1. Land in urban areas is used for residential, commercial, industrial, and open space purposes. Residential includes houses, flats, and high-rise apartments, while commercial uses include shops, offices, and banks. 2. Land use varies in different zones from the city center outward. The CBD has tall, dense buildings for businesses and shops due to high land prices. Inner areas have terraced housing and some industry. Outer suburbs have larger homes, parks, and shopping centers as land is cheaper. 3. Factors like transportation access, land costs, population density, and historical development patterns influence how land is allocated between residential, commercial, industrial, and open space in different parts of a city.

1. Land use in cities How is land used in urban areas?

2. Starter: List as many ways as you can for how land is used in cities How is land used in urban areas?

3. How is land used in urban areas? Starter: Complete the following table by adding the terms below to the correct columns Shops Dockyards Banks Factories Houses Flats Parks Restaurants Cinemas Offices Residential Entertainment Open Space Industrial Commercial

15. How is land used in urban areas? Land-use can be divided into 5 different zones CBD – Central Business District Outer Suburbs Inner Suburbs Twilight Zone (Inner City) Industrial Zone

16. 6. Semi-detached houses with gardens 11. Lots of public transport links 10. Parks and open spaces 18. Modern out-of -town shopping centres 16. Terraced housing 17. Some garages 9. High-rise flats may now replace some run-down areas 5. Shops and Offices 13. Tall high density buildings 1. Leisure and entertainment facilities 15. Land is cheaper 14. Cheapest housing 19. High-value land 3. Very few driveways 2. Large detached houses with garages 8. Grew in response to increased car ownership 12. Oldest 4. Most expensive houses 20. Industry 7. Newest

18. 6. Semi-detached houses with gardens 11. Lots of public transport links 10. Parks and open spaces 18. Modern out-of -town shopping centres 16. Terraced housing 17. Some garages 9. High-rise flats may now replace some run-down areas 5. Shops and Offices 13. Tall high density buildings 1. Leisure and entertainment facilities 15. Land is cheaper 14. Cheapest housing 19. High-value land 3. Very few driveways 2. Large detached houses with garages 8. Grew in response to increased car ownership 12. Oldest 4. Most expensive houses 20. Industry 7. Newest 6. Semi-detached houses with gardens 11. Lots of public transport links 10. Parks and open spaces 18. Modern out-of -town shopping centres 16. Terraced housing 17. Some garages 9. High-rise flats may now replace some run-down areas 5. Shops and Offices 13. Tall high density buildings 1. Leisure and entertainment facilities 15. Land is cheaper 14. Cheapest housing 19. High-value land 3. Very few driveways 2. Large detached houses with garages 8. Grew in response to increased car ownership 12. Oldest 4. Most expensive houses 20. Industry 7. Newest

20. What land uses can you identify?

26. Characteristics of the Inner City High density 19th Century housing and manufacturing. Housing is usually linear, back to back and terraced This area tends to be run down unless housing has been redeveloped Land values are lower than those in the CBD. However, they still remain high. Houses are cheaper to buy / rent Population density in the inner city is very high as houses have been squeezed in. crowded areas with little open space Front doors open straight on to the pavement No front or back gardens (just a small back yard) factories providing employment for residents Social Problems - high crime rates, above average concentrations of low-income citizens

27. CBD (CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) 1. Leisure and entertainment facilities 5. Shops and Offices 11. Lots of public transport links 12. Oldest 13. Tall high density buildings 19. High-value land INDUSTRIAL ZONE 20. Industry TWILIGHT ZONE (INNER CITY) 3. Very few driveways 9. High-rise flats may now replace some run-down areas 14. Cheapest housing 16. Terraced housing INNER SUBURBS 6. Semi-detached houses with gardens 8. Grew in response to increased car ownership 17. Some garages OUTER SUBURBS 2. Large detached houses with garages 4. Most expensive houses 7. Newest 10. Parks and open spaces 15. Land is cheaper 18. Modern out-of -town shopping centres How is land used in urban areas? Use the Venn Diagram to classify each land-use statement (1-20) into social , economic or cultural Social Cultural Economic

28. 1. & 2. Tall buildings are located in the ………….. because land prices are very …………………………… here and so it is much cheaper to build upwards. Many businesses choose to set up their offices in the CBD because this is generally the most ………………………… part of a city, meaning people can travel here to work easily. Most major shopping chains also choose to locate in the CBD for the same reasons. Also, if shops are in a more accessible area then this is likely to attract more …………………………, which brings in more ……………………... 3. & 4. Priory is surrounded by lots of …………………………… houses which tend not to have driveways. This is partly due to limited ……………………………. in this …………………………….. location. Additionally, inner city housing in Portsmouth, like that surrounding Priory, was originally built a long time ago to house ………………………………………………... At this time very few people owned ……………………….. and residents could walk to work. Therefore there was no need for houses to have driveways. As you move away from the inner city towards the ………………………. the number of driveways …………………………... This is because the suburbs grew in response to an increase in car ownership, meaning people could travel longer ………………………… to work and could therefore live further away. Hence, since the suburbs grew in response to increased car ownership, ………………… houses have driveways as you move ……………………………………… from the city centre. 5. An increase in the number of out-of-town shopping centres may lead to a ………………………. in the number of people travelling to the CBD, resulting in shops in the CBD …………………….. customers and therefore money. If shops are losing money they may reach a point where they can no longer afford to remain …………………, meaning that shops in the CBD may begin to close and therefore the CBD may become run-down and suffer ………………………………. – a process whereby a town or city falls into a state of disrepair, resulting in unemployment, abandonment of shops, etc. losing; money; suburbs; urban decay; further away; space; dockyard workers; accessible; cars; CBD; terraced; shoppers; expensive; more; open; inner city; distances; increases; decline;

29. How is land used around Priory School Annotate the key land-use features in the following photos taken from Priory’s roof – give as much detail and explanation as possible. Write a sentence explaining which zone you think Priory belongs to and why

30. How is land used around Priory School Annotate the key land-use features in the following photos taken from Priory’s roof – give as much detail and explanation as possible. Write a sentence explaining which zone you think Priory belongs to and why

31. How has land use changed? 1999

32. How has land use changed? Dec 2005

33. How has land use changed? April 2007

34. How has land use changed? 2010