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The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Ernest Watson Burgess (American Sociologist)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Feb. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85077/Ernest-Watson-Burgess>.

"Ernest W. Burgess, President 1934." Ernest W. Burgess, President 1934. N.p., 15 Mar. 2005. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. <http://www2.asanet.org/governance/burgess.html>.

Rodrigue, Jean-Paul. "The Burgess Urban Land Use Model." The Burgess Urban Land Use Model. Dept. of Global Studies & Geography, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. <http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch6en/conc6en/burgess.html>.

"AP Human Geography Models & Theories." Flashcards. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2014. <http://quizlet.com/2212078/ap-human-geography-models-theories-flash-cards/>.

Fouberg, Erin H., Alexander B. Murphy, and H.J. De Blij. Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture. 10th ed. N.p.: John Wiley, n.d. Print.

Where is this in my text book?

  • Unit 7 in the APHG outline, Pg. 309-310 in the textbook Human Geography: people, place, and culture under the topic headline; Modeling the North American City

Ernest Burgess

Background Information

  • Born on May 16, 1886 in Tilbury, Ontario
  • Died on December 27, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois
  • Received his baccalaureate in 1908 from Kingfisher College in Oklahoma and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1913
  • He taught at University of Chicago from 1916 to 1966

Bibliography

Concentric Zone Model

  • Concentric Zone Model divides the city into 5 concentric zones (defined by their function)
  • This model shows how social groups are spatially arranged, in a series of rings

Contributions to Geography

  • Concentric Zone Model or the “Burgess Model”
  • the model showed why and where certain social groups live in certain parts of a city (his main example being Chicago)
  • This model later influenced the Sector model

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