Saturday, 18 March 2017

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN

URBAN AREA
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to the areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be citiestowns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.
RURAL AREAS
In general, a rural area is a geographic area that is located outside cities and towns. Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines the word "rural" as encompassing "...all population, housing, and territory not included within an urban area. Whatever is not urban is considered rural.
HAMLET
hamlet is a type of settlement. The definition of hamlet varies by country. It usually refers to a small settlement in a rural area, or a component of a larger settlement or municipality. Hamlets are typically unincorporated communities.
SETTLEMENT
Settlementlocality or populated place are general terms used in statisticsarchaeology,geographylandscape history and other subjects for a permanent or temporary community in which people live or have lived, without being specific as to size, population or importance. A settlement can therefore range in size from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. The term may include hamletsvillagestownsand cities.
CITY
city is a relatively large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.
TOWN
town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world.
CONURBATION
conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area. In most cases, a conurbation is a polycentric urban agglomeration, in which transportation has developed to link areas to create a single urban labour market or travel to work area.
URBAN PLANNING
Urban planning (urban, city, and town planning) is a technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment, including transportation networks, to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities. It concerns itself with research and analysis, strategic thinking, architectureurban design,public consultation, policy recommendations, implementation and management.



Tools Used in the Planning 

Process

1)Mathematical models

2)Computer simulations

3)Scale models

4)Vision and strategy sessions of 

interested groups

5)Consultation sessions/ideas fairs to 

bring together new concepts

6)Design workshops


7)Social and environmental impact 

analysis

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