Urban Settlements: Wellington

 

Lessons 1-2: History of Wellington - Wellington’s Growth as an Urban Settlement

• Early function of the city
• Constraints to the early growth of the city
• Changes that led to the expansion of the city

Lessons 3-4: History of Wellington - Form, site and situation - We are defined by our topography

Lessons 5-6: Wellington’s historic relationship with its immediate hinterland

Lesson 7: The Function of Wellington

Lessons 8-10: Land use Patterns - Social, Economic and Structural characteristics of Wellington

Lessons 11-13: Processes that have caused the land use patterns and influenced Wellington’s growth

• Urban renewal and gentrification
• Urban sprawl/suburbanisation
• Planning
• Transport changes
• Migration
• Land modification including reclamation

Lessons 14-20: Growth and Decline

• Analysis of Wellington’s growth
• Centripetal and Centrifugal movements

Lessons 21-22: Consequences of and response to urban change-Future Directions