Flashcards: Understanding Settlement Patterns and Urban Land Use — 24 cards

Settlement Types — main difference?

Rural are low density; urban are densely populated.

Dispersed Settlement — pattern?

Buildings spread out over large areas.

Nucleated Settlement — pattern?

Buildings clustered together, forming villages or towns.

Linear Settlement — location?

Along roads, rivers, or canals.

Settlement Hierarchy — basis?

Size, services, influence.

Urban Land Use Models — purpose?

Explain city spatial organization.

Land Values — highest where?

In city centers, due to accessibility.

Accessibility — effect on land?

Higher accessibility increases land value.

City Development — pattern?

Expansion from core to outskirts.

Inner City Land Use — common?

High-density housing, commercial zones.

Suburban Area — characteristic?

Residential, on city outskirts.

Rural-Urban Fringe — features?

Mixed land use, ongoing development.

Dispersed settlements — common regions?

Mountains, marshlands, difficult terrain.

Nucleated settlements — common regions?

Fertile farmland, water sources.

Linear settlements — development?

Along transport routes.

Settlement functions — influence?

Shape land use and growth.

Hierarchy of settlements — includes?

Hamlet, village, town, city.

Urban land use models — examples?

Burgess's concentric, Hoyt's sector.

Land value — influenced by?

Location and accessibility.

City expansion — causes?

Population growth, transport, economy.

Inner city issues?

Decay, congestion, regeneration.

Suburban growth — driven by?

Housing demand, commuting.

Rural-urban fringe — development?

Residential, commercial, green spaces.

Settlement pattern — shaped by?

Physical geography, history, economy.