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4 articles for “Keywords: Urban Sprawl”
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Assymmetrical development and urban Agglomeration issues in Shilong
Abstract: Abstract: The expansion of the hill city of Shillong has sprawled into an urban agglomeration that lacks organised urban management with a population that is not as well served through development schemes as the core municipal area. Over the past few decades, growth in the Municipal area has gradually decreased as population density has overshot acceptable limits. At the same time, new Census towns have enlarged the urban agglomeration with …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Causes of Urban Sprawl and Approaches for Its Containment in Zaria Urban Area, Nigeria
Abstract: This paper analyses the causes that are responsible for undesirable patterns of urban sprawl that have become a problem affecting excessive land consumption, rapid urban population growth, increasing transportation costs, loss of open spaces, and transforming the city into decayed areas. GIS 10.1 was used to calculate the total land area of the study area, sprawled communities, and that of the institutions that occupied more land within the Zaria Urban …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Exploring Raipur’s Urban Growth and the Evolution of Slums: A Historical Analysis
Abstract: Urbanization has been rapidly increasing in Indian cities, leading to uncontrolled expansion and the emergence of urban sprawl. As the sprawl patterns are wide-ranging in large metropolitans, it is essential to study the sustainability issues faced by mid-sized cities. Raipur, the city which came into existence due to its trade and commerce, is considered one of the major growth centers in the state. It is among the fastest-growing medium- sized …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 22–34 Read article
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Integrating Cellular Automata for Predicting Urban Expansion: A Case Study of Bavdhan, Sus, and Mahalunge
Abstract: Rapid Urban Expansion in the metropolitan cities like Pune, result in indiscriminate land use changes transforming natural landscapes. Such haphazard spatial development poses a risk to depletions of resources along with the disarray of the ecological system. A proactive approach to predicting and analyzing such changes is necessary in promoting the well-managed growth of cities. For the complex nature of urban growth, simulation method is used for analyzing spatial patterns, …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 51–62 Read article