Location of inner city
Glasgow
Locations of the inner city
- In older cities, the inner city area is near the centre and surrounding the CBD.
- Inner city areas are identified not only by their physical featureA natural landform. but often by negative socio economic featureSomething that demonstrates how economic activity affects social processes e.g. unemployment creates poverty., eg derelict buildingsA building that has been abandoned and is lying empty., waste groundAn area of land that has been previously built on and is no longer used. and run-down housing.
Reasons for inner city location
- Old heavy industrial factoriesPlaces of work that make bulky or heavy goods e.g. shipyards and steel works. were near the city centre.
- Low-cost housing like tenements4/5 storey flats built from sandstone. were built quickly for poorly paid workers who needed to live close to work.
- People in poor inner city areas were able to make use of city centre amenitiesFacilities such as shops, services and restaurants..
Identifying features of the inner city
- High density of buildings and lack of good quality open space, eg parks.
- Grid iron street pattern
- Older, 19th century, low-cost housing - likely to be tenements in Scotland and terraced housingRows of houses all joined together. in England.
- Poor quality housing with a lack of gardens.
- derelict landAn area of land that has been previously built on and is no longer used.
- Old industry in decline or shut down.
- A declining population with high unemployment.
- Large areas of re-developmentAny new construction on land that has had pre-existing uses. or urban regenerationWhen an area has been completely transformed by the refurbishment of the buildings and landscape..
- Limited convenience shopping facilitiesA shop that sells everyday essentials such as bread, milk and newspapers..
- High levels of air pollution from traffic.
- Visual pollution in the form of vandalismThe deliberate addition, removal or change to something. and graffitiWriting or graphics that have been written or sprayed illegally on a surface or wall in a public place..
- Areas demolished and used for motorways and ring roadsRoads which by-pass city centres to reduce congestion..
An example of an inner city area in Glasgow is Govan.
