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Introduction

Main aim

The main aim of my project is to examine Altrincham and to see how it compares to the Burgess land use model. To do this I will use a vary of different techniques and ideas to examine Altrincham on things that I think relate with distance from the C.B.D

Sub-Hypothesis

In order to carry out this and examine it fully, seven different predictions have been aroused all of which will be compared to the Burgess land use model.  The background theories behind all of these sub-hypothesis are orientated from the Burgess model.

   

  1. Housing age decreases with distance from the C.B.D.

 

I believed that with distance from the C.B.D, the housing age would decrease. This is due to the fact that burgess presumed, poorer people live in the internal areas of the city meaning that the wealthier people live in the suburban parts of the city. Normally, the more wealthy people will tend to live in more modern housing unlike the poor people who will generally to live in council flats or old run down houses the conclusion to this theory is that the houses will get modernised as the distance from the C.B.D increases.

  1. The amount of green space increases with distance from the C.B.D

   

 I also considered that the amount of green space will increase with distance from the C.B.D. This is due to the fact that Burgess assumed that the C.B.D and the transition zone will not contain many trees or pars in order to save space for warehouses, factories etc causing a vast mount of pollution. Therefore in the more residential areas there will be more green space as there are no industrial affairs to interfere with the earth’s nature.

  1. Housing quality increases with distance from the C.B.D.

 I also came up with the theory that housing quality will increase with distance from the C.B.D. This follows the same reason as the housing age as the wealthier people are able to afford to keep there house in good condition and they can afford to determine what size the house will be, how many garages there are needed, how big the gardens are etc, whereas the less wealthy people are confined to what they can afford in the same terms. Therefore housing qualities will increase with distance from the C.B.D.

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  1. Traffic density decreases with distance from the C.B.D.

 I also believed that the traffic density decreased with distance from the C.B.D. This is due to the fact Burgess of the routes presumably lead to the C.B.D. in this case therefore, it must mean that the city centre is extremely densely populated opposing the outer city which will then get gradually more sparsely populated as it reaches the edge of the city I which there will not be many cars due to the lack of things to do.

 

  1. Environmental quality increases with distance ...

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