Tripartite relationship of urban planning, city growth, and health for sustainable development in Akure, Nigeria
We live in an urban planet. As the world continues to urbanise, urban development that support the health and well-being of city dwellers is far more important than ever before to achieve sustainable development targets. This study explores the complex relationship between urban planning, city growt...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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11 January 2024
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Frontiers in sustainable cities
Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Pages: 1-13 |
| ISSN: | 2624-9634 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/frsc.2023.1301397 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2023.1301397 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2023.1301397 
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| Author Notes: | Taye Bayode and Alexander Siegmund |
| Summary: | We live in an urban planet. As the world continues to urbanise, urban development that support the health and well-being of city dwellers is far more important than ever before to achieve sustainable development targets. This study explores the complex relationship between urban planning, city growth, and health as critical drivers of sustainable development in a rapidly growing nodal city of Akure, Nigeria. The study provides about four-decade spatio-temporal model of urban Land Use Land Cover (LULC) changes in Akure between the years 1984 and 2023 from acquired Landsat satellite imageries. The result shows more than 20% net change increase in developed LULC class between the study years. A strong positive correlation exists between the years covered in the analyses and urban development (r = 0.93, p = 0.002), and strong negative relationship with the forest land use (r = -0.94, p = 0.002) with potential debilitating impacts on residents’ health, green infrastructures, and the city’s sustainability in the future. Furthermore, results of key informant interview (KII) of officials of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development (MPPUD) in Akure, Ondo State unveil various views on the ‘place of health’ in urban planning practices in Akure. A lack of synergy between urban planners and public health practitioners in the city and a limiting scope of functions of urban planning on the impact of health in Akure were observed. Thus, we recommend integration of sustainable urban planning approach as a guide to manage the city. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 26.03.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2624-9634 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/frsc.2023.1301397 |