01-20-2015, 10:55 AM
Semi- Compact Settlement Types :
(i) Checker Board Pattern: This is a type of settlement found generally at the junction of two roads. The village streets meet each other at an angle or are parallel to each other. This pattern is common in the northern plains.
(ii) Elongated Pattern: Such settlement occurs as a result of elongation of the rectangular pattern due to influence of site features.
(iii) Fan Shaped Pattern: This is seen where some focal points or line is situated at one end of the village. A focal object may be a tank a riverside, a road, an orchard, a well or even a place of worship. Such patterns are common in the delta region where the dwellings simply follow the fan shaped profile of the delta as in the case of Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Himalyan foothills.
(i) Checker Board Pattern: This is a type of settlement found generally at the junction of two roads. The village streets meet each other at an angle or are parallel to each other. This pattern is common in the northern plains.
(ii) Elongated Pattern: Such settlement occurs as a result of elongation of the rectangular pattern due to influence of site features.
(iii) Fan Shaped Pattern: This is seen where some focal points or line is situated at one end of the village. A focal object may be a tank a riverside, a road, an orchard, a well or even a place of worship. Such patterns are common in the delta region where the dwellings simply follow the fan shaped profile of the delta as in the case of Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Himalyan foothills.