ABSTRACT

A comprehensive analysis of the history and devel- opment of rural settlement in both the developed and developing worlds. Complete with detailed case studies and fully illustrated, this is essential reading for all geographers and archaeologists.

chapter 1|14 pages

Settlement landscapes

chapter 2|23 pages

Nucleation and dispersion

chapter 3|26 pages

Explanatory contexts

chapter 4|22 pages

House and farmstead

chapter 5|33 pages

Settlement forms

chapter 6|26 pages

Settlement patterns

chapter 7|25 pages

Settlement systems: a world view