Dimensions of Urban Growth in Pakistan
Year: 1991
Type: article
Abstract: The urban population of Pakistan has grown almost fourfold, over the last two decades. It is estimated that it will increase by 55.5 million by the year 2000 [Blacker (n.d.)]. The increases in urban population is attributed to either continued rural to urban migration or natural increase. As a consequence of the above increase in population the urban living conditions are under great pressure. I~ is therefore important to analyse the dimensions of urban growth and examine its social and economic implications. The objectives of the present study are: 1. To analyse the trends and variations in urban growth; 2. To decompose the components of urban growth and analyse which component has contributed more to urban growth; and 3. To analyse some of the implications of urban growth.
Source: The Pakistan Development Review
Authors: M. F'ramurz Kiani, H. B. Siyal
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1574374267