• Srinivas Daketi
• Abdul Razak Mohamed
• Ramesh Srikonda

The influence of occupation on built form and building practices is investigated and understanding the pertinent relationship which is viewed through the integration between the agriculture as an occupation or livelihood practice and the built form of the village, the layout of streets, open spaces, and residential areas at both macro and micro level of the village as a settlement. The author studied about the built forms at settlement level and individual residential unit at a village-Velnuthala in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, in order to find the impact of the major occupation or livelihood practices (agriculture) on built form.

agriculture, occupation, livelihood practices, built form, settlements

"Impact of culture (occupation) on rural built form: a case of agrarian societies", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.100-105, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K13.pdf

"Impact of culture (occupation) on rural built form: a case of agrarian societies", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp100-105, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K13.pdf