Sustainable urban development and the challenges of urban sprawl in ‘Abuja’ the federal capital city of Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development

Monitoring Urban Sprawl and Sustainable Urban Development Using the Moran Index

2018 ◽  
pp. 561-581
Author(s):  
Walter Musakwa ◽  
Adriaan van Niekerk
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Spatial Statistics ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Spatial Weight ◽  
Cold Spots ◽  
Local Moran

The management of urban sprawl is fundamental to achieving sustainable urban development. Monitoring urban sprawl is, however, challenging. This study proposes the use of two spatial statistics, namely global Moran and local Moran to indentify statistically significant urban sprawl hot and cold spots. The findings reveal that the Moran indexes are sensitive to the distance band spatial weight matrices employed and that multiple bands should be used when these indexes are used. The authors demonstrate how the indexes can be used in combination with various visualisation methods to support planning decisions.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPITAL CITY THROUGH THE PRISM OF INCLUSIVENESS (A CASE OF KYIV)

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Eu.O. Maruniak ◽  
◽  
S.A. Lisovskyi ◽  
S.A. Pokliatskyi ◽  
A.A. Mozghovyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Economic Landscape

The problem of inclusive development has recently taken into account in Ukraine, although at the global level and in the EU such discussions have been going on for a long time, as well as key concepts were included in the documents shaping the international policy agenda. The paper aims to identify local markers of inclusion and/or exclusion within the capital post-socialist city, verify participatory approaches within the context of sustainable urban development research, and create a basis for developing recommendations for further improvement of urban policy in Ukraine. The example of the capital, Kyiv, a city that has been integrated into the global economic landscape for several decades, is the most indicative from the point of view of current and anticipated changes. The article outlines the main features of modern discourse in the field of inclusiveness and integrated urban development. On the case of Kyiv and a few urban neighborhoods, based on a survey and expert assessment, local features of the spatial measurement of inclusiveness, such as accessibility and openness of different types of infrastructural objects, organization of urban space, have been analyzed. The surveys, in addition to positive assessments of the availability of urban infrastructure for residents, and high quality of construction of individual facilities, simultaneously have been revealed significant shortcomings, especially for people with disabilities. The role of urban governance and international projects outcomes to achieve new goals of urban environment quality in Ukraine has been emphasized. The scientific novelty of the article is to identify local signs of inclusiveness and exclusivity in the capital city of a post-socialist country in the context of improving urban policy in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Living in Fear

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-94
Author(s):  
William Wee-Lim Hew ◽  
Boon-Yee Low ◽  
Gerald Guan-Gan Goh ◽  
Siok-Hwa Lau
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Community Safety ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Income Disparity ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Neighbourhood Level

While urbanisation has always been welcomed as a driver to economic amelioration, it has also been criticised for raising expectations and complicating the lives of  urban residents. With urban development, wellbeing is often compromised as income disparity increases, quality of life decreases. Of late, crime has been a major concern. Criminal activities have eroded the sense of urban wellbeing and caused the desertion of neighbourhoods.  While the Malaysian government tries to achieve sustainable urban development by containing urban sprawl, crime is undoing these efforts. Interviews with residents in crime-prone areas show that many are increasingly threatened by criminal activities in their neighbourhoods and have shown high tendencies to move out of the neighbourhoods. Steps to contain this problem is by having neighbourhood-level security measures as well as heightened involvement in community safety initiatives

Determination of urban sprawl’s indicators toward sustainable urban development

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 293-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Paydar ◽  
Enayatollah Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Development Approach

Purpose Iran’s metropolitan areas are growing rapidly, and, among them, Shiraz has experienced a high rate of urban sprawl in recent decades. On the other hand, besides wasting the resources, urban sprawl does not follow the principles of sustainable urban development and its consideration would help to determine and employ the required type of sustainable urban development approach. The purpose of this paper is to assess urban sprawl in Shiraz. Design/methodology/approach First, the indicators and their weights for Shiraz’s sprawl assessment are identified through Delphi and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methods. In addition, the degree of urban sprawl is assessed using the preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations (PROMETHEE). Findings The Delphi method produced the four criteria of “land use,” “urban fabric,” “social characteristics,” and “accessibility,” and “urban fabric” was the most important criterion per the AHP. Finally, the results of the PROMETHEE analysis indicated a high amount of urban sprawl in most of Shiraz’s municipal zones. Practical implications Therefore, due to the high degree of urban sprawl in Shiraz and its geographical limitations for horizontal development, a study on sustainable approaches to urban development in Shiraz, including Smart Growth and sustainable urban regeneration, seems mandatory for this city. However, this study indicates the requirement for more studies on urban sprawl in major cities of Iran, but by comparison of these findings with other relevant studies, it is inferred that using sustainable urban development approaches seems crucial for the majority of the cities in this country. Finally guidelines on how to impede urban sprawl and encourage sustainable urban development in Shiraz and Iranian cities as well as certain implications in this regard are discussed. Originality/value The findings of this study are expected to contribute valuable information for policy makers in terms of urban planning and the development of the cities in Iran.

