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6.6 Density & Land Use

The document discusses the characteristics of low-, medium-, and high-density housing and their impact on urban residential land use patterns. It explains how population density is influenced by proximity to the city center, zoning policies, and transportation technology, which shape cultural and developmental aspects of cities. Additionally, it highlights the concept of infilling as a method to redevelop vacant land and enhance residential density.

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6.6 Density & Land Use

The document discusses the characteristics of low-, medium-, and high-density housing and their impact on urban residential land use patterns. It explains how population density is influenced by proximity to the city center, zoning policies, and transportation technology, which shape cultural and developmental aspects of cities. Additionally, it highlights the concept of infilling as a method to redevelop vacant land and enhance residential density.

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6.

6 Density & Land Use


Objective and Essential Learning

Explain how low-, medium-, and high-density housing


characteristics represent different patterns of residential
land use.
▪ Residential buildings and patterns of land use reflect and shape the city’s culture, technological
capabilities, cycles of development, and infilling.

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What are the
patterns of urban
residential land use?
Why do those patterns exist?

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Population Density
Population Density is the amount of people that occupy a specific unit of land.
Residential is a term to describe places in which people reside.

MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL

HIGH DENSITY LOW DENSITY


RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL 4
Bid-Rent Theory
The value of land is influenced by its distance from the
market/city center (CBD).
▪ The land that is closest to the CBD is accessible so it
costs the most money.
▫ Therefore residential density will be HIGH
▫ Expensive land + small plots of land (building up)
= high residential density
▪ The land farthest from the CBD is less accessible so
it costs less money.
▫ Therefore residential density will be lower
▫ Less expensive land + availability of larger plots
= lower residential density
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Residential Land Use & Culture
Historically, older international cities (Paris, Toyoko,
Amsterdam) developed before advancements in
transportation technology…
▪ Therefore, land use is organized so that
residential areas, areas of work and business,
and services are all within walking distance of
one another.
▪ Results in...More apartment buildings in the city
center, higher population densities, less space
for the use of cars, families are more likely to
gather in public places. 6
Residential Land Use & Culture
Newer cities, such as many in the US were developed
around transportation technology that enabled people to
travel longer distances from their homes to work or
services.
▪ Transportation technology impacts residential land
use- people can move to suburban areas with larger
plots of land due to the availability of the automobile.
▪ Results in...development of suburbs, suburban
sprawl, economic and ethnic segregation, more air
pollution, culture of privacy.
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Residential Land Use & Development
Zoning policies created by municipal (local)
governments impact residential land use.
▪ Zoning is a regulation about what type of
development or land use can occur in a specific
location.
▫ Residential, commercial, or industrial
▫ Are you allowed to place a noisy, dirty
factory next to a suburban neighborhood?
▫ Are you allowed to build skyscraper
apartments, or can they only be three floors
high? 8
Residential Land Use & Development
▪ Zoning can impact residential density...
▫ Zone can be changed from only
allowing the development of single
family homes to allowing
apartment buildings.
▫ This would increase the
housing density of a location
while also increasing
affordable housing and access
to infrastructure and
high-quality services. 9
Residential Land Use & Development
Infilling: Redevelopment of vacant land to
improve the surrounding area.
▪ Previous industrial areas can be
converted to offices, housing, and
entertainment venues.
▫ Increases the density of the area
and changes the land use pattern.

Longworth Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio was built in 1904 originally as a warehouse for the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Today, it is a mixed-use development that includes offices, a wedding venue, an
escape room, and more.
10
What are the
patterns of urban
residential land use?
Why do those patterns exist?

11
Objective and Essential Learning

Explain how low-, medium-, and high-density housing


characteristics represent different patterns of residential
land use.
▪ Residential buildings and patterns of land use reflect and shape the city’s culture, technological
capabilities, cycles of development, and infilling.

12

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