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SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN SPRAWL ON AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN BARA KAHU ISLAMABAD

06 Pages : 58-65

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/ger.2024(IX-I).06      10.31703/ger.2024(IX-I).06      Published : Mar 2024

Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad

    Over the last few decades, urban sprawling and agricultural land consumption has been out of control in Pakistan. Pakistan is one of the most rapid urbanizing countries in South Asia. The present study examined the issue of urban expansion in Bara Kahu Islamabad Pakistan, relating the expansion of urban sprawl, loss of agricultural land, and evolution of new socioeconomic impacts on agricultural societies. This study identifies the socioeconomic drivers. Explanatory and qualitative research designs and unstructured questionnaires were used to collect data. A sample of 30 respondents was taken from the population using snowball sampling. Urban sprawl leads to demographic change which leads the younger population to shift to urban areas in search of better economic opportunities, jobs, and employment this leads to aging farmers and a shortage of farm labor. Ultimately, urban sprawl has lots of socioeconomic consequences on agricultural communities, like economic instability, unemployment and health issues. Addressing these issues to make urban planning and policies that balance urbanization with the preservation of agricultural land and rural livelihood.

    Socioeconomic, Livelihood, Urban Sprawl, Agriculture, Explanatory
    (1) Samina Younu
    Mphil Scholar, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
    Associate Professor & Chairman, Department of Anthropology, PMAS Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

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    APA : Younu, S., & Chaudhry, A. G. (2024). Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad. Global Economics Review, IX(I), 58-65. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2024(IX-I).06
    CHICAGO : Younu, Samina, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. 2024. "Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad." Global Economics Review, IX (I): 58-65 doi: 10.31703/ger.2024(IX-I).06
    HARVARD : YOUNU, S. & CHAUDHRY, A. G. 2024. Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad. Global Economics Review, IX, 58-65.
    MHRA : Younu, Samina, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. 2024. "Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad." Global Economics Review, IX: 58-65
    MLA : Younu, Samina, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. "Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad." Global Economics Review, IX.I (2024): 58-65 Print.
    OXFORD : Younu, Samina and Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor (2024), "Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad", Global Economics Review, IX (I), 58-65
    TURABIAN : Younu, Samina, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. "Socio-Economic Consequences of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Communities in Bara Kahu Islamabad." Global Economics Review IX, no. I (2024): 58-65. https://doi.org/10.31703/ger.2024(IX-I).06