Question

Which of the following characteristics is/are not applicable to CBD?

a. High percentage of offices and shops

b. High accessibility

c. Growth is upward rather than sideward

d. Residential area

1. Only a and d
2. Only c and d 
3. Only d
4. Only a, b and c

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Only d

The correct answer is Only d.

• A Central Business District (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city, it is referred to as the ‘financial district’.
• Many cities share their CBD with the ‘city center’.
• CBDs are developed in historic cities as the market square where there would be trade and other business activities.

• Some of the key characteristics of CBDs include:
  • The high concentration of offices, banks, financial institutions, and so on.
  • Well-managed infrastructure links with the other parts of the city.
  • High density and high-rise buildings.
  • High land prices.
• The most well-known CBDs are Midtown Manhattan in New York City, Raffles Place in Downtown Core in Singapore, New Delhi’s Connaught Place or CP.