Village
The village is a small settlement that is usually found in a rural environment. It is usually larger than a "hamlet" but smaller than a "city". a few geographers especially define a village as having among 500 and 2,500 inhabitants.
In most parts of the world, villages are human settlements clustered around a central point. A focal point is often a church, market, or public place A public space can be an open area (from time to time referred to as a village inexperienced), or a advanced square (from time to time known as a plaza or piazza).This type of village organization is called Nucleated Settlement.
Some villages are linear settlements. They do not cluster around a central public space, but around a line. This line can be natural, such as river bank or beach. (Fishing villages are often linear settlements.) Linear settlements can also be formed in the vicinity of a transportation route, such as a railway.
Planned villages are communities that do not develop around a single focal point. These have been outlined by urban planners, often to avoid land-use conflicts that are common in nucleated settlements.
Planned villages are sometimes called "new cities". For example, Tapioca in Finland was planned as an "ecological village" or "garden town" in the 1950s. The non-profit organizations that Tapiola planned were guided by the principle of providing local employment with all income levels and establishing life in harmony with nature and the natural world.
Villages often function as units of local government. In China and Japan, a village is a government administrative unit. An administrative unit is a unit of government that has its own leadership (like a city council) and provides services, such as mail delivery.
Villages of the past
In the past, rural villagers were usually engaged in basic activities like farming or fishing within the uk, a "pit village" is a agreement whose primary career is digging.In many underdeveloped countries, these primary activities are still the focus of rural life.
Initial activities provide basic products and services for residents and the people of the surrounding area. Thus, some villages act as trade centers. Villages around the Syrian city of Damascus, for example, have been centers of trade for thousands of years.
Many villages were surrounded through thick partitions or gates.For example, a cotton is a traditional building among the Hakka people of southern China. These walled, circular buildings are built around a large, open, central courtyard. Most of the villagers live on cotton - up to 600.
The Industrial Revolution of the late 18th century and early 19th century changed the life of the village forever. The Industrial Revolution, defined as the transition from animal-based labor to product-making machines, greatly increased productivity. As it happened, countless small villages became towns and cities.
In this process, called urbanization, nucleated settlements develop around the factory, not the church or community center. This trend started on the island of Great Britain and eventually spread around the world. Hampstead was an English village that expanded rapidly after the opening of the railroad in the 1860s, for example. Today, Hampstead is a major neighbor of London.
Today is village life
Agricultural villages have remained the mainstay of rural settlements throughout most of the world. (In most cases in North America and Australia, however, the most common form of rural settlement is isolated farms.)
Most of the villages in the developed countries are no longer leaning towards basic activities. Cultural change, globalization, and other factors have encouraged residents to seek other occupations or, in some cases, relocate. In the Soviet era, perhaps the most radical change in rural life took place in Russia. In the 1920s, Russia was an agricultural country, with more than 75 million people living in rural areas. Russia quickly became an industrial country, with the government supporting a production-based economy based in most cities. by way of the cease of the Soviet Union in 1989, fewer than 40 million Russians lived in villages.
Some urban dwellers have moved to villages and traveled to big cities and towns for jobs. This phenomenon is called "city flight" or "colonial colonization".Villages or suburbs not only grow, they gain political power. Conflicts between rural and suburban residents and urban dwellers over resources and priorities often define political debate in urban areas such as Delhi, India or Mexico City, Mexico.
The term "village" is sometimes used to refer to specific neighborhoods within a larger urban area. The village of Greenwich in New York City, for example, has enjoyed a reputation as an artistic enclave for over a century. nowadays, the "village" is an top middle elegance residential place.