CBD Hypotheses Essay

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Hypotheses 1. Where is the centre of the CBD in St. Albans? I expect to find that the centre of the CBD in St. Albans is somewhere near the middle of the transect. (E.g. if the transect is 1000m long, the centre of the CBD would be 500m in.) I would assume the centre of the CBD would be where the pedestrian count is highest, as the centre of the CBD should be the most accessible place, and as retailers want to locate in the most accessible place so that they can achieve their minimum threshold value and have the most potential customers, it should be the centre of the CBD. I would also expect the centre of the CBD to have the highest relief, as rent is the highest here (Bid Rent Theory) and they have less land to build on, so they build up to make the most of their rented land. I would presume that the centre o f the CBD is where the specialist and department stores locate. I would guess these stores locate in the centre of the CBD because, as the Core and Frame Model explains, the centre of the CBD is the most accessible place and offers the largest amounts of potential customers. 2. What are the land uses in the CBD in St. Albans? Are they what you would expect? I would expect the land uses in the CBD of St. Albans to be either department/specialist store or offices and banks. There could be some successful comparison stores in the centre of the CBD as well. I would expect this because these are the only stores that can afford the high rent to locate in the centre because the large amount of potential customers can allow them to achieve minimum threshold value 3. Is the centre of the CBD the most accessible place on our transect? I would expect that the centre of the CBD is the most accessible place because the centre of the CBD is where the highest paying stores are, and these stores need the most potential customers so that they can pay these

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