Tokyo's and Perths Morphology

Tokyo and Perth’s Morphology

Internal morphology is the design of land uses and urban functions within a city. Perth and Tokyo contain a vast amount of urban functions aimed at meeting the requirements of those who stay in the city and those of the hinterland. External morphology is the boundary of the city. Perth and Tokyo cover vast areas of land and both have rivers and other natural features blocking its growth in certain areas/direction.

Example of PUD

Example of traditional zoning

Traditional zoning has proven less than popular in many cities. Zoning typically segregates land uses into three main categories, residential, commercial, and industrial. Thus, if a section of a city is zoned residential, then no commercial uses are allowed in the area so a grocery store cannot be built within a housing area. While zoning has served to protect property values and has enhanced the use of the automobile, it has created less than appealing cities. Over the past few decades the planned use development (PUD) has come into favour. It allows cities to zone a new section of development with mixed uses and to allow single family homes near apartments and offices and grocery stores near residential areas so people can work and shop close to home. The New Urbanism further modifies zoning to result in liveable communities.

Perth

Perth is a very spread out city, going up and down the coast. The coast not only stops growth westward but attracts residential land uses. As seen on diagram on right.........

This has pushed Perth’s city planners to allow developments along the coast. This has created a few problems like urban sprawl and dependence on vehicles, to combat this, planners have built further inland.

But that has only minimised the problem. With Perth’s population continuing to grow rapidly urban sprawl will always be a problem. Planners now have the problem of providing adequate amenities and services to all this new development. All new railways, bus routes,...