1. LIVING SPACE
How is land use changing?
Key words
Urbanisation
• Urbanisation is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of global
change. An increase in the proportion of people living in towns and cities.
Suburbanisation
A suburb is a section of the city whose main role is residency for workers of
the city. Suburbanisation is the process whereby residential sections of the
city expand. Three factors that encourage suburbanisation are:
1.population growth,
2.lifestyle values which promote large houses with gardens, and

2. 3. The growth of public transport systems and in latter
years the car allowing people to travel to work in the
urban areas as commuters. Initial growth was linear
following the railway lines but areas became in-filled
as tram, bus and later the car gave individuals
greater freedom of movement.

3. Regeneration
Putting new life into an urban area by
improving
housing and amenities and attracting new
jobs .
Central Business District ( CBD )
• Middle of the city.
• The oldest of the settlement includes a large number of
shops,offices and public building.
• Difference land uses.
• Surrounding CBD – older building, garages and workshops and
• some housing.

4. Transition Zone
A mix of commercial buildings and
housing

5. Cbd of Istanbul, Turkey

6. Cbd of New York

7. Cbd of Sydney

8. Cbd Kuala Lumpur