The traditional settlement can be defined as a collective living space where a landscape of the settlement harmonies with natural environment. The result of this research is as follows. (1) The principle of location in such traditional settlements ref...
The traditional settlement can be defined as a collective living space where a landscape of the settlement harmonies with natural environment. The result of this research is as follows. (1) The principle of location in such traditional settlements reflects the thought of Feng-shui(風水) as well as practical view of residential lacation involved in Taengniji(擇里志). (2) The location of traditional settlements has been affected by water condition and relation between hill and stream. So this can be divided into 3 style: small scale river valley, mountainous basin, a level plain adjacent small river. (3) The landscape of traditional settlements has been changed by urbanization and population growth. This phenomena has changed the spatial structure of traditional settlement in Korea. (4) The location condition of case study region (Chilli villagem Changhung-gun, Chollanam-do) is small scale river valley which is low potential of flood and piedmont of low slope mountain. These results has affected the form and development of traditional settlements of Honam region in Korea peninsula.