Egyptian Russian University

Faculty Of Engineering
Architectural Engineering Department

URBAN PLANNING
AR 405

Lecture: ( 1 )

Urban Settlements
“Cities”

Instructor : Dr . Ahmed Helmy Nabil

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▪ Settlements definition
Any place where the residents live permanently or temporarily and includes
buildings and roads, and it may be rural or urban

Urban Rural
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▪ Difference between urban & rural settlements
Criteria Urban Rural
1 Population Greater-than : 000 < Urban Less -than : 000 < Rural
USA : 50000 Person USA : 50000 Person
Determine a number of India : 40000 Person India : 40000 Person
population (000):

2 Social • Secondary relationships • Basic relationships

• Depends on Social control • Depends on traditions and
Type of social relations (Law & police) customs

3 Economy 80% of the population is 80% of the population is

employed in industry, employed in agriculture and
The number of workers in
commerce and services fishing
the economic sectors

The roads : not planned &

4 Physical Image The roads : planned & wide narrow
The buildings : high The buildings : low
Roads / Building heights / Services : available
Services / open area and Services : not available
The green areas : few The green areas : many
green

5 Administrative The determination is made according to an official document

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Contents :
1/ Urban Settlements (Cities)
• Definition.
2/ Cities Classification.

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1 Urban Settlements
▪ Settlements definition
▪ Difference between urban and rural settlements.
▪ Urban settlements definition

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▪ Urban settlements “Cities” definition
It is the highest rank in settlements, in terms of population, area, multiple
functions and activities.

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2 Cities Classification
▪ Classification by population
▪ Classification by functions.
▪ Classification by Locations.

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▪ Cities Classification
▪ Classification by population

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▪ Cities Classification
▪ Classification by population
1/ Town : fewer than 300 000 person )‫(البلدة‬
It is the first rank of urban settlements and the link between rural and urban
communities, and its primary function is to provide services to the surrounding
rural communities.

2/ Smallest cities : 50 000 to 500 000 person )‫(مدن صغيرة‬

It is the highest level in the town, as there are more services available than the
town.

2/ Small cities 500 000 to 1 Million person )‫(مدن صغرى‬

It is a multi-functional city "administrative, commercial, and major transportation
points“ “Metropolis” , which makes it a "service center" that provides services to
its residents and the surrounding settlements.

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▪ Cities Classification
▪ Classification by population
4/ Medium / Large cities : 1 to 10 Million person )‫ الكبرى‬/ ‫(المدينة المتوسطة‬
It is a large metropolitan area “Megalopolis” that includes separate cities, which
increases its population and area, and thus it has an impact on the state and in
some cases other countries.

5/ Megacities : 10 to 20 Million person )‫(المدنية العمالقة‬

It is the city with a population of more than ten million person.

6/ Metacities: more than 20 Million person )‫(التجمعات العمالقة‬

They are the urban agglomerations whose population exceeds twenty million
person.

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▪ Cities Classification
▪ Classification by functions
1/ Economic centers )‫(المراكز االقتصادية‬
▪ Industrial cities.
▪ Fishing , mining and petroleum cities.
▪ Transport cities (ports, transport centers).
▪ Trade cities (World , National , Local Trade
Centers).
▪ Economic services centers (financial services,
insurance, ....).

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▪ Cities Classification
▪ Classification by functions
2/ Political centers )‫(المراكز السياسية‬
▪ Capital cities (Global, national, regional).
▪ Defensive cities (fortress cities, military bases).
3/ Religious centers )‫(المراكز الدينية‬

4/ Cultural centers )‫(المراكز الثقافية‬

▪ University cities.
▪ Cultural production cities (cinema, theater, radio and
television).
▪ Archeology , museums cities
5/ Recreational centers )‫(المراكز الترفيهية‬

6/ Residential cities "residential suburbs") ‫(المدن السكنية‬

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▪ Cities Classification
▪ Classification by Locations
1/ Nodal / Focal locations )‫ البؤرية‬/ ‫(المواقع العقدية‬
▪ Nodal locations: They are the sites where the natural
elements intersect "valleys or rivers ..”
▪ Focal locations: They are the sites where the Major
roads or railways intersect . CAIRO

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Berlin
▪ Cities Classification
▪ Classification by Locations
3/ Central locations )‫(المواقع المركزية‬
▪ Spatial mediation of the city within the
borders of the state.

Paris

4/ Peripheral locations )‫(المواقع الطرفية‬ 5/ Gateway locations )‫(المواقع المدخلية‬

▪ Located on the state border
▪ These are sites that enter the state from
(ports, airports, or train stations).

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 ‫‪Thanks‬‬

‫مالحظة هامة ‪:‬‬

‫يمكن ان يحظى موقع المدينة باكثر من صفة فمدينة القاهرة هى مدينة‬
‫عقدية وبؤرية ومركزية ومدخلية‬
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