Urban Growth and Socio-economic Development in Gujranwala, Pakistan: a Geographical Analysis
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Cities all over the world, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan, areexperiencing rapid urban growth and changing socio-economic profile. Present study was conducted toinvestigate the trends of urban growth and socio-economic development in Gujranwala, the prominentindustrial city, 5th largest city of the Punjab and 7th amongst the big populous cities of Pakistan. Bymaking comparison of its structure with overall socio-economic structure of the Punjab Province,selected indicators were considered viz. population size, housing facilities and urban growth patterns.Data was obtained from various sources and efforts were made in order to realize the behavior of urbangrowth and socio-economic development. Results revealed that city had better place regarding itseducational, health, housing and human development scenarios. But noticeably, a small proportion ofpopulation could have access to safe drinking water, sanitation etc. The urban growth patternssuggested the increasing urban population due to migration and natural increase of population, thoughoverall growth rate was declining. Resultantly, city was spatially expanding in north, west and eastdirections since 1947 to present.
Source: Pakistan Journal of Science
Author: M. N. Minallah
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4384912409