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Chapter 13: Urban Patterns

Chapter 13: Urban Patterns. The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography. Why Do Services Cluster Downtown?. CBD land uses Central business districts (CBDs) Retail services in the CBD Retailers with a high threshold Retailers with a high range

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Chapter 13: Urban Patterns

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  1. Chapter 13: Urban Patterns The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography

  2. Why Do Services Cluster Downtown? • CBD land uses • Central business districts (CBDs) • Retail services in the CBD • Retailers with a high threshold • Retailers with a high range • Retailers serving downtown workers • Business services in the CBD

  3. CBD of Charlotte, NC Figure 13-1

  4. Why Do Services Cluster Downtown? • Competition for land in the CBD • High land costs • Some of the most expensive real estate in the world = Tokyo • Intensive land use • Underground areas • Skyscrapers • “Vertical geography”

  5. Why Do Services Cluster Downtown? • Activities excluded from the CBD • Lack of industry in the CBD • Modern factories require large, one-story parcels of land • Lack of residents in the CBD • Push and pull factors involved • CBDs outside North America • Less dominated by commercial considerations.

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