B.Arch Programme, IX Semester Theory of Urban Design ARCH503
B.Arch Programme, IX Semester Theory of Urban Design ARCH503
B.Arch Programme, IX Semester Theory of Urban Design ARCH503
Contents
Contents
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Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
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• City economy: regards the city as an economic engine in which space, unlike in
the previous category, is both a resource and an additional cost imposed on the
economy for production or consumption….location of cities an optimization of raw
materials, labour and market locations (ref. Isard,Von Thunen,Christaller)
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Priene City
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Sector Model:
Sector Model:
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Mann’s Concentric
Circles and
Sector Model
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Sector Model:
Shortcomings
• Applies well to limited settlements
• Does not take into account
transportation due to cars, which
makes commerce and commutation
easier
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Shortcomings
• Treats land as isotropic entity
• Assumes even distribution of resources, people and transportation costs
• Each zone displays a significant degree of heterogeneity and not
homogeneity
• No consideration of the influence of physical relief and government
policy
• Not applicable to oriental cities with different cultural, political and
economic backgrounds
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• Geographical economic theory that refers to how the demand for land
price and demand changes as the distance from CBD increases
• Based on the idea that retail establishments wish to maximize their
profitability so they are willing to pay much more for land close to CBD
for less land further away from the area
• The amount they are willing to pay is called ‘bid rent’
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References;
1. http://
epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/epgpdata/uploads/epgp_content/S000017GE/P001696/M020263/ET/149
6059488UrbanGeog-CentralPlaceTheory-Final-Azka.pdf
2. Sennett Richard 1969, Classical Essays on the Culture of Cities, Prentice Hall, New Jersey
3. The American City: What Works and What Doesn't
by Alexander Garvin (1995)
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Thank You