The characteristics and distribution of urban places, populations and economic activities
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Characteristics of urban places, including site, function, land use, hierarchy of settlement (including megacities) and growth process (planned or spontaneous)
Factors affecting the pattern of urban economic activities (retail, commercial, industrial), including physical factors, land values, proximity to a central business district (CBD) and planning Factors affecting the pattern of residential areas within urban areas, including physical factors, land values, ethnicity and planning The incidence of poverty, deprivation and informal activity (housing and industry) in urban areas at varying stages of development |