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Urban Planning: City Shapes and Forms

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What is the primary characteristic of a Radiocentric city shape?

A series of nearly equal sized cities in close proximity

A large circle with radial corridors of intense development from the center (correct)

A city built around a large open space

A linear shape with a transportation spine

What is the term for a city with a series of nearly equal sized cities in close proximity?

Satellite

Linear

Constellation (correct)

Star-shaped

What is the primary function of Housing in a city?

Channelizing pedestrian movement

Providing public spaces

The largest and simplest function of the city (correct)

Economic production

What is the term for the texture or feel of a city?

Grain Signup and view all the answers

What type of city shape restricts growth?

Linear Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of Economic activity in a city?

Acting as producers Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of a city with a STAR shape?

It has outreaching corridors of development Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a city built around a large open space?

Ring Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Economic sector in a city?

To act as producers and provide basic necessities Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a network of public streets?

Well-defined public streets Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of an Articulated Sheet city shape?

It has one or more central clusters and several subclusters Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a city that is part of a group of cities around a main center?

Satellite Signup and view all the answers