Investigating the Land Use of Stanmore

Investigating the Land Use of Stanmore

Introduction

This is my coursework on the Land use of Stanmore. I decided to do

this topic because it enabled me to practice more on the subject of

settlement which is one of my weak areas in Geography. Although I do

not live in Stanmore, most of my time is spent there, at my school (Bentley

Wood High School). Stanmore is located in the South East of London, in

the London Borough of Harrow. It is north east from

Harrow-on-the-Hill.

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Aim

The aim of this coursework is to notice and observe the land use in

Stanmore and to find out whether it relates to the concentric model,

the sector model or both. In the concentric model the central business

district (CBD) would be in the centre of the borough and surrounding

the CBD would be some industrial area, around the industrial area

there would be residential areas first low quality, then medium

quality, and finally high quality. In the sector model there would be

the CBD in the centre and the different zones would have been built in

sections, parallel to the roads.

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[A diagram of the Hoyt Model]

Hypothesis

1. The land use in the CBD will mainly be retail.

2. The biggest land use in Stanmore will be residential.

3. Cheaper housing will be near the CBD.

4. More expensive housing will be near the outskirts of Stanmore.

5. Industry or any light manufacturing will be around the CBD.

6. Near to the CBD will be mostly terraced houses.

7. Furthest from the CBD will be Semi-detached and detached housing.

METHODOLOGY

Planning

The techniques that I will use to determine whether my hypotheses are

correct or not are:

A pedestrian and traffic count at various places in Stanmore to find

out where the CBD is. I shall also conduct a questionnaire in these