About Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman
Chauncy D. Harris, was a professor of geography at the University of
Chicago, was a geographer of the Soviet Union and a leader in other
fields of the discipline as well, including political, economic and urban
geography. Harris was born in Logan Utah, then later on in life he received a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1933 at the age of 19. He also entered the University of Chicago in 1933 and then studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, where he received B.A. and
M.A. degrees at the London School of Economics. He received a Ph.D. from the
University of Chicago in 1940. Harris began his career with a strong interest in cities. In 1945, he wrote an article with a student at Chicago, Edward
Ullman, that became a seminal piece of scholarship: “The Nature of Cities. ” The
paper, in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social
Science, looked especially at the multiple-nuclei pattern of urban
development, which gave a better understanding of American cities in
the later 20th century.He served on the faculties of Indiana University and the University of
Nebraska before returning to the University of Chicago, where he became
Assistant Professor of Geography in 1943. He also assisted the World War 2. Years later he died when he was 89 in Dec. 26 in his home in Chicago’s
Hyde.
As for Edward Ullman, he was one of the nation's most respected geographers. What he did best was to solve urban problems, he did regional planning, and also did various aspects of transportation. He was born in the year of 1912 and then he died in 1976. He was a professor at the University of Washington begining in 1951 and in 1962. He also became a dean at the University. Ullman became an acting director of the center for Regional research in 1968-1969.In 1974, President Nixon appointed him to Antrak's board of directors. He also served as president of the Washington Center for Metropolitan Studies, Washington, D.C.
Multi Nuclei Model and description
This model was created in 1945 by two geographers,
Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman, to try and further describe a city's layout.
Harris and Ullman made the argument that the city's downtown core (or CBD) was
losing its importance in relation to the rest of the city and should be seen
less as the focal point of a city and instead as a nucleus within the
metropolitan area . The cars and trucks began to become increasingly more important
during this time which made for greater movement of residents to the suburbs. Since this was taken into consideration,
the multiple-nuclei model is a good fit for sprawling and expansive cities.
The model itself contained nine differing sections that all had separate
functions. Which are:
1.Central business district
2.Light manufacturing
3.Low-class Residential
4.Middle-class residential
5.Upper-class residential
6.Heavy manufacturing
7.Outlying business district
8.Residential suburb
9.Industrial suburb
These nuclei develop into areas that are by themselves because of their activities. For
example, some economic activities that support one another (for instance,
universities and libraries) will create a nucleus. Other nuclei form because
they'd be better off far from one another (e.g., airports and central business
districts). Finally, other nuclei can develop from their economic specialization.
Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman, to try and further describe a city's layout.
Harris and Ullman made the argument that the city's downtown core (or CBD) was
losing its importance in relation to the rest of the city and should be seen
less as the focal point of a city and instead as a nucleus within the
metropolitan area . The cars and trucks began to become increasingly more important
during this time which made for greater movement of residents to the suburbs. Since this was taken into consideration,
the multiple-nuclei model is a good fit for sprawling and expansive cities.
The model itself contained nine differing sections that all had separate
functions. Which are:
1.Central business district
2.Light manufacturing
3.Low-class Residential
4.Middle-class residential
5.Upper-class residential
6.Heavy manufacturing
7.Outlying business district
8.Residential suburb
9.Industrial suburb
These nuclei develop into areas that are by themselves because of their activities. For
example, some economic activities that support one another (for instance,
universities and libraries) will create a nucleus. Other nuclei form because
they'd be better off far from one another (e.g., airports and central business
districts). Finally, other nuclei can develop from their economic specialization.