Urban physical development and master planning in Zimbabwe: an assessment of conformance in the City of Mutare

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Title:	Urban physical development and master planning in Zimbabwe: an assessment of conformance in the City of Mutare
Editor:	Mabaso, Aaron
Year:	2015
Periodical:	Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (ISSN 2026-7215)
Volume:	4
Issue:	1
Pages:	72-88
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Zimbabwe
Subjects:	urban planning land use evaluation
Abstract:	Urban 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 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, the authors use GIS-based overlay analysis to assess the degree of conformance of physical developments to master plan land proposals in the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe. The results of this study are that there is high overall conformance, although some proposed land uses do not conform to the master plan. The authors recommend the use of GIS-based methods for determining land-use activities within urban environments for early detection of non-conformance and management of urban areas. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract, edited]