Question

Demonstrate with explanation and examples the factors that account for different land use pattern in urban areas

Answer 1

Answer:

The amounts of land used for each purpose are constantly changing

Land use can be influenced by many factors -

physical - soil fertility, soil drainage, slope angle, aspect, scenery, mineral potential etc.

economic - distance from markets, demand for different uses.

social - population size, legislation, government policies

The biggest single land use change in the UK is the growth of residential areas (see image, right).

Housing density (number of dwellings/hectare) has a huge impact on the land use pressure. A bigger housing density means less land is used.

Low density development (less than 20-25 dwellings per hectare) is unlikely to sustain local services or public transport, creating increased dependence on car use. The government proposes to set minimum densities for new development and to oppose low density developments.

Explanation:

Hope you understand.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Location and the Spatial Economy

The quest here is to model mathematically and show graphically both the determinants and consequences of individual location decisions. Regularities in spatial patterns are readily observable, among them, the emergence and persistence of large cities, clusters of related industries, relatively homogenous residential areas within cities, and regularities in city size distributions. The goal, chiefly of economists who work in this tradition, is to show how these