Urban Land Use Planning Trend and Sustainable Challenges in Socio-Economic Development

Muhammad Yousif Mangi; Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio; Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur; Fahad Ahmed Shaikh

doi:10.22581/muet1982.1802.15

Muhammad Yousif Mangi Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.
Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
Fahad Ahmed Shaikh Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22581/muet1982.1802.15

Abstract

Land use planning is a technical approach for developing and managing the land into various public interests to endorse sustainable socio-economic development. This paper focuses on socio-economic problems by improper allocations of urban land uses particularly in vertical development (High rise buildings). Taluka Qasimabad Town was selected as a case study to observe the existing urban land use trends. Spatial and Quantitative data were collected through detailed land use survey and formal interviews. The ArcGIS and SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) online software were used to analyze spatial and quantitative data. LRM (Linear Regression Model) was used for predicting urban land use change particularly in vertical development by the year 2050. In this context, yearly code and land use change variables were applied in LRM to predict land use change since 2007. The results were found that rapid change in land uses occurred in the study area, by which inhabitants are facing problems like privacy, insecurity, property devaluation, and orientation nearby their accommodations. This research can lead to suggest several ways to improve and enhance urban land use planning approaches for betterment of urban communities.