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Conurbation: The Concept

The major city, as well as its satellite towns or smaller communities, make up the conurbation. It is a collection of townships, suburbs, satellite towns, and other areas that connect two or more megacities. It is the outcome of the … Continue reading

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Kowloon Walled City: Densest City

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Defining Subaltern Urbanisation

The concept of subaltern urbanization is about vibrant smaller settlements—outside the metropolitan shadow—sustainably supporting a dispersed pattern of urbanization. it is about small towns. how these connect and augment the growth of bigger towns. It attempts to make small places intelligible … Continue reading

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Kearsley’s model of Urban Structure

Kearsley’s model of urban structure is a modified version of Burgess’ concentric zone model that described a typical American city having five concentric zones of land use. G. W. Kearsley stated that Burgess model is the basis for introduction to … Continue reading

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