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Key Urban Models Explained

The document discusses several urban models: the concentric zone theory developed by E.W. Burgess includes a transition zone for CBD expansion; the sector model by Homer Hoyt developed with the premise that uses grow with the CBD in the direction of higher income; the multiple nuclei model by Chauncy Harris and Edward Pullman recognizes uses evolve around several nodes rather than a single core; and the urban realms model by James Vance presents the emergence of independent, self-sufficient sectors brought about by the automobile.

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Key Urban Models Explained

The document discusses several urban models: the concentric zone theory developed by E.W. Burgess includes a transition zone for CBD expansion; the sector model by Homer Hoyt developed with the premise that uses grow with the CBD in the direction of higher income; the multiple nuclei model by Chauncy Harris and Edward Pullman recognizes uses evolve around several nodes rather than a single core; and the urban realms model by James Vance presents the emergence of independent, self-sufficient sectors brought about by the automobile.

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URBAN MODELS

Urban Models
Concentric Zone Theory

- the geographer
E.W. Burgess
- includes transition
zone for eventual
CBD expansion
- has some
deficiencies but
simplicity has
stood the test
of time
Urban Models

- the economist Sector Model


Homer Hoyt
- developed under the
premise that other
uses grow with
the CBD
- consistent with the
observation that
most cities grow
in the direction of
the higher income
Urban Models
- by Chauncy Harris &
Edward Pullman Multiple Nuclei Model
(geographers)
- uses do not evolve
around a single core
but at several nodes
and focal points

- recognizes that different activities have varying


accessibility requirements
Urban Models
Urban Realms

- by James Vance
- presents the
emergence of
self-sufficient
sectors
- independent urban
realms brought
by the impact of
the automobile

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