Biography of edward l ullman

  • Edward Louis Ullman, son of classical scholar Berthold Ullman, was trained as a geographer at University of Chicago where he was influenced by the urban and economic emphasis in social science.
  • Geography professor, Edward Louis Ullman (1912-1976), was one of the nation's respected economic geographers.
  • Ullman, Edward L. was born on July 24, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

    • •

    Multiple nuclei model

    Multi nuclei model of city

    The multiple nuclei model is an economical model created by Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman in the 1945 article "The Nature of Cities".[1]

    The Model

    [edit]

    The model describes the layout of a city, based on Chicago. It says that even though a city may have begun with a central business district, or CBD, other smaller CBDs develop on the outskirts of the city near the more valuable housing areas to allow shorter commutes from the outskirts of the city. This creates nodes or nuclei in other parts of the city besides the CBD thus the name multiple nuclei model. Their aim was to produce a more realistic, if more complicated, model. Their main goals in this were to:

    1. Move away from the concentric zone model
    2. Better reflect the complex nature of urban areas, especially those of larger size

    The model assumes that:

    1. Land is not flat in all areas
    2. There is even Distribution of Resources
    3. There is even Distribution o

      •

      Archives West Finding Aid

      Biographical information

      General Notes: See also: Folder 72/1

      Box/FolderAccession1/1-72593-001

      Vitae

      circa 1940-19761/82593-001circa 1940-19751/92593-00119761/102593-0011951-19721/112593-001
      Diplomas and certificates

      12 items

      1934-19591/12-162593-001

      Miscellaneous

      circa 1940-1976

      Correspondence

      Box/FolderAccession1/17-182593-001

      Ackerman, Edward A.

      1943-19731/192593-0011968-19751/202593-001
      Adkinson, Burton W.

      7 items

      General Notes: See also: Folder 2/6

      1954-19551/212593-001
      Ahern, Robert L. M.

      9 items

      General Notes: See also: Folder 36/8

      1951-19651/222593-0011948-19551/232593-001
      Alexander, John W.

      25 items

      1949-19641/242593-001
      Alexandersson, Gunnar

      12 items

      1952-1972
      Allen, Raymond B.

      General Notes: See: Folder 2/10

      Almon, Clopper

      General Notes: See: Folder 2/10

      Box/Folde
    4. biography of edward l ullman

      5. •

      Edward L. Ullman Edit Profile

      educatorgeographer

      Edward Louis Ullman, son of classical scholar Berthold Ullman, was trained as a geographer at University of Chicago where he was influenced by the urban and economic emphasis in social science.

      Background

      Ullman, Edward L. was born on July 24, 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Bachelor of Laws and Mary Louise (Bates) Ullman.

      Education

      Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1934, Doctor of Philosophy, 1942. mästare of Arts, Harvard, 1935.

      Career

      ; children—Edward J., Anne B. Married second, Joan Connelly, June 14, 1967. Assistant geography Harvard, 1934-1935, 37-38, assistant professor regional planning, 1946-1949, associate professor, 1949-1951.

      Instructor economics geography Washington State College, 1935-1937, Indiana University, 1941-1942. ledare transport section Office of Strategic Services, 1942-1943.

      Director joint intelligence study public