Urban growth dynamics and expansion forms in 11 Tanzanian cities from 1990 to 2020

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dc.contributor.authorSumari, Neema Simon
dc.contributor.authorUjoh, Fanan
dc.contributor.authorSwai, Calvin Samwel
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Muchen
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T08:58:04Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T08:58:04Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractWith rapid urban expansion across Tanzania, there is a need to institute steps to address factors and forms as well as impacts and challenges associated with the observed trend. This study’s aim is to use spatial urban landscape indices to analyze the spatial changes in urban forms, patterns, and rates across 11 urban centers in Tanzania over a 30-year study period (1990–2020). During the past three decades, urban lands of 11 cities and town in Tanzania have grown by a total of 480 km 2 . Leapfrog growth was found as the most dominant form of urban expansion in Tanzania while Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania, had the highest rate of urban expansion when compared to all other individual cities. The most robust and significant interaction of the AWMLEI and MLEI was found in Kigoma, Arusha, Mtwara, Mafinga, and Tunduma cities. In contrast, Mbeya agricultural city, Arusha the tourist city, Tabora, and Geita Lake zone areas did show their own peculiarities revealing an interesting spatial temporal variation in rate and form of expansion. The outcome of this study reveals that the influence and management of economic and socio-cultural opportunities will be an effective tool for the determination of the rapidly expanding cities and towns of Tanzania.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5589
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectUrban growth indicesen_US
dc.subjectDrivers of urban formsen_US
dc.subjectUrban forms and patternsen_US
dc.subjectlandscape metricsen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleUrban growth dynamics and expansion forms in 11 Tanzanian cities from 1990 to 2020en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2023.2218114en_US

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