The document summarizes the characteristics of different areas within an urban environment. The CBD has the most accessible land for development with high land values and congestion issues. Old inner city areas were densely populated with low quality housing and lack of amenities. Factories were originally built near transportation with problems of lack of space and dereliction of empty industrial lands. Attempts were made to improve living conditions through redevelopment and renewal. The inner suburbs expanded after World War 2 with public transport and cars. The rural-urban fringe saw housing estates, industry, and high quality private housing development after the 1960s.