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Urban processes + change
Types of zones
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Four components of a central business district
High building density
Pedestrianised areas
High Street shops
Restaurants
Four components of pedestrianised areas
No
vehicles
allowed except
delivery vehicles
Seating
provided
Landscaping
such as flowerbeds
Paving not
roads
Four components of zones of affluence (wealth)
Large houses
High house prices
Safe
Gardens
Four components of zones of deprivation
Low house
/
rent prices
Poor environmental
quality e.g
graffiti
Tower blocks
Unsafe
Four components of zones undergoing rapid regeneration
Changing
the urban landscape from one thing to another e.g
industrial sites
to museums
Improving environmental
quality
Attracting tourists
or residents
Construction
Four components of zones where multicultural communities thrive
Different types of shops and
services
e.g polish
supermarkets
Different places of
worship
e.g
mosque
Different
religious
groups
Different
ethnic
backgrounds
One advantage and one disadvantage of creating pedestrianised zones in a city centre
Advantage:
safer
for pedestrians because of no
traffic
Disadvantage:
shoppers
may not be able to park near shops, so they have to carry heavy shopping
longer distances