Which model explains Latin American cities as CBD-dominant, with a market sector and a modern high-rise sector, and an elite residential spine extending from the CBD to a mall?

Which model explains Latin American cities as CBD-dominant, with a market sector and a modern high-rise sector, and an elite residential spine extending from the CBD to a mall?

• A. Griffin-Ford Model
• B. Latin American City Model
• C. Peripheral Model
• D. Multiple Nuclei Model

Answer: (A)

This pattern fits the Griffin-Ford Latin American City Model. It shows a strong central business district with a surrounding market and modern high-rise sector, plus an elite residential zone that forms a spine extending from the CBD toward a mall or periphery retail area. This combination—CBD dominance, a high-rise commercial core, and an outward elite-residential spine toward retail development—is the hallmark of the Latin American city layout described by Griffin and Ford. The other models describe different patterns (such as suburban edge cities around a metropolitan core or multiple centers of activity) and don’t match this distinctive Latin American structure.

This pattern fits the Griffin-Ford Latin American City Model. It shows a strong central business district with a surrounding market and modern high-rise sector, plus an elite residential zone that forms a spine extending from the CBD toward a mall or periphery retail area. This combination—CBD dominance, a high-rise commercial core, and an outward elite-residential spine toward retail development—is the hallmark of the Latin American city layout described by Griffin and Ford. The other models describe different patterns (such as suburban edge cities around a metropolitan core or multiple centers of activity) and don’t match this distinctive Latin American structure.