close to the edge quick identification guide cbd inner city suburbs rural-urban fringe rural...

Close to the EdgeQuick identification guide

CBDInner CitySuburbs

Rural-urban fringeRural (including rural villages)

CBD

• High-rise office buildings / high status developments• Transport hubs for road and rail• Commercial premises including large amounts of

retail (particularly chain stores)• Office buildings• Large footfall – plenty of pedestrians• Cathedral and other historic buildings• Places of tourist interest and services to cater for

them such as hotels

INNER CITY

• Some high-rise residential buildings• Older transport hubs for road and rail• Some retail, including independent retailers • Office buildings• Signs of derelict buildings / some redevelopment /

more graffiti• Some terraced housing, often inter-war or older• Some larger Victorian / Edwardian villas, sometimes

sub-divided for flats / student accommodation• Street parking

SUBURBS

• Residential – often post-war• More green spaces – parks and larger gardens• Local services: small shopping parades• Primary and secondary schools

RURAL-URBAN FRINGE

• High-rise buildings• Transport hubs for road and rail• Commercial premises including large amounts of

retail• Office buildings• Large footfall – plenty of pedestrians• Cathedral and other historic buildings• Places of tourist interest and services to cater for

them such as hotels

RURAL VILLAGES

• Low population density• Range of housing, surrounded by open space• Fewer services• Quiet – less traffic• Little public transport

Images by Alan ParkinsonSlide 2: Geneva city centreSlide 3: Sheffield from the ManorSlide 4: StirlingSlide 5: Book cover of 1940’s town planningSlide 6: Snowy village from the air

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