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