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EKISTICS Flashcards

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*Greek Architect and Town planner
*Known as the lead architect of Islamabad
*Father of Ekistics
*Ekistics was coined by

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Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis

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as a science of human settlement and outlined its scope, aims, intellectual framework and relevance.

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Ekistics

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The target is to build the ____ , that is, a city which respects human dimensions.

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city of optimum size

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aims to encompass all scales of human habitation and seeks to learn from the archaeological and historical record by looking not only at great cities, but, as much as possible, at the total settlement pattern.

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Ekistics

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BASIC PARTS OF COMPOSITE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

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  1. Homogeneous parts-fields
  2. Central parts-built-up villages
  3. Circulatory parts-roads & paths within the fields
  4. Special parts
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Classification of human settlements

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  1. Sizes
  2. Location of Settlements
  3. Physical Forms
  4. Five Elements of Human Settlements
  5. Functions
  6. Time Dimension
  7. Degree of society’s conscious involvement in settlements creation
  8. Institutions, legislations and administrations
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Settlements type

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  1. Conurbation
  2. City
  3. Large town
  4. Small town
  5. Village
  6. Hamlet
  7. Isolated dwelling
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a super city consisting of multiple cities and towns. The population is usually several million.

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Conurbation

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a city with a large population and many services. The population is >1 millionpeople.

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Large City

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would have abundant services, but not as many as a large city. The population of a ___ is over 100,000people.

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City

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has a population of 20,000 to100,000

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Large town

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has a population of 1,000 to20,000

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Town

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generally does not have many services, possibly only a small corner shop or post office. A ____has a population of 100 to1,000.

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Village

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has a tiny population (<100) and very few (if any) services, and few buildings.

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Hamlet

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would only have 1 or 2 buildings or families in it. It would have negligible services, if any

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Isolated dwelling

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is (usually—see below) a rural community —a small settlement —which is too small to be considered a village. A hamlet has a tiny population (<100) and very few (if any) services, and fewbuildings.

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hamlet

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is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a town or city. Though generally located in ruralareas.

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village

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is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands) inhabitants. Usually, a “town” is thought of as larger than a village but smaller than a”city”,

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town

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is an urban area with a large population and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.

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city

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a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence

consists of many neighborhoods

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metropolitan area

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is an urban area or agglomeration comprising a number of cities, large towns and larger urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area.

consists of many different metropolitan areas that are connected with one another and are usually interdependent economically andsocially.

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conurbation

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Basic Principles of Ekistics

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  1. MAXIMIZATION OF HUMAN POTENTIALS
  2. MINIMIZATION OF EFFORTS
  3. OPTIMIZATION OF MAN’S PROTECTIVE SPACE
  4. OPTIMIZATION OF MAN’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS ENVIORMENT
  5. OPTIMIZATION OF FOUR PREVIOUS PRENCIPLES
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nomadic, agricultural, urban, urban industrial

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Macro scale

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specific area at a limited period of time

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Micro scale

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the new Capital of Pakistan, planned by Constantinos A. Doxiadis and Doxiadis
Associates in the late 1950s, is now a fast-growing city of about 1.5 million inhabitants, forming,
together with the adjacent old city of Rawalpindi and a National Park, a Metropolitan Area (Greater
Islamabad/Rawalpindi Area) of about 4.5 million inhabitants.

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Islamabad

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was created by Spanish Governor Luis Pérez Dasmariñas as a permanent settlement for converted Chinese immigrants (called sangleys) across the river from the walled city of Intramuros where the Spaniards resided.

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Binondo

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It was built to protect the seat of the Spanish government from hostile native revolts, and raiding Chinese sea pirates.

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Intramuros

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The plans for Intramuros were based on ______ of Spain’s Royal Ordinance issued on July 3, 1573 in San Lorenzo, Spain.

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King Philip II

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Following Magellan, Spanish explorers led by Miguel López de Legazpi sailing
from Mexico arrived in 1565 and established a colony in the island of Cebu

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Cebu

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was first settled primarily by the Kankana-eys and the Ibalois.

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Baguio

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The famous American architect ____, one of the earliest successful modern city planners, laid a meticulous plan for the Baguio city in 1904.

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Daniel Burnham

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refers to the actual piece of ground on which the settlement isbuilt.

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Site

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Site Factors

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  1. Water supply
  2. Relief
  3. Defence
  4. Transport
  5. Soil
  6. Resources
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refers to the location of the village or town in relation to surrounding areas.

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Situation or Position

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are usually farms. They are spread out because of the space taken up by fields.

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Dispersed settlements

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sometimes follow the shape of the land. It is easier to build on the floor of a valley than on the steep sides.

also follow features such as roads, railway lines or rivers.

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Linear settlements

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are where buildings are clustered round a central point. The centre of the settlement may be a crossroads, a church, a water supply, or a market place.

also occur on hilltops

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Nucleated settlements

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often have a regular pattern.They may have a square shape,or a crescent shape

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Planned settlements

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Different types of city layout

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  1. Irregular layout
  2. Grid plan
  3. Radiocentric layout
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SETTLEMENT FUNCTIONS

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  1. Residential
  2. Administrative
  3. Industrial
  4. Commercial
  5. Services
  6. Tourism
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the main function of many settlements today is to give people places to live. People may live in one settlement and work inanother.

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RESIDENTIAL

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local authority offices run the local services, such as road maintenanceand wastedisposal.

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ADMINISTRATIVE

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goods are manufactured in factories. Today many factories are located in business parks on the outskirts

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INDUSTRIAL

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shopping centres and recreation facilities, such as sports centres and cinemas, provide services

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COMMERCIAL

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settlements contain public services, such as schools, hospitals andlibraries.

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SERVICES

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some settlements are attractive to tourist. Many coastal settlements in Spain have change from fishing village into large tourist resorts.

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TOURISM

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