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6. Landuse Patterns in LEDC and MIC Cities

This page develops typical land use patterns in MEDC and MIC cities. It develops the location of slums and the factors that explain it. It develops these factors through two case studies, namely Lagos in Nigeria and Rio in Brazil

You aim to...

Complete the following learning goals:
  • To introduce urban models for LEDCs and Middle Income Countries
  • To examine the reasons why CBDs and inner cities house wealthy residential areas, including proximity to markets, poor transport, wealth segregation.
  • To examine the location of informal housing and rates of rapid growth on the periphery, pockets around the CBD and on waste ground, steep slopes, marsh area. Lagos Case study and Rio Case study
  • To explain these patterns, including proximity to roads and CBD for service jobs, high cost of formal housing, available land, cheap affordable rents in slums, rapid growth

Acquire the following Geographical skills:

  • Interpreting LEDC and MIC urban models
  • To examine the location characteristics of slums shown in maps

Syllabus:    Describe and give reasons for the characteristics of, and changes in, land use in urban areas

Starter Activity - Urban Models

Take a look at the two land use models below & discuss the following as a class:

  1. Do you notice any similarities between the 2 models?
  2. How are they different to Hoyt's sector model?

Complete the activities on the  worksheet using the streetview shots below.

 Land use models worksheet

Use the Google Streetview shots below to help you answer question 5 on the worksheet. 

Activity 1 - Characteristics of Slums

  1. Discuss with the person sat next to you what a slum is? How would you define it?
  2. Then answer the two questions below.

Activity 2 - The Location of Slums

Complete the activities on the worksheet below.

 Location of Slums in Rio and Sao Paulo

Activity 3 - Investigating Rocinha

Watch the Rochina clip (only 2:00 - 4:00) and the traffic congestion / Barra clip (only 8:15 - 11:00)

  1. How has Rocinha developed over time?
  2. How could the favelas be improved differently?

Activity 4 - Makoko, Lagos

Take a look at the map below and then answer the following two questions on your worksheet:

  1. The features in the map describe the distribution of squatter settlements in Lagos.
  2. Explain the distribution. (Hint: why does no developer want the land?)

3. Watch the short film below and complete the rest of the questions on the worksheet

 Makoko activities

 

1. Identify one characteristic of a squatter settlement. (1)

Choose from one of the following

 a) A location previously built on.

b )A location that has high rise developments.

c) A location that has illegally been built on.

d) A location that has a planned housing development.

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2. Explain 2 reasons why land use patterns can vary (4)

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3. Study the image above. Suggest one reason why this area is likely to be part of a Central urban area ( 2)

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