Analyzing Urban Expansion and Spatial Growth Patterns in Barahathawa Municipality of Central Tarai Region, Nepal

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Analyzing Urban Expansion and Spatial Growth Patterns in Barahathawa 

Municipality of Central Tarai Region, Nepal 


Keywords:

Land use

Urban expansion

Municipality

Built-up area

Spatial planning



ABSTRACT

The rapid transformation of rural settlements into municipalities in Nepal has brought significant changes in land use, and urban expansion and growth patterns mostly through the conversion of agricultural land into the built-up area. The issue is studied taking a case of the rapidly growing town, Barahathawa Municipality of Tarai Region of Sarlahi District. After the declaration of the municipality, several new roads have been opened and upgraded; and the municipality is well-connected to the national transportation network. After promulgated the Constitution of Nepal 2015 and functioning the elected local body, the municipality budget has been increased significantly as a result of increasing municipal investment in socio-economic and physical infrastructure development and environmental protection which has attracted people, goods, and services creating the zone of influence on the municipality. One of the changes found in the municipality is the increasing built-up area and expansion of urban growth through the decreasing agricultural land. Urban growth has been observed taking place around the Barahathawa Bazaar and main roadsides. The built-up area in Barahathawa municipality has remarkably increased by 183percent with the decrease of shrub and agricultural land within 10 years. Implications of such spatial and temporal dynamics have been a core issue of urban planning in most of the newly declared municipalities in Nepal.


Conclusions

Newly declared municipalities like Barahathawa are rapidly growing and becoming a center of attraction for the people living in the surrounding areas. The conversion of agricultural land into the built-up area has been found significantly high in the municipality. Urban expansion has been found in and around the markets, strategic roads, and junctions. Looking at the planning issues, it has to expand haphazardly, and, therefore, proper planning with a long-term development vision is needed to regulate urban growth. One of the best tools to regulate municipality is zoning. The government of Nepal has promulgated the Land use Act [17] and Land use Policy [18], emphasizing the safe and secure settlement along with environmental protection and food security, and has mandated for designation of ten land use zones/classes. The local government needs to focus on the planned urban development of Barahathawa by considering the Land use Act, the existing growth scenario, and local needs. As a newly emerging and rapidly growing municipality, it requires delineating such zones for the long-term development of the municipality. Based on the existing growth pattern and considering the increasing trend of land-use changes which was quite visible during the field visit, growing urbanization and industrialization trend, increasing population, and demand of land for non-agricultural uses, land use zones are needed to be prepared.


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