LAND USE OF STANMORE

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LAND USE OF STANMORE

Tulsi Voralia: 11S

Introduction

This is my coursework on the Land use of Stanmore. I decided to do this topic because it enabled me to practice more on the subject of settlement which is one of my weak areas in Geography. Although I do not live in Stanmore, most of my time is spent there, at my school (Bentley Wood High School). Stanmore is located in the South East of London, in the London Borough of Harrow. It is north east from Harrow-on-the-Hill.

Aim

The aim of this coursework is to notice and observe the land use in Stanmore and to find out whether it relates to the concentric model, the sector model or both. In the concentric model the central business district (CBD) would be in the centre of the borough and surrounding the CBD would be some industrial area, around the industrial area there would be residential areas first low quality, then medium quality, and finally high quality. In the sector model there would be the CBD in the centre and the different zones would have been built in sections, parallel to the roads.

Hypothesis

. The land use in the CBD will mainly be retail.

2. The biggest land use in Stanmore will be residential.

3. Cheaper housing will be near the CBD.

4. More expensive housing will be near the outskirts of Stanmore.

5. Industry or any light manufacturing will be around the CBD.

6. Near to the CBD will be mostly terraced houses.
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7. Furthest from the CBD will be Semi-detached and detached housing.

METHODOLOGY

Planning

The techniques that I will use to determine whether my hypotheses are correct or not are:

A pedestrian and traffic count at various places in Stanmore to find out where the CBD is. I shall also conduct a questionnaire in these places, to show me where the pedestrians have come from and this will determine the CBD's sphere of influence.

Observing the streets of Stanmore to show what type of area it is i.e. residential, retail, industrial ...

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