scholarly journals Cooperative Development and Land Use Planning Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Quest for Socio Solidarity Economy and Partnership in Sustainable Urban Development

10.5772/35575 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Magigi ◽  
K. Faustine ◽  
E. B.
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Solidarity Economy ◽  
Cooperative Development ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Implications of Present Land Use Plan on Urban Growth and Environmental Sustainability in a Sub Saharan Africa City

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakka Solomon Dyachia ◽  
Ariva Sugandi Permana ◽  
Chin Siong Ho ◽  
Adams Ndalai Baba ◽  
Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The City

Land use, urban development and environmental sustainability have become an interesting research arena as urban development would change the city landscape as well as generate environmental degradation. This paper looks at the missing link between land use planning and urban growth, and it implications for environmental sustainability in a selected sub Saharan Africa city of Kaduna, Nigeria. We assessed urban growth from historical GIS data of the city to evaluate the urban expansion. At the same time, regression analysis was used to established relationship between carbon emission and traffic volume in the city. A city characterized by weak land use planning has created a gap leading to uncoordinated land use planning and uncontrolled physical growth. A steady increase of built up area of 8,400.31 hectares in 1982 to an area of 17,120.5 hectares in 2015 can be a reflection of the presence of uncontrolled urban expansion. The lack of coordination between land use planning and urban growth has resulted to environmental ills within the city. One among the ills, is ubiquitous traffic congestion within the city leading to high carbon (CO2) emission. Findings shows a strong connection between emission and volume of traffic. In addition to findings, is the decline of green areas in the city. By this findings, it is suggested that the modern concept of land use planning which embraces flexibility, public participation and integration of environmental issues should be entrenched and allow to take the lead in the process of urban growth.

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.

Integrated Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 902-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benson Au-Yeung ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Severine Mayere
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Infrastructure Management ◽  
Urban Growth Model

Sustainable urban development and the liveability of a city are increasingly important issues in the context of land use planning and infrastructure management. In recent years, the promotion of sustainable urban development in Australia and overseas is facing various physical, socio-economic and environmental challenges. These challenges and problems arise from the lack of capability of local governments to accommodate the needs of the population and economy in a relatively short timeframe. The planning of economic growth and development is often dealt with separately and not included in the conventional land use planning process. There is also a sharp rise in the responsibilities and roles of local government for infrastructure planning and management. This increase in responsibilities means that local elected officials and urban planners have less time to prepare background information and make decisions. The Brisbane Urban Growth Model has proven initially successful in providing a dynamic platform to ensure timely and coordinated delivery of urban infrastructure. Most importantly, this model is the first step for local governments in moving toward a systematic approach to pursuing sustainable and effective urban infrastructure management.

Integrated Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Benson Au-Yeung ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Severine Mayere
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Urban Infrastructure ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Infrastructure Management ◽  
Urban Growth Model

Sustainable urban development and the liveability of a city are increasingly important issues in the context of land use planning and infrastructure management. In recent years, the promotion of sustainable urban development in Australia and overseas is facing various physical, socio-economic and environmental challenges. These challenges and problems arise from the lack of capability of local governments to accommodate the needs of the population and economy in a relatively short timeframe. The planning of economic growth and development is often dealt with separately and not included in the conventional land use planning process. There is also a sharp rise in the responsibilities and roles of local government for infrastructure planning and management. This increase in responsibilities means that local elected officials and urban planners have less time to prepare background information and make decisions. The Brisbane Urban Growth Model has proven initially successful in providing a dynamic platform to ensure timely and coordinated delivery of urban infrastructure. Most importantly, this model is the first step for local governments in moving toward a systematic approach to pursuing sustainable and effective urban infrastructure management.

scholarly journals A New Hypothesis on Informal Land Supply, Livelihood, and Urban Form in Sub-Saharan African Cities

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 435
Author(s):  
Johan Mottelson
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Land Supply ◽  
Sub Saharan

In sub-Saharan Africa, the urban majorities are financially excluded from the formal housing markets and reside in informal settlements. Limited knowledge on the development of informal settlements compromises the efficacy of urban planning and policies targeting such areas. This study presents an analysis of informal urban land use in four major cities in East Africa, as well as an analysis of urban form and household conditions in a case study area in each city. The study found more compact urban form, higher levels of tenants and overcrowding, and lower levels of access to water and sanitation in the examined cities with limited informal urban land use. The study argues that government repression of informal urban development decreases informal land supply and leads to increased competition in the informal land market, causing higher costs of accommodation and consequent fewer household resources for investments in infrastructure and thereby more compromised livelihood. The study argues that governments should accept some modes of informal development, simplify the urban development administration processes, and use technological innovation in land surveys and management, in order to lower costs of accommodation and improve livelihoods for the urban majority financially excluded from the formal housing market in East Africa.

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