In 1980, geographers Ernest Griffin and Larry Ford developed a generalized model to describe the structure of cities in Latin America after concluding that organization of many cities in that region grew following certain patterns.
The Diagram
-Commercial
-Market
-Industrial
-Zone of Maturity
-Zone Peripheral Squatter Settle
-Gentrification
-Middle-class Residential Tract
Definition
The Latin American City Model combines elements of Latin American Culture and globalization by combining radial sectors and concentric zones.