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GATE 2025 AR — Planning – Question 15

Planning History, Theory and Techniques · Urban growth models · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In Burgess’s concentric-zone model, which zone contains mixed residential and commercial establishments?

  1. Better-housing zone
  2. Independent working-class zone
  3. Transition zone
  4. High-class outer-suburban homes

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Correct answer: (C) Transition zone

Explanation

The transition zone surrounds the central business district and contains changing, mixed land uses, including housing and commercial/industrial activities. Thus C. The outer residential zones are identified by different housing and commuting characteristics.

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