Skala
Permukiman sebagai tempat (sarana) hidup manusia dapat digolongkan dalam 2 skala yaitu: 1) Permukiman (Skala makro) Human Settlement, dan 2) Perumahan (Skala Mikro) Housing
Unsur Permukiman
Unsur permukiman itu sendiri yaitu antara lain berupa wadah, tanah / lahan yang digunakan, dan pengisi, penghuni yang terdiri dari makhluk hidup dan benda tak hidup. Permukiman dapat dibedakan menjadi tiga karakter yaitu: 1) More agriculture (traditional countries), dengan ciri pertanian menjadi mata pencarian utama (Irian jaya),

 
Edited from Ariyanti (2008): “Themed Town, Thames Town” an unpublished article for Campus of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University, Shanghai
It was a cloudy Saturday and our group of formerly 14 people has been reduced to 8 from the morning visit to Anting New Town. Exhausted, we found out that Thames Town is really far out from to the other direction, the only way to get there was with a cab, since our limited Chinese, we asked our friend to instruct the taxi driver how to get there. After …

The Image of the City Theory, Kevin Andrew Lynch, from the book of “ Image of the City “ (MIT Press, 1960)

Paths are the channels along which the observer, customarily, occasionally, or potentially moves. Paths are the streets, sidewalks, trails, and other channels in which people travel
Edges are the linear elements not used or considered as paths by the observer. Edges are perceived boundaries such as walls, buildings, and shorelines;
Districs …

Dr. Hamid Shirvani known as an architect and urban designer maestro. He created the urban design legendary theory, that is the eight elements of urban design theory, those are: 1) land use, 2) building form and massing, 3) circulation and parking 4) open space 5) pedestrian ways 6) activity support 7) signage and 8 ) preservation. This theory described in his book: