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One of the characteristics of cities in developing countries is that they are changing rapidly. 

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One of the characteristics of cities in developing countries is that they are changing rapidly. 

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Often, there are policies of encouraging growth inurban areas e.g. in China several cities have been set aside and they are the targets for government and foreign investment funds. These areas have  special tax concession, sreamlined regulations and labour laws that are designed to attract foreign investment funds.

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One of the features of cities in developing countries is that there are often huge gaps in wealth within the population. Social unrest is rare, people tend to accept the differences in wealth.

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the production of goods through the use of labour, machines and tool
- usually situated along major lines of communication

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In many developing woeld large cities, new industries, for which there never was a large demand, are created. They create wealth for new groups of entrepreneursthat become the "middle class".

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Consequences of the increasing wealth in developing countries' cities

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Consequences of the increasing wealth in developing countries' cities

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Brasil 'faveles' Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo

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Brasil 'faveles' Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo

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show complex reality

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have features between the two extremes

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are more complex and difficult to use

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Segregation according to ethic group and wealth 

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Segregation according to ethic group and wealth 

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People tend to segregate according to ethnic group as well as wealth. Land uses in developing world cities are seldom arranged horizontally, but they are more common arranged vertically in buildings known as three-tier developments.

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highlight broad patterns and processes

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shanty settlements (towns), shanties on the outskirts of the city - settlements of improvised buildings typically made of materials such as mud and wood, develop incremantally and without planning
- when formed lack adequate infrastructure, including proper sanitation, safe water supply, electricity and street drainage
- as time passes they evolve into permanent buildings, causing city to expand horizontally

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They are reflected in the urban morphology of cities in developing countries. CBD is very common in cities in developing nations. But nearby there are often poor quality, overcrowded housings.

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are the easiest to use but very often too simple and general to predict reality

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are simplification of reality designed to highlight the process that are operating

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What influences the patterns of the land use ?

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What influences the patterns of the land use ?

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- economic forces (but in weaker way than in high-income countries)
- ethnicity
- political affiliations
- corruption
- loose government regulations
- spontaneous use of land