Importance of Accessibility to a Central Location and the Land Market
Patterns of Businesses Location in a City
What kinds of businesses would want to be near the center of the city?
What kinds of businesses would not want to be near the center of the city?
Basic and Non-Basic firms
Housing?
Residual Land Use
Concentric Zone Model
Does the city look like this in real life?
Sector Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Assignment for Next Time
Read pp. 366-371. Come to class with a basic understanding of the following concepts and ideas: multicentered metropolis, edge city, exurbs, causes of urban spread, suburbanization and inner city decline.
