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GATE 2024 AR — Planning – Question 34

Planning History, Theory and Techniques · Concepts and theories of urban planning · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Match P edge city, Q synekism, R urbicide, S urban sprawl with 1 rapid outward urban expansion, 2 violence against the city, 3 secondary edge CBD, 4 rebuilding urban core, 5 union of settlements under one rule.

  1. P–3; Q–5; R–2; S–1
  2. P–3; Q–4; R–2; S–5
  3. P–2; Q–5; R–3; S–1
  4. P–4; Q–2; R–3; S–1

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Correct answer: (A) P–3; Q–5; R–2; S–1

Explanation

Edge city identifies a peripheral business centre(3); synekism concerns settlement aggregation/association(5); urbicide describes destruction or violence against the city(2); sprawl denotes outward expansion(1). Thus A. Rebuilding the core is a different renewal process.

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