Urban sprawl, urban form, and urban land use pattern
Examining urban planning response to the causes and effects of urban sprawl in Kumasi, Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21835604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donkor Ankrah (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Stephen Appiah Takyi (0000-0001-6025-2515, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Stephen Biliyitorb Liwur (0000-0002-9415-5905, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology), Owusu Amponsah (0000-0002-8131-1913, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-93 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-6812 • E-ISSN: 2163-2642 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19376812.2024.2391777 |
| OpenAlex | W4402020145 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
Unplanned urbanization continues to threaten the sustainability of cities in the global south. This study seeks to assess the urban planning response to the effects of sprawl on the urban form and land use pattern of Kumasi. The study relied on geospatial techniques to determine changes in land use patterns, landforms, and sprawl. A qualitative research approach was used to examine urban planning response to the causes and effects of urban sprawl in Kumasi. The results of this study show that the higher the urbanization rate, the more the built-up area increases, causing a significant loss of natural assets such as farmlands. In terms of shape, the research showed that the Greater Kumasi Metropolis has shifted from the historically monocentric city structure to a polycentric city. The city currently has multiple centers or subcentres for commercial, cultural, and social activities. In spite of all the threats posed by urban sprawl on the metropolis, there no clear policy intervention put in place to address the adverse effects of sprawl in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis. The researchers recommend that city authorities should adopt the compact city approach to control the high rate of sprawl to promote densification
Civil engineering · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Land use · Land-use planning · Urban density · Urban planning · Urban sprawl · Urbanization · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Transport and Accessibility
Location and Land Use
Changing urban forms and carbon dioxide emissions in China
Compact city planning and development
Principles and criteria for assessing urban energy resilience
Resilient urban forms
Urban sprawl and green space depletion
The global homogenization of urban form. An assessment of 194 cities across time
The Use of Green Belts to Control Sprawl in the United States
Associations between Urban Sprawl and Life Expectancy in the United States
Urban parks under siege
Local regulatory responses during a regional housing shortage
Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana
A Ghanaian twist to urban sprawl
Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana
A view of urban sprawl through the lens of family nuclearisation
An International Survey of Urban Sprawl Case Studies
Evolving a Planning Strategy for Managing Urban Sprawl in Nigeria
Effects of Urban Spatial Structure on Individual Behavior
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |