I remember that when I was younger, I used random things around the house to make a model city. The city followed this layout, for the most part. Recently, the model popped back into my head and I've been thinking of whether a theoretical city could survive if it was built like this. (High-rise, skyscrapers and buildings like that, on the outside, Low-rise in the centre, and varied/middle-rise buildings between them.)
I myself have little to no knowledge in city planning, so I came here to ask 'cause I thought there would be more qualified people to answer.
If anyone can say if and how a city like this could survive, or why it couldn't, I would like to know, so please, if you can, give an explanation.
Edit: I realise I probably should have added some details.
- The rings are not promotional in terms of how much space they take up in the city, they get thinner as they move outward. The centre ring is the widest (in comparison with its size,) and the outer ring is the thinest. (In comparison to its size.
- The things I used to make the buildings in the centre of the model were more detailed and smaller, so they would probably be old style buildings, and the things I used for the high-rise had, what can be considered, more modern building shapes.
- At the centre of the centre-ring, there was a tall, in comparison to the buildings around it, thin, fake candle with a detailed design on it.
- The 'rings' aren't necessarily perfect circles, they would have been more jagged in shape while still having a loose ring shape. The only reason they're perfect circles in the picture is for the sake of not taking up too much time to make the picture.
If I remember anything else, I'll add it on here.