Range & Tier
RANGE – spans the metropolitan settlement
- 7 levels along a metropolitan span
- Regional center to edge of wilderness
- As airshed or watershed: an ecological system
- As an arc of regional governance and identity
TIERS – Levels of Urbanization within RANGE
1. Wilderness
2. Countryside
3. Ex-Urban
4. Sub-Urban
5. Peri-Urban
6. Local Urban
7. Regional Urban
1. Wilderness
2. Countryside
3. Ex-Urban
4. Sub-Urban
5. Peri-Urban
6. Local Urban
7. Regional Urban
Wilderness
- Forest, mountain, desert, riparian.
Countryside
- Rural land at metropolitan edge.
Ex-Urban
- 3rd gen. growth – retaining rural conditions
Sub-Urban and Traditional Towns
- 2nd gen. growth (post-war suburb, sprawl)
Peri-Urban (Inner Ring, incl. streetcar suburb)
- Older towns – successive urbanization
Local Urban
- Urban core, economic center of small area.
Regional Urban (CBD, city neighborhood)
- Large scale institutions, culture, transport
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