2.4.

1 R
Rectangular combined with
w Radiall street systeem
Inn practice a combinatioon of rectanngular and radial
r system
m can be adopted
a if thhe
topographical featurees are favouurable to suiit the local requirement
r s of each pllace. See Figg.
2.10. It hhas both the advantages
a o rectangulaar roads and radial roadss. E.g. New Delhi
of D (India).

Figure 2.10 Rectaangular com

mbined with
h Radial street system

2.4.2 O
Organic streeet system
Itt is also called as Topoggraphical andd Informal Street
S system
m. The namee ‘Organic’ is
applied bbecause the plan resem
mbles to a microscope
m slide, presennting the celll structure of
o
animal oor vegetablle tissues. Here the street
s system is entireely unplannned with aall
irregulariities, and hen
nce the nam
me “Studied Irregularities
I s”. The streets are curvin
ng, sometimees
discontinnuous, with variable
v widtth and irreguular open spaaces at somee intervals.
T make thiss system attrractive and pleasing
To p witth good scennic effects, the
t streets arre
planned in conformity with natuural surrounddings, such as river, lakke, hillock, sea-shore
s ettc.
E.g. Carccassonne, Frrance. See Fiig. 2.11.

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 Figu
ure 2.11 Orrganic streett system

2.4.3 Irrregular Meedieval street system

M
Many of the old cities of the middlee ages have grown in thhis irregularr way withouut
any plannning. They have develloped immeethodically and
a illogicaally beyond control. E.gg.
Nasik, Varanasi
V citiees in India.

2.4.4 C
Combination
n of Rectanggular and irrregular strreet systems
T irregular type is of reecent development of thee town. Wheen the old syystem is founnd
The
difficult tto rectify to suit the moddern needs, the
t combinattion is adoptted E.g. Edinnburgh, U.K
K.

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