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Settlements
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A settlement mind map
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gabryelmw
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Settlements
Why Built and Where
Protection (Height)
A Good view = See Enemies
Water Supply
Fresh water = Drinking and cleaning =Living
Bridging point
Ways to get out of Settlements = Boat and Bridge
Danger of Wet Point Sites
Danger= Flooding
Flat Land
Flat Land = Farming and Easy Building
Wood Supply
Building a house and Defences
Building Materials
Wood and Mud = Housing
Aspect and Shelter
Protection from = Wind also helps farm land
How to identify and Settlement
Site
The Exact location of a settlement and why people are located there
Situation
The location of a Settlement in relation to surroundings physically and human factors
Rural Settlement Patterns
Dispersed
Individual buildings spread out no obvious centre E.g Farming villages E.g Oborne
Nucleated
Settlements have Individual buildings closely together. E.g Bristol
Linear
Built along rivers or long roads. E.g Longburton
Counter-Urbanisation
Movement of population from towns and Cities to live in Rural areas
Depopulation of major Urban areas
Growth of Rural areas beyond city
Boundary between rural and Urban areas becomes less obvious
Pull Factors
Gardens
Good Water Supply
Parks
Fresh Air
Push Factors
Too many Factories
Population
No place for children
Congestion
Rural Depopulation
Hebrides
Situation: North West of Scotland
Spread out population
No Secondary schools on Island
Causes
Harsh Physical environment
Lack of Transport
Not Enough Work
Lack of sexual partners
Impacts
Less Business
Empty villages
Costs will go up
more fish
Case Study : Western Isles of Scotland
Lewis, Harries and Burra.
Nearest Large city Inverness
Nearest Mainland port are Mallaig
2-150 miles away from Mainland
Population on the downfall about 3000 each 10 years.
Burgess Model
2: Factories/ Industry
Built next to CBD
4: Medium Class Residential
De-industrialisation happen more = tertiary jobs better housing
5: High class Residential
High quality housing
1:CBD
Tourist activity and Work
3: Low class Residential
Built near Factories so the workers could walk to work. Low Quality housing
Housing Demand
Social Reasons
Ageing population
Rise in Divorces
Marrying later
Economic Reasons
UK Population is Wealthier
House prices = more people livng in smaller dwellings
Political Reasons
Rise in population so 3 million new homes
Designated growth areas such as Ashford, Milton Keynes and M11 corridor
Government is developing Eco-Towns
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