The Central Business District of Kidderminster
Introduction
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For my GCSE fieldwork we were required to visit the central Business
District (CBD for short) of a town or a city. The town that I will
investigate is called Kidderminster, and is located in Central
England, near the Wyre Forest District in the countryside of
Worcestershire on the Stour River. Kidderminster is just 19 miles
south of Birmingham. It has a very industrial history and is known as
the origin of the Carpet Industry. The carpet manufacturing industry
was established in 1735. The population of the town is 54,644, which
were recorded last in 1991.
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Kidderminster is located due north of Worcestershire
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Text Box: As we zoom in, we can see that Kidderminster is a fairly large town, with the A442, A449 and the A456 travelling towards it.
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Aim
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My aim is to find out if the number of pedestrians increases in number
when moving towards the CBD. Also another aim is that I will find out
if Kidderminster has the same features as a CBD.
Predictions
I have made some predictions to accompany my aim.
1. The closer you get to the CBD, the more shops there are present.
2. As you get closer to the CBD, the population density will
increase.
3. The Shop and Environmental quality will increase, as you get
closer to the CBD.
4. The frontages will become smaller as you get closer to the CBD.
5. There will be an increase in specialist shops as distance is
shortened towards the CBD.
6. As the houses near the CBD, they will become more nucleated.
I believe in these hypothesizes because of many geographical factors
present, which apply to most towns in MEDC's.
I also believe that this is the case as when you move further away
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