Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare
The research assesses the challenges of building in wetlands to meet housing demand. The City of Harare has been in the limelight owing to the reclamation of wetlands for urban development as a remedy to rapid urbanization. There is an increase in the number of people living in wetlands and the in...
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| author | Sithole Angeline Goredema Byron |
| author2 | Faculty of Social Sciences Midlands State University P.Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe |
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| description | The research assesses the challenges of building in wetlands to meet housing demand. The City of Harare has
been in the limelight owing to the reclamation of wetlands for urban development as a remedy to rapid
urbanization. There is an increase in the number of people living in wetlands and the inhabitants of wetlands
encounter a number of problems that include structural failure of their housing units and they are prone to
waterborne diseases. The research recommends that the government and local authorities increase residential
development in satellite towns to avoid reclamation of wetlands, and wetlands have to be restored and
rehabilitated. There is need to develop effective urban policies and plans concerned with protection and
restoration of wetlands. Consultation and participation of all the relevant stakeholders must be treated as a
matter of urgency before the utilization of wetlands. Essentially wetlands need to be strictly reserved for
recreational purposes. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-57072023-06-22T09:37:03Z Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare Sithole Angeline Goredema Byron Faculty of Social Sciences Midlands State University P.Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe Faculty of Social Sciences Midlands State University P.Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe Wetlands Housing demand Urban growth Water borne diseases The research assesses the challenges of building in wetlands to meet housing demand. The City of Harare has been in the limelight owing to the reclamation of wetlands for urban development as a remedy to rapid urbanization. There is an increase in the number of people living in wetlands and the inhabitants of wetlands encounter a number of problems that include structural failure of their housing units and they are prone to waterborne diseases. The research recommends that the government and local authorities increase residential development in satellite towns to avoid reclamation of wetlands, and wetlands have to be restored and rehabilitated. There is need to develop effective urban policies and plans concerned with protection and restoration of wetlands. Consultation and participation of all the relevant stakeholders must be treated as a matter of urgency before the utilization of wetlands. Essentially wetlands need to be strictly reserved for recreational purposes. 3 8 193 201 2023-06-22T09:37:02Z 2023-06-22T09:37:02Z 2013-04 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5707 http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/1772 en International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 2221-0989 open Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI) |
| spellingShingle | Wetlands Housing demand Urban growth Water borne diseases Sithole Angeline Goredema Byron Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare |
| title | Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare |
| title_full | Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare |
| title_fullStr | Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare |
| title_short | Building in Wetlands to Meet the Housing Demand and Urban Growth in Harare |
| title_sort | building in wetlands to meet the housing demand and urban growth in harare |
| topic | Wetlands Housing demand Urban growth Water borne diseases |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5707 http://www.ijhssnet.com/journal/index/1772 |
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