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  2. Concentric zone model - Wikipedia

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    Based on human ecology theory done by Burgess and applied on Chicago, it was the first to give the explanation of distribution of social groups within urban areas.This concentric ring model depicts urban land usage in concentric rings: the Central Business District (or CBD) was in the middle of the model, and the city is expanded in rings with different land uses.

  3. Central business district - Wikipedia

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    A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district . Geographically, it often coincides with the " city centre " or " downtown ".

  4. List of central business districts - Wikipedia

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    Core CBDs: Makati CBD, Ortigas Center, Bonifacio Global City. Secondary CBDs: Alabang (Filinvest City, Ayala Alabang), Bay City, Triangle Park, Arca South, Binondo CBD, Eastwood City, Araneta Center. Mumbai: India: Downtown Historic Centre (Nariman Point - Cuffe Parade - Colaba - Fort), and Central Mumbai (Worli - Lower Parel - Mumbai Central ...

  5. Johannesburg CBD - Wikipedia

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    The Johannesburg Central Business District, commonly called Johannesburg CBD, is one of the main business centres of Johannesburg, South Africa.It is the densest collection of skyscrapers in Africa, however, due to white flight and urban blight, many of the buildings are unoccupied as tenants have left for more secure locations in the Northern Suburbs, in particular Sandton and Rosebank.

  6. Core frame model - Wikipedia

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    The Core frame model is a model showing the urban structure of the Central Business District of a town or city. The model was first suggested by Ronald R. Boyce and Edgar M. Horwood in 1959. [1] The model includes an inner core where land is expensive and used intensively, resulting in vertical development.

  7. Bid rent theory - Wikipedia

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    The bid rent theory is a geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases. Bid Rent Theory was developed by William Alonso in 1964, it was extended from the Von-thunen Model (1826), who analyzed agricultural land use.

  8. Melbourne central business district - Wikipedia

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    The term 'central business district', or 'CBD', was first used in the Report on a planning scheme for the central business area of the City of Melbourne by town planner E.F. Borrie, which was commissioned by the City of Melbourne, and published in 1964. The maps used in the report show the CBD as just the Hoddle Grid, plus the parallel streets ...

  9. Sydney central business district - Wikipedia

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    The CBD is Sydney's city centre, or Sydney City, and the two terms are used interchangeably. Colloquially, the CBD or city centre is often referred to simply as "Town" or "the City". The Sydney CBD is Australia's main financial and economic centre, [2] as well as a leading hub of economic activity for the Asia Pacific region.