Land Use Survey Ib Extended Essay
Extended Essay
By: Armando Neves
To what extent does Phnom Penh’s land use fit an existing land use model?
Introduction
The Kingdom of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh had its first town planners in 1923. To whom the capital to this day owes their gratitude to. The early indo-china directorate is responsible for the city’s modern urbanization. According to Phnom Penh then and Now in “in 1989 […] restoring private ownership of property [led to] a massive influx of new inhabitants.” Cambodia’s ever changing capital has been through several urban shifting paths, bearing in mind the Khmer Rouge regime as well as foreign influences, making it the city it is today.
This in-depth study of Phnom Penh’s urbanization will look at the extent to which the capital fits the urban structure models. These models include the Burgess model (1924), the Hoyt model (1939) and finally the Ullman and Harris model (1945). These three models are very different and are used as a way to identify cities land use (spatial patterns). Land use data will be collected with a transect survey. However, the models to which the city is to be compared to are derived from already developed capitals, unlike Phnom Penh. Meaning it is most unlikely that the capital will match the models completely. Firstly the transect survey will display the land use, starting from the center of the capital. Furthermore, an evaluation of the models will determine the correspondence of the city, to the models.
To a foreigner Phnom Penh is a very confusing city. The capital’s street number although somewhat organized do not follow a sequential pattern. In most cases there are street numbers missing. This paper is may play a significant part of the Phnom Penh future urbanization and planning as it will help provide a more organized view of the city. Cambodia is currently at a development stage therefore this is the time to create the best planning for its capital.
Methodology
All cities around the
By: Armando Neves
To what extent does Phnom Penh’s land use fit an existing land use model?
Introduction
The Kingdom of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh had its first town planners in 1923. To whom the capital to this day owes their gratitude to. The early indo-china directorate is responsible for the city’s modern urbanization. According to Phnom Penh then and Now in “in 1989 […] restoring private ownership of property [led to] a massive influx of new inhabitants.” Cambodia’s ever changing capital has been through several urban shifting paths, bearing in mind the Khmer Rouge regime as well as foreign influences, making it the city it is today.
This in-depth study of Phnom Penh’s urbanization will look at the extent to which the capital fits the urban structure models. These models include the Burgess model (1924), the Hoyt model (1939) and finally the Ullman and Harris model (1945). These three models are very different and are used as a way to identify cities land use (spatial patterns). Land use data will be collected with a transect survey. However, the models to which the city is to be compared to are derived from already developed capitals, unlike Phnom Penh. Meaning it is most unlikely that the capital will match the models completely. Firstly the transect survey will display the land use, starting from the center of the capital. Furthermore, an evaluation of the models will determine the correspondence of the city, to the models.
To a foreigner Phnom Penh is a very confusing city. The capital’s street number although somewhat organized do not follow a sequential pattern. In most cases there are street numbers missing. This paper is may play a significant part of the Phnom Penh future urbanization and planning as it will help provide a more organized view of the city. Cambodia is currently at a development stage therefore this is the time to create the best planning for its capital.
Methodology
All cities around the