Hence , an integrative geography of settlements that considers the urban and the rural settlements as a continuum is regaining the importance lost during the 20th century .
This point of view is already represented by many planning strategies such as the unified settlement planning .
An integrative geography of settlements that considers the urban and the rural settlements as a continuum is regaining the importance lost during the 20th century .
This point of view is already represented by many planning strategies such as the unified settlement planning .