Zone V: Represents higher quality housing linked with longer commuting costs.

This zone has the advantage of being located near the major zones of employment (I and II) and thus represents a low-cost location for the working class.

Zone IV: Residential zone dominated by the working class and those who could move away from the previous zone (often second-generation immigrants).

It contains the poorest segment of the urban population, notably first-generation immigrants living in low-cost housing.

Zone III: This zone is gradually being reconverted to other uses by expanding manufacturing / industrial activities.Further, most transport terminals, namely port sites, and railyards, are located adjacent to the central area. Zone II: Immediately adjacent to the CBD, a zone where many industrial activities locate to take advantage of nearby labor and markets.Zone I: Central Business District (called the “loop” in Chicago), where most of the tertiary employment is located and where the urban transport infrastructure converges, making this zone the most accessible.

According to this monocentric model, a large city is divided into six concentric zones: Thus, accessing better housing is done at the expense of longer commuting times (and costs). The further from the CBD, the better the quality of housing, but the longer the commuting time. The model assumes a relationship between the socio-economic status (mainly income) of households and the distance from the Central Business District (CBD). This representation was built from Burgess’s observations of several American cities, notably Chicago, for which he provided empirical evidence. In 1925, Burgess proposed a descriptive urban land use model that divided cities into concentric circles expanding from downtown to the suburbs.

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