Urban land use planning key

SCO 4.2 Urban Land Use/Planning (pg 208-211)
Definitions
Name:______________________________
Word Bank
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Use all words, each word will be used only once.
Words are only for fill in the blanks.
Commercial
Open Space
Industrial
Quality of life
Institutional
Residential
Land Use
Transportation
 LAND USE is the term that geographers and planners use to identify the different areas
where people live, shop, work, play and go to schools (pg 208)
 Land use patterns can affect QUALITY OF LIFE in a town or city. (pg 208)
 List the 6 main designations for urban land use. (pg 208)
1. RESIDENTIAL
2. TRANSPORTATION
3. COMMERCIAL
4. INDUSTRIAL
5. INSTITUTIONAL
6. OPEN SPACE
 What % is used for the following urban land in Ottawa? (Refer to figure 5.10 on pg 208)
1. Residential – 29%
2. Other – 40.1 %
3. Open Space – 15.5%
4. Institutional – 3.6%
5. Industrial – 6.1%
6. Commercial – 3.2%
7. Transportation –2.5%
 Which type of land use has the most % and what do you think the reason is?
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Other because it includes roads, vacant land as well as inland waters which have not
been developed yet.
 What type of land use has the least % and what do you think the reason is?
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Transportation because it does not take up much space especially communication
and utilities, they are usually found outside of town.
 Residential land use refers to land that has been allocated to living space. May very in
density and size. (pg 209)
 Transportation land use is important designation. Moving people and goods from place to
place. (pg 209)
 Commercial land use accounts for land that has been assigned to business activities. (pg
210)
 Industrial land use refers to land allocated to factories (where goods are manufactured).
Usually located along major transportation routes. (pg 210)
 In the above question, what are the benefits of that land use being located along major
transportation routes? (pg 210)
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Transport goods to market, easier access therefore less cost to ship.
 Institutional land use refers to urban land occupied by schools, hospitals, and government.
(pg 211)
 What is the difference between open space and recreational land use? (pg 211)
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Open space is land that has been left in its natural space where recreational space is
used for playgrounds, golf courses, and sports fields.
 What is the big challenge in planning land use? (pg 211)
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Provide housing for growing population but must also provide green open space and
protect wildlife.
 Who makes the land use decision? (pg 211)
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Local politicians, developers, citizens and urban/transportation planners.