Zone of transition

TRANSITION ZONE
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1. ZONE OF
TRANSITION

2. TRANSITION ZONE: By some authors
In1967,Zaremba,definedthetransitionalzonebetweenruralandurban
areaas“off-townareas”,whosecharacteristicfeaturesinclude:Sparsely
built-uparea,intensivelyusedhorticulturalfarms,incompletecommunal
infrastructure,sparselysituatedindustrialandwarehousingfacilities,and
sportsandleisuregreenery.Theseareasarealsoregardedastemporary
(transitional)formofthelanduse,precedingthephaseofmoreintense
buildingdevelopment.Thetransitionalzonecanalsoberegardedasthe
borderzone,whichcoversastructurallynon-uniformareaofdirect
contactofurbaninvestmentandopenland,associatedwithadifferent
extentandduringdifferentperiodswiththepresenceoftheadministrative
borderofthetown.
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3. TRANSITION ZONE: By some authors
AccordingtoSłodczyk,thereareformsandfunctionstypicalofruraland
urbanareasthatinter-permeateinthetransitionalzoneformedonthe
outskirtsofadevelopingtown.Itisanareasituatedintheimmediate
vicinityofthetown,linkedwiththetowninavarietyofwaysandsteadily
transformedasaresultoftheselinks.
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4. DEFINITION
•Transitionareasasthespace(notnecessarilyempty)betweenareas
withsingle-familyhomesandareaswithcommercialbuildings.
•Intransitionareas,thesizeandheightofbuildingsgenerallyget
smallerasyoumoveawayfromcommercialareasintoneighborhood
residentialareas.
•Transitionzonesarethezoningcategoriesassignedtoparcelsorlotsin
atransitionarea.
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5. HISTORICAL EVOLUTION
OF
TRANSITION ZONES
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According to Burgess Urban Land Use
Model:
Urban growth is a process
ofexpansion and reconversion of
land uses, with a tendency of each
inner zone to expand towards the outer
zone. In the shown figure, zone II
(Factory zone) is expanding towards
zone IV (Working class zone), creating
a transition zone with the reconversion
of land use.
1. CONCENTRIC ZONE MODEL
BY: BURGESS MODEL

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•The model was developed when American cities were growing very fast
in demographic terms, and when motorized transportation was still
uncommon, most people used public transit.
•The expansion thus involved reconversion of existing land uses.
•This concept cannot be applied effectively in a contemporary (from the
second half to the 20th century) context where highways have enabled
urban development.
FAILURES

8. CASE STUDY:
Olsztyn, Poland
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9. STEP 1: LOCATION OF THE STUDY AREA
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▧Image taken from GIS.
▧Defined all the
residential,
commercial, public,
semi-public plots,
agriculture land,
mining areas, forests,
objects under
construction.

10. STEP 2: DEFINING THE LANDUSES
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▧Data from CorineLand over
data and divided into 44
classes which describes five
categories: Artificial surfaces,
Agricultural areas, forest and
semi-natural areas , open
spaces with little no vegetation
and wetlands and water
bodies.

11. STEP 3: DETERMINING THE BORDERS OF URBAN AND
RURAL AREAS
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▧When determining the borders
of urban and rural investment,
the space thus formed, which
cannot be assigned to either of
the functions, is present only
at places where the method of
use is considerably affected by
both urban and rural use.

12. STEP 4: TRANSITION
ZONE
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13. METHODOLOGY
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14. ELEMENTS OF ZONING:
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▧Railway Lines
▧Roads
▧Public gardens
▧Parks
▧Canals/ Rivers/
Playgrounds
▧Fire station like
essential services
▧Bus stand
▧Government offices
& Premises

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17. PRINCIPLES OF ZONING:
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▧Arrangement of zones
▧Boundaries
▧Existing towns
▧Flexibility
▧New towns

19. Thanks!
BY: SIMRAN AGGARWAL
MURP-1(2020-22)
FACULTY OF PLANNING, SUPVA
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