The dynamics of land use change and tenure systems in Sub-Saharan Africa cities; learning from Himo community protest, conflict and interest in urban planning practice in Tanzania

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Magigi ◽  
A.W. Drescher
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Planning Practice ◽  
Sub Saharan

The impact of land use change on water resources in sub-Saharan Africa: a modelling study of Lake Malawi

1995 ◽  
Vol 170 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 123-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian R. Calder ◽  
Robin L. Hall ◽  
Heidi G. Bastable ◽  
Henry M. Gunston ◽  
Osborne Shela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Lake Malawi ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modelling Study

Land-Use Change and Communal Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Balestri ◽  
Mario A. Maggioni
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Regular Grid ◽  
Communal Conflict ◽  
Sub Saharan

AbstractThis paper addresses the correlation between land-use changes and communal conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, by articulating the analysis on a 0.5° × 0.5° regular grid, we estimate the probability of a communal conflict event at time

Agricultural households’ adaptation to weather shocks in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications for land-use change and deforestation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Julia Girard ◽  
Philippe Delacote ◽  
Antoine Leblois
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Labor Income ◽  
Weather Shocks ◽  
Land Use Decisions ◽  
Agricultural Households ◽  
Sub Saharan

Abstract Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is regularly threatened by the occurrence of weather shocks. We wonder whether the way farmers respond to shocks can affect land use and induce deforestation. Reviewing the existing literature, we found that this question has only been marginally studied. Drawing from the adaptation and land-use change literatures, we then expose the mechanisms through which weather shocks can push farmers to induce land-use change, or conversely to foster conservation. As farmers cope with shocks, their responses can cause degradations in ecosystems which could, in the long term, encourage deforestation and land-use change. To prepare for the next growing season, or adapt to climate variability and risk in the longer term, farmers also make structural adjustments in their farm and land-use decisions, which may lead to changes in land holding. They also resort to adaptation strategies that can indirectly affect land-use decisions by affecting households’ resources (labor, income).

Emissions of carbon from land use change in sub-Saharan Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 111 (G2) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Houghton ◽  
J. L. Hackler
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

The Impact of Charcoal Production for Energy on Tropical Rainforest Resources in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelique Lansu ◽  
Jaap Bos ◽  
Wilfried Ivens
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Charcoal Production ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

<p>In Sub Saharan Africa, many people depend on biomass for their household energy. Charcoal production is a common technique for converting biomass into a useful energy source. Nigeria is the biggest charcoal producer in Sub Saharan Africa. A large amount of wood is harvested from Nigerian forests for this charcoal production for energy. The Nexus of charcoal-land use change-energy imposes a considerable burden on the amount of wood that must be extracted from the forest for charcoal production. Therefore, charcoal production is linked to deforestation and forest degradation. However, it is not clear to what extent the demand for charcoal in Nigeria contributes to deforestation by land use change, and degradation of forests by selected wood logging. In this study, an attempt was made to provide an answer to this and to state which situation could occur by 2030, following the expected population growth in Nigeria. To achieve this, literature and open data on charcoal production, deforestation, forest degradation and population growth in Nigeria have been collected and analysed. Subsequently, calculations were carried out to determine to what extent charcoal production contributed to deforestation in the period 1990-2015. In this period, the share of deforestation due to charcoal production increased from 6% to 14%. If the expected charcoal production in 2030 were to apply to the current situation, this share would be around 20%. The quantity of wood required can also be expressed in numbers of hectares with biomass. In that case, around 80,000 ha would be required in 2030. To validate the findings, further research is needed on the amount of biomass per hectare in Nigerian forests, and on the amount of charcoal exported, not only as source of household energy but also globally as barbecue fuel. A more extensive analysis of open data on the nexus charcoal-land use change-energy at multiple scales will help to project future interlinkages.</p>

Land-use change outweighs projected effects of changing rainfall on tree cover in sub-Saharan Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 3013-3025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie C. Aleman ◽  
Olivier Blarquez ◽  
Carla A. Staver
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Sub Saharan

Land-Use Management and Carbon Sequestering in Sub-Saharan Africa

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Perlack ◽  
R. L. Graham ◽  
A. M. G. Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Carbon Sequestering ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Key Challenges for Land Use Planning and Its Environmental Assessments in the Abuja City-Region, Nigeria

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Evidence Chinedu Enoguanbhor ◽  
Florian Gollnow ◽  
Blake Byron Walker ◽  
Jonas Ostergaard Nielsen ◽  
Tobia Lakes
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Environmental Assessments ◽  
City Regions ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Land Cover Maps

Land use planning as strategic instruments to guide urban dynamics faces particular challenges in the Global South, including Sub-Saharan Africa, where urgent interventions are required to improve urban and environmental sustainability. This study investigated and identified key challenges of land use planning and its environmental assessments to improve the urban and environmental sustainability of city-regions. In doing so, we combined expert interviews and questionnaires with spatial analyses of urban and regional land use plans, as well as current and future urban land cover maps derived from Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing. By overlaying and contrasting land use plans and land cover maps, we investigated spatial inconsistencies between urban and regional plans and the associated urban land dynamics and used expert surveys to identify the causes of such inconsistencies. We furthermore identified and interrogated key challenges facing land use planning, including its environmental assessment procedures, and explored means for overcoming these barriers to rapid, yet environmentally sound urban growth. The results illuminated multiple inconsistencies (e.g., spatial conflicts) between urban and regional plans, most prominently stemming from conflicts in administrative boundaries and a lack of interdepartmental coordination. Key findings identified a lack of Strategic Environmental Assessment and inadequate implementation of land use plans caused by e.g., insufficient funding, lack of political will, political interference, corruption as challenges facing land use planning strategies for urban and environmental sustainability. The baseline information provided in this study is crucial to improve strategic planning and urban/environmental sustainability of city-regions in Sub-Saharan Africa and across the Global South, where land use planning faces similar challenges to address haphazard urban expansion patterns.

scholarly journals Multi-Temporal Built-Up Grids of Brazilian Cities: How Trends and Dynamic Modelling Could Help on Resilience Challenges?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 748
Author(s):  
Iana Rufino ◽  
Slobodan Djordjević ◽  
Higor Costa de Brito ◽  
Priscila Barros Ramalho Alves
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Cellular Automata ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Dynamic Modelling ◽  
Urban Models ◽  
Extreme Hazards

The northeastern Brazilian region has been vulnerable to hydrometeorological extremes, especially droughts, for centuries. A combination of natural climate variability (most of the area is semi-arid) and water governance problems increases extreme events’ impacts, especially in urban areas. Spatial analysis and visualisation of possible land-use change (LUC) zones and trends (urban growth vectors) can be useful for planning actions or decision-making policies for sustainable development. The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) produces global spatial information, evidence-based analytics, and knowledge describing Earth’s human presence. In this work, the GHSL built-up grids for selected Brazilian cities were used to generate urban models using GIS (geographic information system) technologies and cellular automata for spatial pattern simulations of urban growth. In this work, six Brazilian cities were selected to generate urban models using GIS technologies and cellular automata for spatial pattern simulations of urban sprawl. The main goal was to provide predictive scenarios for water management (including simulations) and urban planning in a region highly susceptible to extreme hazards, such as floods and droughts. The northeastern Brazilian cities’ analysis raises more significant challenges because of the lack of land-use change field data. Findings and conclusions show the potential of dynamic modelling to predict scenarios and support water sensitive urban planning, increasing cities’ coping capacity for extreme hazards.

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