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	MANAGING DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPIDLY GROWING AFRICAN CITY: A CASE OF GABORONE, BOTSWANA
	Cavric, Branko; Keiner, Marco
通讯作者	Cavric, B
来源期刊	GEOADRIA
ISSN	1331-2294
EISSN	1848-9710
出版年	2006
卷号	11 期号:1 页码:93-121
英文摘要	Urban development in the last four decades has brought a complete change to the urban image of Gaborone. Its original savannah landscape and surrounding green complexion has changed by cumulative impacts of numerous factors involved in creation of a contemporary settlement, from a small village to the capital city of Botswana. The concept of a "garden city" was introduced immediately after the country gained its independence from the British in 1966. Building on the legacy of "garden city", it was assumed that the "new town" will continue to shape and gain recognition as an urban oasis. However, this was not the case and Gaborone became the fastest growing urban laboratory in Sub-Saharan Africa, portraying intensive diffusion and adoption of imported urban models (WARD, 1999). The spectacular population increase from only 7,000 people in 1966 to almost 200,000 in 2001, and urban sprawling were inevitable. This enlargement was fuelled by rural-urban migration owing to the administrative and economic status of Botswana's new capital, as well as, due to intensive urbanization, industrialization and transportation based on individual car use. Even in the latest city development plan (GoB, 2001) less attention has been paid to the role of green networks and areas, and their contribution to many ecological and societal values. Today, Gaborone is facing the challenge of the typical problems of mega-cities, such as environmental degradation, urban sprawl. The research project DIMSUD is dedicated to identify ways toward sustainable urban development, starting with an analysis of challenges, and continuing with the tasks for urban planning and opportunities for sustainable urban development.
英文关键词	sustainable development urban sprawl mega-cities garden city kgotla urban planning urban development land use
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000453138800004
WOS类目	Geography
WOS研究方向	Geography
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/328837
作者单位	[Cavric, Branko] Univ Botswana, Fac Engn & Technol, Dept Architecture & Planning, Gaborone, Botswana; [Keiner, Marco] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Spatial & Landscape Planning, Zurich, Switzerland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cavric, Branko,Keiner, Marco. MANAGING DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPIDLY GROWING AFRICAN CITY: A CASE OF GABORONE, BOTSWANA[J],2006,11(1):93-121.
APA	Cavric, Branko,&Keiner, Marco.(2006).MANAGING DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPIDLY GROWING AFRICAN CITY: A CASE OF GABORONE, BOTSWANA.GEOADRIA,11(1),93-121.
MLA	Cavric, Branko,et al."MANAGING DEVELOPMENT OF A RAPIDLY GROWING AFRICAN CITY: A CASE OF GABORONE, BOTSWANA".GEOADRIA 11.1(2006):93-121.