Nature and Perspectives of Geography

Concentric Zone Model E. Burgess; 1923; a generalized model of urban growth and land use that varies slightly from the Sector Model. A city grows outward in a series of rings from the CBD (the 1st zone). The 2nd ring, around the CBD, is called the Zone of Transition (industry, poor housing); the 3rd ring is called the Zone of Working-Class ... ................
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