Abstract
Abstract Urban densification has attracted much attention in recent times, particularly in addressing certain urban problems such as urban sprawl and promoting compact development, though problems of unplanned densification are yet to be addressed in the literature. This paper examines space and time dynamics of urban densification, where patterns and changes in the residential densification of Bida urban area in Nigeria are assessed. The study relied on point features representing buildings for the years 2008, 2013, and 2018 digitized using ArcGIS 10.6. The data were analysed using Point Density spatial method to develop the spatiotemporal models which were further reclassified into three categories: low, medium, and high densities, respectively. The paper has found out that residential densities increase along the urban-rural gradient with clear evidence for unplanned urban densification as a result of the organic growth. Therefore, there is the need for planned densification in urban development which can curb the increasing residential density that reduces green and open spaces.
Highlights
Urban densification is the increase in urbanisation level of a limited area, which has an adverse effect on the biodiversity of its green spaces by destroying the habitats, disintegration, and soil temperature increase or pollutions (Vergnes et al, 2014)
The main questions addressed in this study are: What is the pattern of urban densification between 2008 and 2018 and what is extent of the changes? The main goal of this paper is to examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban densification in an organically growing urban area in order to provide spatial information on illuminating changes in the urban structure, while the specific objectives are to examine the pattern of residential densification considering Alonso’s monocentric model, and to examine the changes in the residential densification of the study area over time
The spatial approach was adopted to analyse the urban densification of the study area between 2008 and 2018
Summary
Urban densification is the increase in urbanisation level of a limited area, which has an adverse effect on the biodiversity of its green spaces by destroying the habitats, disintegration, and soil temperature increase or pollutions (Vergnes et al, 2014). Urban densification causes a lot of challenges to cities ranging from a decline in housing affordability, and infrastructural provisions, and difficulties of city management. Urban densification as the second phase of urbanisation has a consequential effect on affordable housing and may cause a change in the housing market. As a result of a change in the housing market, the entire city or national economy could experience a shift either negatively or positively (Gulyani et al, 2018).
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