This document discusses studying traditional rural settlement patterns. Villages and rural communities have evolved over time based on their local environment and culture. Each village is uniquely adapted to its region and microclimate. There is a distinct informal character and human scale to rural settlements that is often missing from contemporary cities. Studying rural morphology can provide inspiration for urban planners by highlighting sustainability principles that could be applied to urban planning with modifications. Understanding the spatial form and logic of existing rural settlements may provide lessons on creating more human-centric urban planning in the future.

1. STUDY OF TRADITIONAL
RURAL SETTLEMENT
PATTERNS
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2. Some of the satellite images
taken from different parts of
India showing rural
morphology
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5. Villages and rural communities are there
since time immemorial.
They have evolved and learned there
planning lessons from their own
experience.
Every Village appears to be uniquely
adapted to region, its local micro ecology
and culture.
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7. Distinct informal character
Fresh and delightful
Missing in our contemporary cities
That human aspect and scale
increasingly being lost in the
rigidity and functionality of new
urban planning.
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8. Study of rural morphology can be a
source of inspiration for the Urban
Planners. It can throw a light on
sustainability principals which can
be further replicated in urban setting
with required modifications.
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16. There is a serious need to understand
the logic behind the specific spatial
form and variety of existing rural
settlements and what makes it more
human, and whether we can learn
something from these and use it in
next generation of urban Planning.
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