The Greeks, Romans and ancient Chinese all had strong ideas on modern town planning but they were only able to put them into action when founding a new town. Most towns which have grown up gradually, whether in Europe, Asia, Africa, or America have a rather haphazard arrangement of streets which branch off at all angles from one another, and [...]
The problems faced by towns are of two different kinds, namely decline and growth, and these problems are of quite different degrees of importance. It has already been said that old established towns often find a new lease of life in a new function such as light industry or tourism, so that relatively few towns decline. Much more important is [...]
In this article we will discuss about the population and functional zoning effects in towns. 1. Population Zones: One of the most obvious zoning effects in towns is that caused by differences of population groups within the town. For instance, people of different racial or linguistic groups will tend to congregate together, partly for the company of their fellow countrymen, [...]