More representative models of urban territorial structure

Concentric circle pattern, sector pattern, multi-core pattern.

Concentric circle pattern, expanding outward from the core in concentric circles, consisting of five concentric circles. Fan-shaped pattern, along the transportation line in a fan or outward expansion. Multi-core pattern, the city develops around different points to form a multi-core pattern.

Expanded:

Concentric Circle Pattern:

Representative: Chengdu

Characteristics: The city's various functional districts have been expanding from the core outward in concentric circles through constant intrusion and migration.

Main zoning: central business district, transition zone, workers' housing zone, middle-class housing zone, commuter zone.

Fan pattern:

Representative: Shenyang

Features: Under the influence of cars and other means of transportation, the functional areas of the city appear to expand outward along the traffic lines in the shape of a fan or wedge.

Main zoning: central business district, wholesale and light industrial district, low-level residential district, middle-level residential district, high-level residential district.

Multi-core model:

Representative: Shanghai

Features: As the city continues to expand outward in scope, the original city center due to high land prices, traffic and residential congestion, etc., so that away from the center of the suburbs also appeared in the new core, the city around different points, the development of the formation of multi-core model.

Main zoning: central business district, wholesale, light industrial area, low, medium and high residential area, heavy industrial area, secondary business district, suburban residential area, suburban industrial area.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia: Urban Geographic Structure