Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi

The city Karachi has grown from a small fishing village to the enormous metropolis and now becomes the biggest and most industrialized city of Pakistan due to its multi-ethnic character. It population now exceeds 12 million (approximately) and its current growing rate is about 5% per year. This p...

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Main Authors: Mansoor, Asif, Khan, Nasiruddin, Hussain, Mushtaq, Muhammad , Ayaz
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2008
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author Mansoor, Asif
Khan, Nasiruddin
Hussain, Mushtaq
Muhammad , Ayaz
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Khan, Nasiruddin
Hussain, Mushtaq
Muhammad , Ayaz
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description The city Karachi has grown from a small fishing village to the enormous metropolis and now becomes the biggest and most industrialized city of Pakistan due to its multi-ethnic character. It population now exceeds 12 million (approximately) and its current growing rate is about 5% per year. This phenomenal, growth of the metropolitan city affects nomads as well as high class society and covers almost all aspect of life such as social, economical, political, sociological, psychological etc. This unchecked increase becomes the origin of the problems of slums, katchi abaadis, and encroachment. It has been estimated that one-third of the total population resides in squatter settlements and slums which results in chronic shortage of dwelling units, water supply, public transport, and civic amenities such as schools, hospitals , parks and playgrounds. This rapid growth of population is a burning issue for developing and governmental agencies. In this study attempts has been made to provide a systematic analysis of the population growth in the metropolitan city Karachi and model have been constructed by using the available demographic data. Finding of this model will serve as a basis for making planning to control rate of population growth in both Urban and Rural areas and develop a strategy to attain higher level of structural change of urbanization.
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spelling usm-348122017-06-01T03:16:02Z http://eprints.usm.my/34812/ Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi Mansoor, Asif Khan, Nasiruddin Hussain, Mushtaq Muhammad , Ayaz TH1-9745 Building construction The city Karachi has grown from a small fishing village to the enormous metropolis and now becomes the biggest and most industrialized city of Pakistan due to its multi-ethnic character. It population now exceeds 12 million (approximately) and its current growing rate is about 5% per year. This phenomenal, growth of the metropolitan city affects nomads as well as high class society and covers almost all aspect of life such as social, economical, political, sociological, psychological etc. This unchecked increase becomes the origin of the problems of slums, katchi abaadis, and encroachment. It has been estimated that one-third of the total population resides in squatter settlements and slums which results in chronic shortage of dwelling units, water supply, public transport, and civic amenities such as schools, hospitals , parks and playgrounds. This rapid growth of population is a burning issue for developing and governmental agencies. In this study attempts has been made to provide a systematic analysis of the population growth in the metropolitan city Karachi and model have been constructed by using the available demographic data. Finding of this model will serve as a basis for making planning to control rate of population growth in both Urban and Rural areas and develop a strategy to attain higher level of structural change of urbanization. 2008-12 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34812/1/HBP13.pdf Mansoor, Asif and Khan, Nasiruddin and Hussain, Mushtaq and Muhammad , Ayaz (2008) Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi. In: 2nd International Conference on Built Environment in Developing Countries., 3rd- 4th December 2008, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang.
spellingShingle TH1-9745 Building construction
Mansoor, Asif
Khan, Nasiruddin
Hussain, Mushtaq
Muhammad , Ayaz
Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi
title Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi
title_full Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi
title_fullStr Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi
title_full_unstemmed Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi
title_short Urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city Karachi
title_sort urbanization growth dynamic model of metropolitan city karachi
topic TH1-9745 Building construction
url http://eprints.usm.my/34812/
http://eprints.usm.my/34812/1/HBP13.pdf