SHP621S - SETTLEMENT HISTORY AND PLANNING THEORY - 2ND OPP SUPL - JAN 2023


SHP621S - SETTLEMENT HISTORY AND PLANNING THEORY - 2ND OPP SUPL - JAN 2023



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nAmI BI AunIVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOR OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING &
BACHELOR OF REGIONAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07BTAR &
NQF LEVEL: 6
07BRAR
COURSE CODE: SHP621S
COURSE NAME: SETTLEMENT HISTORY &
PLANNING THEORY
DATE: JANUARY 2023
PAPER: THEORY
DURATION: 3 HOURS
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY/ SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER(S) N Korrubel
MODERATOR: J Gold
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 6 PAGES (Including this front page)

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Settlement History and Planning Theory
SHP621S
QUESTION 1
"Although superficially comparable with Mesopotamia, in that both countries contained great
rivers flowing through immensely fertile valleys and plains which offered parallel opportunities to
early humans, the evolution of urban settlements in Egypt took place along markedly different
lines .... However, reasons why they took markedly different forms also account for the scarcity of
urban remains.
{Source: Morris, A.E.J., {1994), History of Urban Form. Before the Industrial Revolutions {third
edition), London, Prentice Hall, p26 &27)
Describe the reasons for the scarcity of urban remains in Egypt.
(7)
[7]
QUESTION 2
The city of Ur assumed control of the Sumerian empire during the period of about 2110 to
2015BC. Ur was typical of the Sumerian city-states.
Describe only the Old Walled City (one of the three basic parts) of Ur. Your answer must also
include detail regarding the type of housing and commercial districts.
(10)
[10]
QUESTION 3
Describe any THREEof the following four urban form determinants. Provide the necessary
headings for your answers:
a) Topography
(4)
b) Pre-urban cadastre
(4)
c) Religious
(4)
d) Aesthetics
(4)
[12]
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Settlement History and Planning Theory
SHP621S
QUESTION 4
There is a basic form to Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa and Lothal. Describe the remarkable consistency
of urban form of these Harapan cities.
(3)
[3]
QUESTION 5
The Greeks made several immensely significant contributions to urban history, first came the
colonising movement, the evolution of the twin foci of Greek cities (the acropolis and agora) and
lastly there was the use made of the gridiron by Greek town planners.
ANSWER ONLY A(i)&(ii) OR B(i)&(ii) OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. Provide a heading to
indicate which one your answer refers to.
A(i) Explain the influence of the regional topography in the development of the Greek City
States.
(3)
AND
A(ii) Describe the acropolis, one of the basic elements of the typical Greek city plan.
(7)
OR
B(i) Discussthe colonizing movement of the Greeks.
AND
B(ii) Describe the agora, one of the basic elements of the typical Greek city plan.
(5)
(5)
[10]
QUESTION 6
The total contrast between the chaotic organic growth of the city of Rome and the regulated
formality of the great majority of Roman provincial towns is clearly visible.
Describe the typical imperial urban planning of Roman settlements. Your answer must refer to the
general principles (urban planning principles) and practice of Roman town planning.
(9)
[9]
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Settlement History and Planning Theory
SHP621S
QUESTION 7
Explain the urban form component "markets", in view of the city of Rome with its porti and
horrea.
(4)
[4]
QUESTION 8
a) Discuss "streets" as a typical urban component of the medieval towns.
(7)
b) Discuss "walls" as a typical urban component of the medieval towns.
(7)
[14]
QUESTION 9
Along with his business partner, the English-born architect Vaux, Olmsted originated and
dominated the urban parks movement. FL Olmsted identified two categories and two sub-
categories of recreation facilities.
a) Identify the relevant categories and subcategories.
(4)
b) Describe any one of the answers provided in 14(a) for an additional two marks.
(2)
[6]
QUESTION 10
Explain Ebenezer Howard's famous concentric-ring diagram.
(10)
[10]
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Settlement History and Planning Theory
SHP621S
QUESTION 11
Describe only the central area and the housing component surrounding the central area of Le
Corbusier's La Ville Contemporaine (Marks will not be allocated for percentages of different land
uses and detail regarding satellite units etc.)
(10)
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Figure 1
(Source: R.T. LeGates & F.Stout (editors), (2011), The City Reader (fifth edition), The Routledge
Urban Reader Series, London, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p339).
[10]
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Settlement History and Planning Theory
SHP621S
QUESTION 12
The diagram represents one section of a Garden City (Figure 3). Describe the central part of the
Garden City. Your answer must focus on the area between the centre and Fifth Avenue.
(5)
Figure 2:
(Source: R.T. LeGates & F.Stout (editors), (2011), The City Reader (fifth edition), The Routledge
Urban Reader Series, London, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, plate 35).
[SJ
TOTAL
[100]
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