Desertification can force people to abandon their settlements due to loss of vegetation, water scarcity, and decrease in agricultural productivity. This leads to a decreased population in affected areas and a shift towards more sustainable land use practices, such as nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyles. It can also result in the expansion of urban areas as people move to cities in search of better living conditions.
Desertification can change patterns of settlement in the region by making it more difficult for people to settle in a particular region.
Desertification can change patterns of settlement in the region by making it more difficult for people to settle in a particular region.
James Walter Bell has written: 'Regional archaeological model of the Luckiamute Band settlement patterns' -- subject(s): Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric, Prehistoric Land settlement patterns
Judith Thompson Miragliuolo has written: 'Non-urban sites and mobile settlement patterns' -- subject(s): Civilization, Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric, Prehistoric Land settlement patterns
what is it
settlement patterns
patterns of settlement is where people live near rivers, road ways, or harbors
Patterns of settlement refer to the way in which people arrange themselves in urban, rural, or other areas. Common patterns include clustered settlements, dispersed settlements, linear settlements, and nuclear settlements. These patterns can be influenced by factors such as topography, resources, transportation networks, and cultural practices.
The main physical characteristic affecting regional settlement patterns in the Middle East is water.
Economy
Settlement patterns refer to the way in which people distribute themselves in a geographical area. They can be influenced by factors such as physical geography, climate, economic opportunities, and social and cultural considerations. Settlement patterns can include rural, urban, suburban, dispersed, clustered, or linear settlements.
Xiangming Dai has written: 'Pottery production, settlement patterns and development of social complexity in the Yuanqu Basin, north central China' -- subject(s): Antiquities, Ceramics, History, Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric, Pottery, Pottery industry, Prehistoric Land settlement patterns