%0 Journal Article
%T The Neglect of Local Residents¡¯ Livelihood Issues in the Urbanising Peri-Urban Mwanza City, Tanzania
%A Laison S. Kaganga
%J Current Urban Studies
%P 72-95
%@ 2328-4919
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/cus.2023.111005
%X Urbanisation is a powerful force for human
development and progress in most </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">cities. Numerous recent studies have shown that
rapid urbanisation taking</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> place
in most cities of developing countries is associated with the destruction of
livelihood assets in the peri-urban areas. The paper assesses </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the impact of urbanisation on the
livelihoods of local residents</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> in
peri-urban Mwanza City</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, Tanzania. In doing so, the paper applies the
trends analysis to capture the changes of livelihood assets and livelihood
vulnerability of local residents in the peri-urban settings. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The sustainable livelihood framework has been
applied in the study as an analytical tool. Data were collected from 3</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">02
households in the study ward of Buswelu using both probability and
non-probability sampling approaches. Structured interviews, in-depth
interviews, field observation </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">and documentary review were adopted as methods of
data collection.</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">findings exhibit that urbanisation of
peri-urban Mwanza City has destroyed the livelihood assets of most local
residents. That, in turn, has negatively affect</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ed their livelihoods. Many households have
lost their lands while oth</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ers
have suffered disproportionately from highly commercialised environment in
terms of accessing goods and services. Besides, lack of knowledge and skills,
and financial constraints have significantly hampered local peri-urban
residents from taking the opportunities created by the urbanisation process.
This study establishes that urbanisation has affected the peri-urban local residents¡¯
livelihoods due to loss of assets during the passage from nature-based resource
provisioning to the urban economy. It is, therefore, recommended that cities
and municipal authorities should address the livelihood needs of peri-urban
local residents for inclusive and sustainable peri-urban livelihoods.
%K Livelihood Assets
%K Local Residents
%K Livelihood Transformation
%K Peri-Urban Area
%K Tanzania
%K Urbanisation
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123655