Roads

Major Types of Roads Highways: minimum access and high-speed roads designed for high traffic over long distances Arterial Roads: main roads that carry traffic through the city; usually lined with commercial and industrial land uses Local Roads: smaller and narrower; take people from their homes to the arterial road system; much lower speed limits and volumes of traffic.

Identify highway, arterial road and local road

Railway

Pipelines

Types of Urban Land Use Land useWhat is it?Where is it? Residential Houses, condos, apartments, etc… Suburbs are on the fringes. Apartments/condos in city. Commercial Restaurants, stores, gas stations, etc…easy access locations Industrial Factories, equipment garages, warehouses, etc… Access to transportation routes, usually away from residential areas Institutional and Public Buildings Schools, Hospitals, City Hall, etc.Usually village centres, near residential areas Open Space and Recreational Parks, Conservation Areas, Cemetaries, Arena, Community Centres, etc. On the fringes of cities, near residential areas

Residential Density The average number of housing units per hectare in an area LOW DENSITY: Usually single-family homes MEDIUM DENSITY: Usually townhouses HIGH DENSITY: Usually apartments

Which has high, medium or low density? #1 #2 #3Apartments

Commercial

Industrial

Residential

Institutional

Open Space and Recreational are everywhere!

Hierarchy of Urban Services Check off whether each service is offered in a Small Town, Small City and/or Large City

Diversified Urban Center For an urban center to develop, it needs to have diversity in the following areas. Otherwise, it will not grow and thrive. For example, places that have just one resource/industry cannot grow unless they diversify (develop new industries). What are examples of manufacturing? What are examples of transportation? What are examples of resource use? What are examples of service centres?

Multiplier Effect This term helps to understand how communities can diversify. An increase (or decrease) in the number of non-basic jobs available in a city as a result of the growth (or decline) in the number of basic jobs. For example, in Cornwall, Domtar Papermill employed nearly a thousand employees. And these employee settled and raised their families in Cornwall, thus creating the need for numerous services (basic and non-basic) i.e. doctors, dentists, plumbers, shopping malls, etc. Therefore, Domtar created a massive ‘Multiplier Effect’ in Cornwall. It also had the same “reverse” effect when it shut down in 2006.

Changing Cities: Cities grow outward from a central core Think about the construction of a cities over time… Buildings tend to get newer as the distance from the city core increases. However, we mustn’t forget: Urban Renewal!!! Renovation - a building is redone or changed into something else. Redevelopment – a building is torn down and a new one is built.