Land use in the central business district of Hamilton

Abstract

During the post-war period as agencies for planning have been accepted as an integral part of control and administration, the dynamics of urban growth and structure have become increasingly the concern of geographers. They have sought to understand the distinctive forces operating in the locational and functional processes of a city, and the central business district has been one focus for special attention. Amongst the possible bases for analysing the structure of the CBD, land-use is the factor possessing the particular quality of reflecting the processes at work. This thesis is primarily concerned with the analysis of the land use of the Central Business District of Hamilton City. As a first step, some understanding of developments in ecological theory is necessary to explain the theoretical grounds on which the study is based.