Urban sprawl and microclimate in the Ga East municipality of Ghana

Ethiopian urban land allocation policy and its contribution to urban densification

“…Such a fast spatial expansion rate that results in low-density urban development is recognized as a negative sign of sustainable development because of its complex and unwelcome consequences [ 2 ]. Many individual case studies have verified that high rates of urban expansion over the last few decades have resulted in various unfavorable consequences [ [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] ]. Similarly, Ethiopia has also been bearing the burden of urban sprawl and its consequences for the last three decades [ [14] , [15] , [16] ].…”