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Urban Settlements
Definition
When a lot of people move to cities Three types:
Metropolitan area (main city and other small cities nearby)
Conurbation (urban area formed by two cities) Megalopolis (cluster of cities)
Functions: ▪ Residential▪ Commercial▪ Industrial▪ Political▪ Cultural▪ Tourism
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What city is this?
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Is it a metropolitan areaconurbation, or megalopolis?
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Conurbation! Because it includes
San Francisco Oakland etc.
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Chicago! Is it a metropolitan area, conurbation, or megalopolis?
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Metropolitan area! Why?
Because other cities nearby like River Forest, Oak Park
Because there are 2 airports There are lots of shopping malls
Megalopolis Example
Chain of Urban Areas (transnational megalopolis)
Urban Plans
Orthogonal (checkerboard) Radiocentric (streets curve) Irregular (no shape)
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London! What’s its grid plan?
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Irregular
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Barcelona!
So this must be?
Radiocentric Plan
City Structures
Suburbs (areas outside of the city center)
Industrial areas Centre
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Alcobendas! Suburb? Industrial? Or Centre?
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Suburb!
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Detroit! Suburb? Industrial? Centre?
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Industrial
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Manila!
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Is this photo of a suburb? Centre? Or industrial area?
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Centre