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Nelson’s method of functional classification of towns UPSC

In 1955, Nelson released a paper entitled "A Services Classification of American Cities". In his research he used the followi...

It is the concept of explaining the hierarchy of urban settlement at a place. The population of urban settlements (towns, cities) will be ...

Urban Land use patterns defined the internal structure of the town. In rural areas, lands are used mostly for primary activities whereas l...

It is developed by Ullman and Harris in 1945. This model came in opposition to CBD. This model says that instead of one CBD of the city, ...

Towns are grown along with transportation such as highways & railways. The following zone are divided CBD: This is the core area of...

In this model, Burgess made some assumptions: Men are the eco-rational person Anisotropic surface A concentric ring model of E....

Taylor's classification of town is based on the age, land use & development of the city. As per Taylor, the following types of town...

Settlements are places where people builts their homes. Early humans were settled on trees and caves; later they settle along with the riv...

The meaning of wellbeing is different for different people. Some people think big cars, big houses, etc are essential for well-being. Some ...