Urban morphology studies the form and structure of cities, including which of the following?

• A. Population growth rates and demographics.
• B. Financial markets and investment flows.
• C. The form and structure, including street networks, plot patterns, and building types, influencing walkability and land-use compatibility.
• D. Climate zones and energy use.

Answer: (C)

Urban morphology deals with the built form of cities—the way space is laid out, organized, and connected. It focuses on the physical structure: street networks, block and plot patterns, and building types and heights, and it looks at how these arrangements influence everyday experience like walking, cycling, and accessing different land uses. That’s why the option describing form and structure and its impact on walkability and land-use compatibility is the best fit. The other ideas pull in people, money, or environmental factors rather than the physical layout itself: population growth and demographics are about who lives there, financial markets and investment flows are economic processes, and climate zones and energy use concern environmental context. Urban morphology specifically links the streets, plots, and buildings to how a city functions and feels on the ground.