Griffin-Ford model blends traditional Latin American culture with globalization, with a dominant CBD and a spine of elite residencies?

• A. Galactic City Model
• B. Greenbelt
• C. Latin American City Model
• D. Infrastructure

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is recognizing how the Griffin-Ford model represents Latin American cities as blending traditional urban form with globalization, centering on a dominant CBD and a spine of elite residences. In this model, the central business district remains the economic hub, but a long, visible commercial and residential corridor—often called a spine—extends out from the CBD. Along this spine sit high-end housing, upscale offices, banks, hotels, and shops that reflect globalization’s influence, linking the wealthier areas to the core of the city. The surrounding area combines traditional elements—such as plazas, markets, and a layered social structure—with modern development, while the more peripheral zones can contain informal settlements, showing persistent social contrasts.

This description fits the Latin American City Model because it explicitly highlights a strong CBD together with a spine of elite residential development along a major axis, capturing how traditional Latin American urban forms interact with global economic patterns. Other models describe different patterns—such as multiple centers with edge cities or a belt of green space around the city—so they don’t match the described structure as precisely.