scholarly journals Urban Sprawl: Environmental Consequence of Rapid Urban Expansion

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Ibimilua Adewale Festus ◽  
Ibimilua Foyeke Omoboye ◽  
Ogundare Babatope Andrew
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
Wildlife Habitat ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Population Increase

Urban Sprawl is a disturbing issue to geographers, urban planners and allied professionals in the 21st century.  The anxiety is based mainly on the social, political, economic, cultural and environmental consequences of rapid urban growth.  Hence, this study examines the reasons for urbanization, as well as encroachment of urban development into the border belt.  Next, the study probes into the causes, consequences and adverse effects of uncontrolled infringement and conversion of rural land to urban uses.  Likewise, the study investigates the processes of land use development, population expansion and physical growth, as well as their ecological foot prints.  Consequently, the study identified the major causes of urban sprawl as rapid population increase, high level of urban development pressure, provision of housing, changes in living standard, as well as technological changes among others.  Also, the study found out that urban sprawl is desirable because of the benefits of spread of development, low rent at the periphery, as well as lesser pressure on the environment of the border belt.  Also, the effects of urban sprawl were recognized as destruction of the means of livelihood of the rural dwellers at the urban fringe belt, land fragmentation, food scarcity, changes in the ecosystem, environmental pollution, biodiversity loss, as well as loss of wildlife habitat.  For the achievement of sustainable urban development in the 21st century and beyond, the study recommends environmental monitoring with the aid of geographic information systems and remote sensing techniques, environmental impact assessment, development control, farm land policy, regulation of land allocation, sustainable land use management, as well as enforcement of planning policies.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH URBAN CONSOLIDATION POLICY IN SHIRAZ, IRAN

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mozhgan Samzadeh ◽  
Zunaibi Abdullah ◽  
Saari Omar ◽  
Aniza Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Physical Expansion ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Consolidation

In the past few decades, cities from various parts of the world have faced with unplanned and uncontrolled physical expansion due to inappropriate policies. Among different solutions against urban sprawl, the dominant sustainable cure is the so-called 'Urban Consolidation' (UC). This paper aims to explore urban sprawl characteristics and present its cause and effect on the sustainability criteria of Shiraz city, Iran. It is confined to an exploration of population growth and physical expansion of the city. The data has been collected from governmental organizations and documents. This paper examines UC policy implementation in the inner city of Shiraz to control low-density urban sprawl. As the result, this paper discovers that the policy emphasizes on the higher density housing development in existing urban areas considering the capacity of infrastructures and facilities’ availability prior to calculate housing targets to decrease the demand for Greenfield development. It concludes with a brief discussion on the challenges to achieve sustainable urban development goals in the city through UC strategies.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH URBAN CONSOLIDATION POLICY IN SHIRAZ, IRAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mozhgan Samzadeh ◽  
Zunaibi Abdullah ◽  
Saari Omar ◽  
Aniza Abdul Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The Past ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Physical Expansion ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Consolidation

In the past few decades, cities from various parts of the world have faced with unplanned and uncontrolled physical expansion due to inappropriate policies. Among different solutions against urban sprawl, the dominant sustainable cure is the so-called 'Urban Consolidation' (UC). This paper aims to explore urban sprawl characteristics and present its cause and effect on the sustainability criteria of Shiraz city, Iran. It is confined to an exploration of population growth and physical expansion of the city. The data has been collected from governmental organizations and documents. This paper examines UC policy implementation in the inner city of Shiraz to control low-density urban sprawl. As the result, this paper discovers that the policy emphasizes on the higher density housing development in existing urban areas considering the capacity of infrastructures and facilities’ availability prior to calculate housing targets to decrease the demand for Greenfield development. It concludes with a brief discussion on the challenges to achieve sustainable urban development goals in the city through UC strategies.

Monitoring Urban Sprawl and Sustainable Urban Development Using the Moran Index

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Musakwa ◽  
Adriaan van Niekerk
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Spatial Statistics ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
Spatial Weight ◽  
Cold Spots ◽  
Local Moran

The management of urban sprawl is fundamental to achieving sustainable urban development. Monitoring urban sprawl is, however, challenging. This study proposes the use of two spatial statistics, namely global Moran and local Moran to indentify statistically significant urban sprawl hot and cold spots. The findings reveal that the Moran indexes are sensitive to the distance band spatial weight matrices employed and that multiple bands should be used when these indexes are used. The authors demonstrate how the indexes can be used in combination with various visualisation methods to support planning decisions.

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