TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS - Printable Version

TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS - Printable Version

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TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS - satish lohar - 11-21-2014

TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS

Classification based on Population Size

Class Population
Class I 1,00,000 and above
Class II 50,000 – 99,999
Class III - 20,000 – 49,999
Class IV - 10,000 – 19,999
Class V - 5,000 – 9,999
Class VI - less than 5,000

There is another classification of urban settlements. The classification is as follows:
Town Places which have less than one lakh population
City Urban centres having population between one lakh to one
million.
Metropolitan Cities Cities having population in between one million to five million
Mega cities Cities having more than 5 million population

RE: TYPES OF URBAN SETTLEMENTS - Abha Sharma - 09-12-2018

Types of Settlements according to function

Industrial Towns

has railways and canals for transports
has housing and industry mixed together
Newer industrial town planning ensures the housing and industry are apart.

Market Towns

Found in fertile farming sites
Many services e.g. shops and offices
Good transport links – often they are route center

Ports

Found where there are sheltered harbours
Flat land for building on nearby
Modern ports need deeper water for today’s larger ships
Many ports has gone through a lot of redevelopment

Seaside Resorts

Close to industrial areas with large populations, with good rail and roads
On the sea−front are hotels and entertainments such as pubs and bingo
Guest houses are found inland where the land is cheaper to buy
Housing found further inland, with industry on the outskirts
Promenades pedestrian roads along the front of the resort