Urban physical development and master planning in Zimbabwe: An assessment of conformance in the city of Mutare

dc.contributor.authorMabaso, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorShekede, Munyaradzi D.
dc.contributor.authorChrista, Innocent
dc.contributor.authorZanamwe, Lazarus
dc.contributor.authorGwitira, Isaiah
dc.contributor.authorBandauko, Elmond
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-30T09:30:16Z
dc.date.available2015-09-30T09:30:16Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractUrban master plans play a critical role in the environmental management of urban landscapes in that they guide the physical developments that take place on and in them. In spite of this important role, there is limited knowledge on the degree to which their mapped objectives are achieved in actual terms. This gap in knowledge is mainly due to the lack of empirical methods for assessing plan implementation. In this study, we assess the degree of conformance of physical developments in the city of Mutare to master plan land use proposals. To do this, we carried out a GIS-based overlay analysis of the master plan and the land-use outcomes. We used an error matrix and Kappa Coefficient to assess whether land use proposals conform to existing developments in the city. The results of this study are that there is high overall conformance, although some proposed land uses do not conform to the master plan. We conclude that the adoption of GIS-based methods of compliance monitoring of land-use activities within urban environments provides an objective, rapid and efficient way of managing activities within such environments. We therefore recommend the adoption of such methods in urban areas for early detection of non-conformance and sustainable management of urban areas.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMabaso, A., Shekede, M.D., Christa, I., Zanamwe, L., Gwitira, I., & Bandauko, E. (2015). Urban physical development and master planning in Zimbabwe: An assessment of conformance in the City of Mutare. Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 4(1&2), 72-88.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/1556
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectUrban physical developmenten_US
dc.subjectMaster planningen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.subjectMutareen_US
dc.titleUrban physical development and master planning in Zimbabwe: An assessment of conformance in the city of Mutareen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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