The Location of Different Land Uses in LEDC Cities
In Nairobi there are eight different land uses within the city. These
are the CBD, open space, the industrial zone, high-income residential
areas, middle-income residential areas, shanty settlements, low-income
residential areas and self-help housing. Below is a model of the
functional zones within Nairobi.
The CBD (1) is the area where administration happens which includes
the Parliament Buildings and the prestigious Kenyatta International
Conference, commercial activities and shopping. Large hotels are also
located here and in the north of the CBD there is the University and
also the National Theatre. It is similar to that of 'western' cities
however congestion and competition for space are even greater here.
All the national buildings are in the CBD because they will be able to
afford the high rent prices as the government will be paying for them
as they use them and that money is provided by the people of the
country. There will be large hotels here as well because most tourists
will want to stay in the centre of the city as they won't want to be
staying in the shanty settlements etc which isn't as nice and probably
more dangerous. The hotels will also be a lot closer to the shops and
national buildings which tourists want to visit so the hotel owners
can charge highly, therefore being able to afford the rent.
Immediately to the west and north of the CBD, there is a lot of open
space. These include Uhuru Park and several other parks, sports
grounds and a golf course. There is also Nairobi National Park to the
south and Karura forest, which is outside the city boundaries. These
open spaces have occurred because the land, which surrounds the three
rivers (Mathare, Nairobi and Ngong), is swampy and malarial so would
be unsuitable to build upon. The golf course is in between the rivers
Mathare and Nairobi while the Nairobi National Park is south of the
River Ngong.
The industrial zone has grown in a linear fashion in a sector that
The arrival of immigrants triggered a rapid urbanization of the major cities in the United States. New buildings were built to keep up with the city’s population increase, new modes of transportation were built in order to get across the city faster, and settlement house were created The immigrants rushed into cities causing skyscrapers and tenements to be build. As a result of limited land, businesses decide to build the business up instead of out. In addition, many of the immigrants were poor, so the tenement was invented. A tenement is a building full of small apartments that would house many families. Document two shows an immigrant family living in one of these tenements. In addition, to changes in building there were also changes
will travel on and off that amount of land different times of the year looking
about the city, he doesn’t leave, and mentions that leaving is not an option. Ellis adds to
Its not too far from the city but in saying that i think it needs to upgrade a lot of perspectives for the youth there is a lot of boredom here. Its not really a lot that a teenage person could do here”
close to the M25 and M3, so it has good access roads for people which
Suburbia as an ideal, is a preference based on perpetual stability, be it though neighbourhood identity or the act of home ownership ^ a view not reflected in planning models heavily biased towards highly mobile societies. Cost benefits deemed to be provided by higher-density living, in terms of more efficient use of infrastructure, are realized primarily in the private sectors (Troy,1998). A result inconclusive to State government objectives towards reduced public spending. Traffic reduction as an expressed direct result of higher-density residential living is largely incorrect. A falsehood achieved by using density as a substitute for sociological variables such as income, household size, and lifestyle characteristics (Moriarty,1996).
Urban Morphology · As cities have grown in area and population in the 20th century, many geographers have tried to identify and to explain variations in spatial patterns. Spatial patterns, which show differences and similarities in land use and/or social groupings within a city, reflect how various urban areas have evolved economically and culturally in response to changing conditions over a period of time. While each city has its own distinctive pattern, studies of other urban areas have shown that they also demonstrate similar patterns. Consequently, several models describing and explaining urban structure have been put forward. · diagrams showing structure of cities in MEDCsThe two urban models below are
Problems in LEDC Cities Less economically developed countries, known as LEDCs, encounter many. problems such as infrastructure, pollution, education, employment and also a housing. The extent of the seriousness of these problems varies. in each country, but as the countries are not yet more economically.
Urban planners plan for the development of urban and rural areas. Most work for city, county, or other governmental agencies, where they help develop and perform official policy regarding current and future land use. They are concerned with all features of the environment, including the location and design of buildings, transportation systems and with the protection of natural resources, including air and water quality and population density. They report on the best location for houses, stores and parks. Planners also consider social and economic factors that will be affected by land use changes. Planners generally work in clean, well-lighted offices. However, they may spend much of their time outside the office, attending meetings or hearings,
Solutions to the problems of urban sprawl in the United States are out there… However some are easier while others are harder the biggest would be getting people on board with all of these solutions. Expansion of public transportation and light rail to reduce cars on the road and pollution and shorten commute time; land-use planning that puts hard boundaries on urban growth, forcing densification of earlier sprawl areas into higher-density solutions. As Americans we have got to take action and make a stand and truly make the change. But doing so would eliminate what everyone calls as the “American Dream.” This dream will be dead, the American Dream was possible 50-100 years ago immigrants coming here for a better life and more opportunity to
where you will see the business area. An interesting part of that area is Wall Street,
Pune Town Planning & Valuation Department. Regional Plan of Pune 2011. Pune: Government of Maharashtra, 1976.
Urbanisation is an indispensable component of Economic Development, but along with it arrives in all allied problems. With the increase in urbanization trends the towns and cities not just becomes more densely populated but also they expand geographically. This process of urbanization creates a huge gap between the supply and demand of urban infrastructure and services. This leads to overstressed basic infrastructure services in urban areas. To cope up with these problems the urban local bodies will have to scale up in their capacity to provide adequate infrastructure facilities such as water supply, sewerage system, sanitation, solid waste management, housing and roads in the existing urban areas as well as in new areas. Such haphazard development otherwise poses to severe health and economic risks to the entire community.
An emerging issue is that of urban sprawl. While some aspects of urban sprawl has been seen since ancient times, this phenomenon has started gaining the most momentum in the past century, aided by the advancement of technology, especially with the rise of mass produced automobiles, houses and highway systems. Many people unknowingly contribute to this environmental problem, as is the nature of it. Urban sprawl deals with the growth of the suburbs, the area between the urban and rural areas of a city. Most of America’s largest cities and states, in terms of population, are prime examples of urban sprawl. Opponents of urban sprawl usually cite the government as a major cause of sprawl. The government may be a major catalyst of sprawl in the present day, but history of sprawl dates back to mainly an economic and social root rather than political. Ironically, urban sprawl is also known as rural sprawl; the terms just refer to the spreading of urban population and area into rural areas (Cornell University). With the encroachment of human development comes the destruction of wilderness areas, something that is commonly known to contribute to a wide variety of environmental problems. Automobiles are also a major part of sprawl, contributing to the depleting supply of global oil and the addition of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Noticing these negative effects, some communities around the country and the world are taking measures to reduce their city’s sprawl, ultimately saving the environment.