Urban Settlements
Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Habitat, Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat
The site and the location of a city are the two basic elements that are considered in urban geography and they differ in scale.
THE SITE AND THE LOCATION
The site
The site of a city can be analysed in terms of the major features of regional and national geography, as discussed in the following sections.
Figure 15.1. Lyons is located at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône
Figure 15.2. The actual centre of Lyons is still ...
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