Unit 1 Flashcards
How are urban areas defined?
- Cultural definition
- Political definition: administrative functions
- Economic definition: percentage of people not farmers
- Demographic definition: size of the population.
What is the urbanisation and urbanism?
• Urbanisation: the process of people moving to cities or other densely settled areas. This happens:
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Organizationally, which is an alteration in structure and
functions. -
Demographically, which is the multiplication of points of
concentrations, and the increase in the size of individual concentrations.
• Urbanism: changes in values, customs, and behaviour of the population.
What is the difference between a town and city
• Town: a small urban area having a population of a few thousand (<100 000) and reasonably
larger than villages having all
the functions of any other
urban areas such as a city.
• City: a place of both living
and work. A place where daily commuting
from place of living to place of
work and back is possible.
Name the elements of a city (6)
- Residential area
- Commercial area
- Industrial area
- Transportation and circulation areas
- Open spaces e.g. parks
- Civil areas e.g. medical facilities
What is land-use planning?
Land-use planning is arranging land, resources, and services to create efficient, healthy, and functional communities.
What is the goal of land-use planning?
The goal of land-use planning is to balance the needs of the
people who live in the area with the needs of the environment.
What does land-use planning entail (6)
- Architecture
- Environmental planning
- Geography
- Urban design
- Urban planning
- Urban renewal
What is zoning and what is its purpose?
Zoning is a legal framework used by local governments to regulate land use and development. The purpose of zoning is to facilitate orderly development while protecting community interests and resources.
Name the types of zoning (6)
- Residential zones: suburbs
- Agricultural zones: farmland for crop cultivation and livestock grazing.
- Combining zones: mixed-use developments combining residential, commercial, and recreational spaces.
- Commercial zones: downtown districts with shops, restaurants, etc.
- Industrial zones: factories
- Special purpose zones: historic districts with preservation requirements
List and describe the limitations and criticisms of zoning
- Violation of property rights
- Hindrance to economic efficiency
- Suboptimal land use
- Creativity constraints
Name the spatial principles when making settlements
- Definition of space
- Intensity of space use
- Scale
- Flexibility
Name the structural principles when making settlements
- Principles of Reinforcement
- Principles of Continuity
- Principles of Discontinuity
- Principles of Externalization
- Principles of concentration along routes
- Principles of Accommodating sameness and diversity
