Redevelopment of city centres

Redevelopment of Urban Centres

• The CBD of a City contains the principal commercial areas and public buildings and is the centre for business and commercial activities

• Is accessible from all parts of urban area• Has highest land values – PLVI• It is not static:1. It can grow outwards – zone of

assimilation2. It can retreat – zone of discard

Limited light manufacturing

Some derelict land

Wholesalers, warehouses

Car Sales/service

Small shops, low grade shops

Specialist services, e.g. medical

Multi-let residences, often old houses

Transport terminals Office area,

e.g. solicitors

Shops requiring large areas of land

Low residential population

CORE

FRAME

High density of pedestrians – zones of maximum accessibility, often pedestrianised

Functional zoning – similar activities concentrate & cluster, e.g. banks/shoe shops

Area of shopping quality

Concentration of dept stores, chain stores etc

Absence of manufacturing industry

Concentration of banks/businesses

Multi Storey development, high buildings

Some vertical zoning with use of first/second floors

PLVI

• In some CBDs retailing is declining because of competition from out of town developments.

• This means there is a greater emphasis on offices and services

• In large urban centres there is often segregation of different types of businesses within the CBD, forming distinct quarters.

• Retailing tends to be separate from commercial and professional offices and forms a distinct inner core.

• The outer core is made up of offices and entertainment centres with some smaller shops

• The frame contains service industries, wholesalers and car parks