Human Settlements

Human Settlement

A clustered or organized grouping of human habitations of any size, ranging from a small hamlet to a massive metropolitan city, involving shelter, work spaces, and transport routes.

Rural Settlements

Habitations heavily reliant on primary economic activities like agriculture, fishing, and forestry, generally characterized by close-knit primary social relationships and lower population densities.

Urban Settlements

Non-agricultural habitations engaged predominantly in secondary, tertiary, and quaternary economic activities, featuring complex infrastructure, dense populations, and administrative functions.

Compact Settlements

Also known as clustered settlements, these are tightly built-up areas where houses are built close to each other, commonly found in fertile river plains and highly populated valleys.

Dispersed Settlements

Settlements where houses are isolated or widely separated from each other, typically found in hilly tracts, deserts, or extensive agricultural farms due to extreme physical environments.