Economic Rent and Land Use in Cities

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

Come to class prepared to conduct the Lincolnway Field Study. Review concepts from the start of class including agglomeration, accessibility, space, place, scale, distance, location, spatial interaction

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