Course Contents
• Significance of Settlement geography, Basic definition: Historical evolution of Urban settlements, western and non-western urbanization rural urban fringe, suburbs, satellites
• Hierarchy and type of settlement, Location, site and Situation
• Rural settlements: Dispersed settlements, nucleated and ribbon settlements, contrast ineach between industrialized and developing countries
• Economic base, Urban function and functional classification
• Internal structure of cities and land use pattern
• Urban structure theories: Concentic zone theory, multiple Nuclei theory and sector theory, Social area analysis
• Urban development: Slums and blighted areas
• City size, distribution, rank-size rule primate city
• Town and villages as central places
• Forms and patterns of settlements, house types and their evolution in rural areas
• Commercial functions of rural settlements and their role as a market town
• Infrastructure and services in rural settlements
Lab Work
Analysis of settlement types from topographic sheets, their centrality, as population foci, urban areas etc. Mapping techniques adopted for land use land cover analysis and change detection. Field trips to study land use of major cities in Pakistan
Course Synopsis
Course is designed:
• To explain the process of the formation and development of human settlements.
• To prepare students understanding the processes of urbanization and morphology of cities and towns.
• The application ofdifferent theories of settlement and urban structure to equip the students with knowledge to tackle with contemporary problems of urbanization and human settlement.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, the student will:
• Describe the interaction of humans with the physical and ecological world.
• Concerned with the sustainability and seeks to better understand the present landscape and plan the future
• Explain the settlements' location, substance, form and structure, as well as the functions and processes that produced them over
Course Study Material
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Meaning of Settlement Geography
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Historical Evolution of Settlements
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Settlement Hierarchy
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Concept of Rural and Urban Settlements
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Population Density and Distribution
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Rural Settlements
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Basic Characteristics of Rural Settlements
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Settlement Theories- Central Place Theory
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Land Use Model for Rural Settlement
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Human Settlements -Part I
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Human Settlements -Physical Features
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Central Place Theory
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Factors affecting Settlement
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Book Title : Urban Geography. A global prospective
Author : Michail Pociane
Edition : 35th
Publisher : Rutledge 29 West Word, New York NY
Book Title : A Geography of Settlement
Author : Hudson, F. S
Edition :
Publisher : Macdonald & Evans; First Edition (January 1, 1970)
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Title : A Location Theory for Rural Settlements
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Title : Introduction to Settlement Geography
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Title : Origin /Historical Evolution of Settlements
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Title : Scope of Settlement Geography
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Title : Concepts of Rural and Urban Settlements
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Title : Course Content
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Title : Types of Rural Settlements
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Title : Settlement Hierarchy
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Title : Land Use Models-Patterns for Settlements
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Title : Factors of Location
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Title : Types of Rural Settlements- Assignment
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Title : Landuse Patterns and Internal Structure of the city
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