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Settlements
Settlements are unique places and no two are the same. Settlements have areas of growth and decline. Towns and cities are characterised by zones and land use. In this geotopic we will investigate settlements by answering the following questions:

What is a settlement?
What do we mean by the site and situation of a settlement?
What are the funtions of a settlement?
What is a settlement hierarchy?
What do we mean by landuse and landuse zones?
What are landuse models?
What are landuse models in MEDCs like? (Burgess and Hoyt Model)
What are landuse models for LEDCs like?
What are shanty towns / favelas?
What are shanty town improvement schemes?

What are the characteristics of a settlement?
What do we mean by landuse?
What are urban landuse models in MEDCs like?
What are urban landuse models in LEDCs like?


     
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