Adelaide,
South Australia
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Adelaide's CBD is in a very well-defined and delimited space of about one square mile, seen outlined in red on the plan to the right (click to enlarge). As the suburbanization of Adelaide continues, some employment opportunities are moving away from the CBD. Indeed, by 1971, only 42% of jobs remained in the CBD, a percentage which is very similar to what was observed in Sydney and Melbourne. However, the total number of jobs in the CBD of Adelaide has remained the same or actually increased since 1981. This is especially impressive considering the CBD has very little room to expand, since it is girdled by parklands (gray with green lines). Suburban jobs are dominated by manufacturing, warehousing (because of the relatively cheap land outside the city) and retail (to provide services to the many residents living in the suburbs). The CBD is meanwhile restructuring to fill a more specific niche in finance, business, tourism, and entertainment. This last function, entertainment, is interesting: the CBD is literally "where it's at" on weekend evenings, and the numerous clubs and pubs and theaters interspersed among the office buildings have managed to keep Adelaide's CBD a bustling place. There is also a pedestrian mall called Rundle Mall, which is lined with shops and eating and drinking establishments, and is packed on weekends. |
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A photo of the CBD from across the Torrens River; the white roof on the left is the Festival Center. |
