Population Density and Development Potential in Rural Zimbabwe

An Assessment Based on the 1969 and 1982 Censuses

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8964040
AutoresD Hywel Davies, Delia Davies (autor correspondente)
Ano1991
Volume16
Fascículo3
Páginas332-332
Data de publicação1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/622952
PMID12316989
OpenAlexW2010395284
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas12

Based on 1969 and 1982 census data, this paper examines the spatial association between high rural population density and development potential in Zimbabwe and its significance for national development policy. A 1982 grid cell density map was compiled on the same geographical frame as an existing 1969 density map, yielding an intercensal density change map. A land classification map and a composite map of development constraints were rasterized on the same spatial framework and subjected to computer analysis. Areas of critically high (and generally increasing) densities showed strong spatial associations with areas of severe development constraints

Cartography · Census · Geography · Population · Population density · Regional science · Remote sensing · Sociology · Spatial analysis · Demography · Land Rights and Reforms · Local Economic Development and Planning · Urban and Rural Development Challenges