Peri-urbanisation and the Quality of Life: Experiences of and Lessons from the Original Inhabitants of Domboshava Peri-urban area, Harare

Gweshengwe, Blessing; Matai, Jeofrey

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“…Likewise, van Zanten and Tulder (2021) and Yamasaki and Yamada (2022) revealed an adverse interaction between urbanisation and human health. Similarly, Gweshengwe and Matai (2022) observed that peri-urbanisation aggravated realities such as unemployment, financial deprivation, energy shortage, water and housing challenges, which worsened QoL. Likewise, Deb and Okulicz-Kozaryn (2023) investigated urbanisation and subjective well-being in India.…”

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Assessing Quality of Life from the Lens of Sustainability in Africa

Aladejare¹,

Osagu²

2023

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The complex and multidimensional nature of the quality of life (QoL) concept has given rise to different empirical works attempting to determine factors that could enhance its level in developing and emerging economies. Thus, scholars and policymakers have continued to demonstrate a keen interest in the concept because of its critical role in social planning—the goal is to accelerate the level of QoL of the people by lowering the harmful effects of social inequalities prevailing in today’s society. QoL forms one of the twenty-first century’s significant and disturbing social subjects. Thus, this study examined QoL from the sustainability perspective using ecological demands, renewable energy, income, urbanisation, and external debt in 44 African countries between 1990 and 2020. The study applied a battery of first and second-generation estimation techniques, including the dynamic common correlated effect, generalised linear mixed effect model, panel corrected standard error, and panel dynamic ordinary least squares procedures for deriving robust study inferences. The study demonstrated that as ecological demands and external debt continues to grow, QoL is adversely affected. Also, while income and urbanisation significantly positively affected QoL, renewable energy’s impact was neutral. The study proposed applicable policy measures for QoL enhancement in developing and emerging economies. JEL Classification: I31, O55, Q01.

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Assessing Quality of Life from the Lens of Sustainability in Africa

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Osagu²

2023

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“…Peri-urban areas in the country are not spared from this scourge. The quality of life in peri-urban areas is falling dramatically due primarily to unplanned urban expansion (Gweshengwe and Matai 2022). This is against the background in which Zimbabwe, like other United Nations signatories, is working towards eradicating all forms of poverty throughout the country, including peri-urban areas, by 2030 (Sustainable Development Goal 1).…”

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The Effectiveness of Poverty Reduction Measures in Peri-Urban Areas of Zimbabwe: Case of Mutasa South Peri-Urban

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Mabaso

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The question of “how effective poverty eradication measures being implemented in Zimbabwe are” has not been addressed in the context of peri-urban areas. This question must be addressed since the country has a high incidence of poverty and is working towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 1 i.e. “No Poverty”. Using a case study of Mutasa South peri-urban, this research therefore sought to answer the question. It adopted an exploratory methodology and data was collected from residents in Mutasa South peri-urban area and key informants from NGOs and Mutasa Rural District Council. The study found that poor people in the study area experience different forms of poverty. Poverty reduction measures being implemented in Mutasa South peri-urban include food aid, education assistance, cash transfer, microfinance and farming programmes. The effectiveness of these measures was examined based on the extent to which the programmes cover the multiple dimensions of poverty found in the study area. As the study found, the programmes take into account all the dimensions of poverty but there are aspects of these dimensions that they pay less attention to and tend to exclude some of the poor.

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Assessing the performance of sustainability in Ibadan peri-urban areas, Nigeria

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2023

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Peri-urbanisation and the Quality of Life: Experiences of and Lessons from the Original Inhabitants of Domboshava Peri-urban area, Harare

Cited by 4 publications

References 35 publications

Assessing Quality of Life from the Lens of Sustainability in Africa

Assessing Quality of Life from the Lens of Sustainability in Africa

The Effectiveness of Poverty Reduction Measures in Peri-Urban Areas of Zimbabwe: Case of Mutasa South Peri-Urban

Assessing the performance of sustainability in Ibadan peri-urban areas, Nigeria

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