Collective settlement is when many families and a large number of human beings come together and build their dwellings close to each other and start living in them permanently.
It has two sections: (1) Rural Settlements and (2) Urban Settlements.
Urban settlements:
People living in urban settlements derive their livelihood from secondary, tertiary, quadrant or fifth type of economic activities.
Their lifestyle is also very different from that of rural settlements.
The proportion and density of population is higher here as compared to rural settlements.
In everyday life, people use more and more machines or mechanical equipment.
Urban settlement functionality:
Functionality is the main activity of the colony.
Activity means economic activity.
The classification of cities by functionality is as follows:
1. Administrative Centers:
Kolkata, London, Rome, Gandhinagar etc.
2. Defense Centers:
Khadakwasla, Dehradun, Jodhpur, Kochi etc.
3. Cultural Centers:
Varanasi, Mecca, Vadodara, Jaipur, Lucknow etc.
4. Industrial Centers:
Jamshedpur, Kalgurli, Pittsburgh, Durgapur etc.
5. Business centers:
Winnipeg, Baghdad, Dusseldorf etc.
6. Transport Centers:
Rotterdam, Mumbai, Aden etc.
In addition, the exchange and distribution are categorized as manufacturing centers, tourist centers, etc., depending on the functionality of the city.