1. Settlement Rural and Urban by Tony Dunne OSi Maps copyright

2. Key words A.Settlement B.Land use C.Rural D.Function E.Site F.Location G.Nodal point H.Accessibility I.Urban 1.Easy to get to 2.Where a settlement is 3.Land a settlement is built on 4.The service it provides 5.What it’s used for 6.Commercial centre 7.Where people live 8.In the country side farms 9.Routes meet here

3. Distinguishing settlements by functions Rural settlements farms residential function agricultural function Urban settlements trading centres with commercial functions so are central places multi-functional residential industrial educational recreation health

4. What towns do

5. What do towns do for you? Why do you go Dun Laoghaire? Why do you go into Dublin?

6. Services Towns provide services The services are called ‘Functions’ Villages have a few functions Cities have lots of functions

7. Land Use Indicates Functions Land Use Houses Factory Shops, market School, college Library, Park Roads, railways Health centre Function Residential Industrial Commercial Education Public Open space Transport Services

8. Hinterland The area served by a town is called its Hinterland A village has few functions and a small hinterland A town has more functions and larger hinterland A city has many functions and a very large hinterland

9. List functions of Enniskerry

10. List the functions of Nenagh

11. Development of towns

12. Urban development Surplus to trade – rich hinterland Meeting point – ford(Atha) placenames- bridging point – people from both sides of river meet to trade Market starts Routes focus on this point – nodal point forms Defend the market to protect tax– castle – and walls Security – encourages – trades and industry Services such as education and health develop Towns with best locations grow e.g.Waterford/Wexford

13. Ford(Atha) River People converge on ford to trade

14. Routes converge on the ford and form a nodal point. Market forms at the nodal point. Because of accessibility A town develops

22. 1. Land use change 1830’s – 2005 Scoilnet Maps

23. 1. Changes Piers and harbour in North East of Reclaimed land in centre Warehouses in centre Housing and roads in South East corner Quays on north of river