TS05B: RURAL-URBAN LINKAGES [10530]

Commission: 8
Chair: Mr. Kwame Tenadu, FIG Vice President, Ghana


Reducing rural population and low infrastructure, as well as rapid urbanization and social segregation have put pressure of land and human settlements. This session seeks to discuss various socio-economic planning responses to such developments in order to revitalize rural and urban areas to support each other.

Guiding Questions for Discussions:

• How do rural urban linkage manifest between regions?
• How is sustainability addressed in planning efforts?

Ronald Eyeson (Ghana):
The Effects of Poor Settlement Layouts and Rapid Population Growth in Ghana (11931)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
This is a poster presentation.

Magdalena Grus, Erwin Folmer and Alexandra Rowland (Netherlands):
The First Results of User Experience Experiment with Accessing Geospatial Information in the Kadaster Knowledge Graph with Augmented Reality (12034)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Raymond Peter Lubwama (Uganda):
Impact of Mining Induced Urbanisation on Land Cover in Gold Mining Areas in Uganda: a Case Study of Gold Mines Mawero Parish, Busia District (12162)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Mitchelle Chao Mtwanguo and Collins Mwange (Kenya):
Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Assess Literacy in Rural Communities in Kenya (12181)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]