Urban Land Uses in the City LAND USE
Urban Land Uses in the City
LAND USE PATTERNS • Almost 80% of Canadians live, work, travel, shop and spend leisure time in cities • To meet Canadian’s needs, cities must have factories, offices, houses, apartments, road, rail lines, parks, cemeteries and schools
Six types of land uses 1) Residential Land Use 40% 2) Transportation Land Use 33% 3) Commercial Land Use 4% 4) Industrial Land Use (factories) 6% 5) Institutional and Public Buildings (schools, libraries, government buildings, and religious centres) 10% 6) Open Space and Recreational Land (parks and open space) 7%
Residential Land Use (40%) • Includes all the places where people live (40%) • Residential Density: refers to the number of housing units per square kilometer
Residential Housing TYPES CHARACTERISTICS SINGLE-FAMILY SEPARATE HOUSE WITH OWN YARDS TWO HOUSES JOINED BY COMMON WALL SEMI-DETACHED DUPLEXES BUILDINGS CONTAINING TWO OR MORE DWELLINGS (ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER OR SIDE BY SIDE) TOWNHOUSES ATTACHED TOGETHER IN A ROW APARTMENTS AND CONDOMINIUMS BUILDINGS CONTAINING MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS LOWRISE OR HIGH-RISE
City residents: where would they live? • Describe the type of city housing in which each of the following people would probably live A) A young college student B) An elderly retired couple C) A single parent with children D) A couple with young children E) A wealthy middle-aged family F) A single, young, top-earning lawyer
Transportation Land Use (32%) A city’s transportation system is made up of 2 different parts • 2) Travel Paths (expressways, main roads, local roads, rail and streetcar tracks, bike paths) • 3) Terminal Facilities (Parking lots, train stations, bus stations, airports, docks)
Commercial Land Use (5%) • Land used for commercial activities (shops, offices, theaters, restaurants)
Five Types of Commercial Land Use • 1. Local Service Centres Street-corner shops • 2. Neighbourhood Plazas and Ribbons Attract local customers as well as customers driving by • 3. Community Shopping Centres Malls • 4. Regional Shopping Centres located in suburbs of large cities, more specialized stores • 5. The Central Business District “downtown”
The Central Business District: “The Heart of the City” • The Central Business District: The downtown area of a city (Offices) • For many years, the CBD was the centre where most city dwellers went for both shopping and work. • Today, many Canadians live in the suburbs and shop at suburban retail centres
Industrial Land Use (6%) • Industrial Land Uses include: factories (processing and manufacturing), warehousing (storage), and shipping products (6%) • Also includes power plants, water treatment plants, waste and recycling facilities
Industrial Parks: Why There? Why are most industrial park located on the outskirts of Canadian cities? Think about: -Access to highways and airports -Tax Rates -Access to Workforce and Markets -Noise Created by factories
Institutional and Public Buildings (10%) • About 10% of urban land is occupied by buildings used for schools, hospitals, government offices, and for religious purposes
Open Space and Recreational Land (7%) • Recreational land consists of parks, beaches, playgrounds, playing fields, golf courses, community centres and arenas • Open space may be previously developed land which is now vacant or it may be land which has been left in its natural state
What Type of Land Use is this?
What Type of Land Use is this?
What Type of Land Use is this?
What Type of Land Use is this?
What Type of Land Use is this?
What Type of Land Use is this?
What Type of Land Use is this?
Factors Affecting Land-Use Patterns • 1) Land Value: Land Costs • 2) Zoning: Laws that control the kind amount of development in an area • 3) Technology: Land use patterns reflect the technology that existed when the land was developed • 4) Climate: Winter-city concept advocates the building of cities with inside and outside environments that are livable during long, harsh winters.
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