LANDUSE SURVEY

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LANDUSE SURVEY

• -return to the overall concept of Dundrum to
  study landuse
• -return to map
• -look at the area (main street ) between the two
  major junctions.
• -change the emphasis of our study
• movement to landuse
• REMEMBER
• -observe
• -record
• -sketch
• -classify
• -analyse
• Aim to define landuse functions
• see if there are any definite functional
  areas

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DATA NEEDED

• location of building map
• -address
• -name on building
• -sign
• -usage (all floors )
• -classify function retail
• - residential
• - services - finance
• - legal
• - educational
• - medical
• - office
• etc
• -measure the frontage
• -sketch
• -note parking
• litter bins

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NEED scale map transect

• Use codes
• Write on labelled lines
• Write out separate notes on each building
• Get a 1/1000 scale map .Isolate area.
• Draw a line through the buildings and record
  landuse on either side.

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TRANSECT OF MAIN STREET DUNDRUM

• sample

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ON A SEPARATE PAGENUMBER 1ADDRESS 6 Main
StreetGROUND FLOOR NAME Costly ClothesUSE
Clothes shop WomensFUNCTION retailFIRST
FLOORNAME Houses GaloreUSE house
rentalsFUNCTION officeFRONTAGE 3mNOTES
reserved parking on street.

• LOTS OF INFORMATION
• TAKE A SEPARATE PAGE FOR EACH ONE

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CHART GRAPHLOOK FOR PATTERNSNOTE CHANGE ?How
do we expand this simple study with a wealth of
information from a 4th year study towards leaving
cert.?RE-DEFINE OUR AIMIs there a definite
aerial concentration of similar functions? Eg.
shopping
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IS THERE A CENTRE ?Central place theory

• -pick one landuse eg shopping
• -extend your area to cover Dundrum
• -look at shopping centres within a definite
  radius of Dundrum
• -use centres and roads
• -classify the retail businesses
• -use colour for easy visual impact
• food-butcher,grocer,baker
• clothing-shoes,school outfitters, ladies
• department stores
• specialist-florist,bike

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A STUDY OF CHANGE

• -Do survey to show present day landuse
• -research past landuse
• use THOMS DIRECTORY
• -compose a questionaire to see how locals view
  any change
• A study of change can include
• -traffic flow
• -historical study
• -shopping survey
• -residential areas
• AN OVERALL STUDY OF THE GROWTH , ADAPTABILITY AND
  SUSTAINABILITY OF DUNDRUM AS A DISTINCT URBAN
  IDENTITY.