Towns and cities are often complex however it’s still possible to see how some land fuses together in zones. The burgess model is a useful way to show how different part of land for an example my old house is an Inner Suburbs.

About The Inner Suburbs

The burgess model shows land separated into different zones. So really it looks like this.

Burgess Model

Over time, cities spread out and suburbs were created as transport improved and became cheaper. Land was cheaper here so houses were bigger, often semi-detached with larger gardens.

What it looks like