Urban structure and the CBD are excellent topics to use to encourage students to look at their local town or city in more detail. Fieldwork in urban areas can link to a variety of topics and key skills, including:

• the idea of place and space
• urban sprawl, gentrification, use or brownfield sites, greenfield sites
• patterns and processes within urban areas
• urban structure
• theory relating to reality
• urban models
• urban development and regeneration

This resource was written by Rachel Atkins (Bristol Grammar School) and reviewed by the RGS-IBG Education Department and Dr John Gerrard (University of Birmingham)