SETTLEMENT PATTERNS AND PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT
- Meaning of Patterns of Settlement
- Dispersed Settlement
- Linear Settlement
- Nucleated Settlement
- Isolated Settlement
Settlement Patterns and their Development Patterns
Meaning of Patterns of Settlement
Patterns of Settlements simply refer to the arrangement of buildings in a settlement. There are four (4) main patterns of settlement namely (a) Dispersed (b) Linear (c) Nucleated and (d) Isolated settlements
(a) Dispersed Settlement
These are settlements where the buildings are scattered, far from each other. Usually they have few social amenities and features of rural settlement like farming, lumbering, mining etc. The farms are intensively tilled and there is quiet life style as there is little opportunity for gathering.
Dispersed Settlement
Pattern of Development of Dispersed Settlement
Dispersed settlements is a settlement comprising of buildings that are scattered about in given area. It is develop when people go to acquire isolated farmlands. Others prefer quiet environment. There is therefore boundary of family by family in such a pronounced nature and there is marked space from one settlement to the other.
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