Urbanisation and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of pathways and impacts

Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu

doi:10.1016/j.resglo.2023.100133

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“…The study identified sewage treatment plants as SWP potential sources. Two studies by Li (2020) and Li With the global population increase and urban expansions, especially in developing countries (Gutu Sakketa, 2023), the frequency of accidental discharge from sewage treatment plants will likely increase. Thus, optimizing the sewage treatment plant locations concerning water bodies and safety measure compliance could safeguard water bodies from the potential consequences of sewage pipe ruptures and SWP.…”

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A management framework for sudden water pollution: A systematic review output

Bello,

Jamil,

Looi

et al. 2024

Water Environment Research

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Numerous sudden water pollution (SWP) incidents have occurred frequently in recent years, constituting a potential risk to human, socio‐economic, and ecological health. This paper systematically reviews the current literature, with the view to establishing a management framework for SWP incidents. Only 39 of the 327 downloaded articles were selected, and the ROSES protocol was utilized in this review. The results indicated industries, mining sites, and sewage treatment plants as key SWP contributors through accidental leakages, traffic accidents, illegal discharge, natural disasters, and terrorist attacks. These processes also presented five consequences, including the contamination of drinking water sources, disruption of drinking water supply, ecological damage, loss of human life, and agricultural water pollution. Meanwhile, five mitigation strategies included reservoir operation, real‐time monitoring, early warning, and chemical and biological treatments. Although an advancement in mitigation strategies against SWP was observed in this review, previous studies reported only a few prevention strategies. Considering that this review provided an SWP‐based management framework and a hydrodynamic model selection guideline, which provide a foundation for implementing proactive measures against the SWP. These guidelines and the SWP‐based management framework require practical field trials for future studies.Practitioner Points Sudden water pollution increases with industrial growth but decrease with awareness. Human and ecosystem health and social economy are the endpoint receptacles. Mitigation strategies include reservoir dispatch, early warning, and treatments. DPSIR model forms the basis for proving proactive measures against sudden pollution. This review provides a guideline for the selection hydrodynamic models application.

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Section: Sewage Treatment Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A management framework for sudden water pollution: A systematic review output

Bello,

Jamil,

Looi

et al. 2024

Water Environment Research

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“…The process brings numerous challenges, including the loss of income opportunities and heightened vulnerability for rural farm households near urban areas [ 7 , 9 , 105 ]. Hence, sub-Saharan countries must invest more adequately in infrastructure and industrialization to effectively utilize the labour force displaced from rural farming households due to urbanization [ [106] , [107] , [108] ].…”

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Impact of urbanization on the welfare of farm households: Evidence from Adama Rural District in Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Dadi,

Mulugeta,

Semie

2024

Heliyon

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“…The relationship between urbanisation and rural transformation has been the subject of debates and discussions in both policy and scholarly circles (Sakketa, 2023;Agergaard & Ortenbjerg, 2017;Tacoli, 2017). These debates are crucial because they help highlight ways to mitigate the possible effects of interactions between rural and urban areas.…”

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“…Many debates focus on the economic aspects of rural transformation, with some questioning whether rural transformation triggers and promotes economic growth, offers opportunities for rural people to get out of agriculture, or how to improve it (Sakketa, 2023;McMillan & Headey, 2014). Most of these debates are multifaceted, with some focusing on the need for economic diversification on non-farm options arising from declining agricultural productivity, rapid urbanisation of rural areas, and important talking points touching on the promotion of social inclusion and empowering marginalised groups (Tacoli et al, 2015) and knowledge and skill development (Bryden & Hart, 2004) in rural areas.…”

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“…The rural-urban linkage situation in Kenya is not particularly different from that in the rest of Africa. Emerging urbanisation trends favour the development and growth of rural towns, which have been recognised as significant drivers of rural transformation, but with negative outcomes such as environmental degradation and inadequate service provision (Sakketa, 2023). The accelerated urbanisation processes have already been recognised by the government by setting a legal framework in which market centres, towns, and municipalities can upgrade to the next higher status after meeting a set of legally laid-down criteria (Kenya Law Reporting, 2019).…”

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Dynamics Shaping Rural Transformation in Rapidly Urbanising Rural Areas in Central Kenya

Muriithi

2024

PPP

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It has been observed that Africa is one of the fastest-urbanising continents. Over the last two decades, many rural areas in Central Kenya have witnessed considerable shifts towards urbanisation, which has affected many rural areas. This study explores the impacts of rapid urbanisation in rural Chaka town and its environs in Central Kenya, thus triggering the transformation of the entire landscape. The aim is to highlight the drivers shaping the transition to urbanisation in the case study town area. Using a qualitative research approach that used rapid rural appraisal techniques like transect walks and key informant interviews to collect data, the study reveals a trend towards increased land sub-division and real estate development in the Chaka area, which poses a challenge to traditional agricultural practices and an increase in non-farm activities, which indicates diversification of livelihood strategies by the residents as agricultural practices continue to face challenges, thus causing frustrations with farm-based activities and a decline in productivity. These findings reveal that the changing socioeconomic and environmental landscape in Chaka aligns to some extent with regional and national trends in the complex interactions between urban and rural areas. These findings imply that there is a need for policy interventions focusing on sustainable and balanced agricultural and urban development, the need for integrated land use planning, and skill development for liveable urban living in emerging urban and transformed rural areas.

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Urbanisation and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of pathways and impacts

Cited by 13 publications

References 121 publications

A management framework for sudden water pollution: A systematic review output

A management framework for sudden water pollution: A systematic review output

Impact of urbanization on the welfare of farm households: Evidence from Adama Rural District in Oromia regional state, Ethiopia

Dynamics Shaping Rural Transformation in Rapidly Urbanising Rural Areas in Central Kenya

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