Lesson 2: Urban Land Use Models: Burgess, Hoyt & Harris-Ullman
Demonstrating geographic understanding of urban spatial patterns, models, and processes.
🎯 Ngā Whāinga Akoranga | Learning Intentions
Classical urban models (Burgess Concentric Zone, Hoyt Sector, Harris & Ullman Multiple Nuclei) and their applicability to 21st-century cities.
Compare and contrast theoretical urban models with real-world spatial layouts, evaluate Model fit vs anomalies in Auckland, and construct model synthesis diagrams.
🎥 Media Anchor & Pedagogical Scaffold
Classical Urban Spatial Models Explained
Video Clip: Urban land use zones and city structure breakdown (watch 0:00–11:45 of an 80m 31s video).
🧠 1. Before Viewing (Activate & Predict)
Can simple 2D concentric or sector models accurately predict how modern cities grow and segregate land uses?
👁️ 2. During Viewing (Watch With a Job)
- Pause @ 1:40: Analyse the Burgess Concentric Zone Model (CBD → Transition Zone → Working Class → Commuter Zone).
- Pause @ 3:20: Examine Hoyt's Sector Model based on rail/transport corridors radiating from the CBD.
- Pause @ 4:45: Evaluate Harris & Ullman's Multiple Nuclei model in decentralized polycentric metropolitan regions.
🗣️ 3. After Viewing & Kaiako Move (Process & Apply)
Kaiako Move: Guide students to identify Auckland anomalies (e.g., suburban employment hubs in Albany and Manukau) that challenge single-CBD models.
Immediate Task: Complete Section 2 of your Geography Portfolio: Theoretical Urban Model Comparison & Auckland Fit Evaluation.
What the portfolio is: your own accumulating folder for this unit — one section per lesson, in whatever format your kaiako sets. No template or rubric ships with this unit; the assessment criteria are in the published standard itself (NZQA AS91241, Geography 2.2).
⚡ Whakaoho | Do Now: Geographic Pattern Recall (10 mins)
Review key spatial terminology, land-use models, and Auckland map locations for Lesson 2. Connect previous spatial processes to today's urban analysis.
📖 Activity 1: Spatial Mapping & Pattern Analysis (25 mins)
Analyse GIS spatial data layers, census maps, and urban model diagrams. Work in pairs to sketch spatial distributions and evaluate physical and cultural factors driving city layout.
📝 Activity 2: Level 2 Geography Portfolio Task & Merit/Excellence Scaffolding (20 mins)
Draft your formal portfolio submission entry for Lesson 2. Apply exact geographic terminology (e.g., spatial concentration, bid-rent curve, gentrification displacement, Te Aranga principles) and integrate specific Auckland location evidence.
🏫 Kaiako Planning & Pedagogy Notes
NCEA Level 2 Alignment: Direct preparation for Level 2 Geography (Demonstrate geographic understanding of an urban pattern). Emphasise integrating specific case study evidence and annotated map sketches for Merit/Excellence grades.