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Each subject has a need of systematic rules, methods, techniques & system for appropriate and scientific study. These methodology are known as approaches

There are two popular approaches in settlement geography according to Hartshorne are:

1.Systematic      2. Regional
Dickinson express the settlement geography in the terms of  Structure, Process and Stage Three important approaches are:

Genetic Approaches:

·      Works on the basis of historical processes
·         Supported and influence by historical perspective, archaeological and geographers and commonly applied in the study of settlement geography.
·         Proper investigation of documents, place names etc.
·         Comprehensive understanding of individual characteristics in relation to the surrounding subsystem.
Deals with genetic progression that is past, present, and future of the settlement this approaches are

Retrogressive:- By Bloch:-focuses on or upon the past evidences & are also concern with present pattern of settlement.

Retrospective:-Focuses upon the present the past conditions regarding settlements being considered for better understanding of the existing state.

Prospective:-it concern with future but the past and present are consider as a relict features for future probability need.

Spatial / Regional Approaches:

This approach was  introduce by Ratzel. This approach is basically related to patterns and processes by considering man-environmental relationship.
This approach have system and sub systems, analysis through which several aspects of settlement-like:- types, pattern, classification, functional integration & rank local identity, planning & rationalization, site, situation….
This approach the interrelationship of man-nature-society – is better expressed in any cultural landscape.
Analysis of patterns and process they express the spatial organizations in environmental space.
Consideration for the spatial analysis several techniques Like- nearest neighbor analysis method of dispersion concentration, land model, functional analysis method etc.
From place to place of region to region all over the world such differences in settlement are due to spatial differences of their environment.

   Ecological / Environmental Approach:-
From ecological point of view which applied to explain the processes of change in human behavior & settlement over time. Hudson, has expected this approach form understanding and describing the setting process in human settlement having three phases.

•  Behavioral differences shows regional variation.
• The approach is very fundamental in understanding man-environmental intere-relationship.
• The trial settlement have a proper adoption of available environment several traditions, festivals, functions etc.
• Nearest neighbor analysis has been widely used for studying the concentration and dispersion of settlement
  Therefore, this approach explains the man environment adaptation over the region.