Urban Land Use Models

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Film summary

A look at the Burgess and Hoyt models, and how each explains the layout of urban settlements.

Key facts

• The Burgess Model shows a city's development as a series of concentric rings, the innermost being the central business district, the next the inner city, and the outer the suburbs.
• The Hoyt Model proposes that a city develops in sectors, taking account of physical features.
• In the Hoyt Model, industry develops along lines of communication, with low-cost housing located beside industrial areas.
• Different urban land use models apply in developing countries, with businesses and expensive apartments frequently concentrated along main roads out of cities, and impoverished areas occupying poor-quality land on the outskirts.