URBAN PLANNING

PRESENTED BYASHUTOSH MISHRA

OFFICIAL SubmissionDR Reepunjay

Settlement size, pattern and structure as a function

of socio‐cultural factors

SETTLEMENT SIZE refers to the

total population or number of dwellings within a

contiguous built-up area. Larger settlements provide an opportunity for greater self-

containment and a mix of uses offering access to a range of shops, services and employment within the built-up area, thereby

reducing the need for inter-urban travel.

WHAT IS SETTLEMENT ??A settlement is a place where people live.

A settlement could be anything from an isolated farmhouse to a mega city (settlement with over 10 million people).

Settlements can either be temporary or permanent. Temporary settlements include things such as refugee camps.

Some temporary settlements have become permanent over time, (the largest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

The reason why a settlement developed in the first place is said to be its function.

A settlement pattern means the shape of a settlement. The shape of early settlements

was usually influenced by the surrounding landscape

SETTLEMENT PATTERN

LinearIn a linear settlement pattern, the buildings are arranged in lines. These lines often follow the route of a road or body of water. Linear settlements tend to develop because of the convenience of proximity with a transport route.

Settlement pattern !!!

In a dispersed settlement pattern, the buildings are scattered over a wide area. Dispersed settlement patterns are often associated with agricultural activity and are frequently surrounded by farmland.

Dispersed NucleatedThe buildings are grouped around a central core. In England, this core is often a church. These settlement patterns are usually associated with patterns of agriculture in which the settlement is surrounded by two or three fields, and each field divided into strips that were farmed by individual farmers.

Settlement pattern !!! Linear

Settlement pattern !!! Dispersed

Settlement pattern !!! Nucleated

These include aspects like caste, community, ethnicity and religion. In India it is commonly found that the main land owning caste resides at the center of the village and the

other service providing castes on the periphery. This leads to social segregation and fragmentation of a settlement

into several units.

Ethnic and Cultural Factors

Structure of Population

Influence of socio-cultural factors in development of a

settlement

Society is always the main constituent of any settlement. The social behavior of men is responsible for the overall

evolution of mankind.

Cultural Factors

Influence of socio-cultural factors in development of a

settlement

Culture has always been the highlight of any community or civil unit. For the proper development of society,

cultural upliftment is equally necessary.

FESTIVALS

Influence of socio-cultural factors in development of a

settlement

People celebrate Festivals and important dates, like Diwali and Holi, two common fests in India, and gather

around and to socially interact with each other.

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