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2024-03-29T05:52:12ZEXPANSION OF BUILT UP AREA AND ITS IMPACT ON URBAN AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF PESHAWAR-PAKISTAN
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Title: EXPANSION OF BUILT UP AREA AND ITS IMPACT ON URBAN AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF PESHAWAR-PAKISTAN
Abstract: This dissertation traces the spatial growth of Peshawar City District and its impact on
urban agriculture. Peshawar is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one of the major
cities of Pakistan. Data and information for the study was collected from historic maps,
satellite images, documents, government offices (mostly from revenue record), private
stake holders like real estate agents and farmers. The analysis shows that the city has
been growing at a very rapid pace in recent years and in the absence of planning control
has seen tremendous urban sprawl. The urban sprawl first set its foot in 1960s along the
major roads radiating out of the city and cantonment. It then started expanding in a
leapfrog fashion encroaching upon agricultural lands in the fringe with minimum of
facilities and all the harmful environmental and social consequences. The haphazard
growth often resulted in the development of slums or undesirable residential areas with
lack of services and amenities, piecemeal commercial development, and intermix of
conforming and non-conforming land uses.
The pattern of development of urban sprawl in Peshawar is typical of most Pakistani
major cities, where ribbon sprawl is common along major roads, while leapfrog sprawl is
prevalent in the city’s fringes. The sprawl is consuming rich agricultural land and poses a
threat to food security. The study highlights the causes of urban sprawl, analyzes land use
dynamics and discusses some of the strategic and policy options that are available to
control proliferation of sprawl and promote sustainable development of land use in the
city.
The most alarming aspect of encroachment on farmland in Peshawar City District is the
loss of prime agricultural land. Residential land use was the biggest consumer of
farmland during 1991-2009 period. Some 8,748 hectares of farmland was lost for
residential purposes. Brick kilns were the second largest consumer after residential land
use. Conversely, gain in the farmland was achieved mainly by bringing cultivable waste
area of around 26,600 hectares under plough. However, most of the area brought under
cultivation did not belong to prime agricultural land and was mostly rain fed area in
southern part of the city district. Moreover, further expansion of agricultural land has
vstopped and therefore, any future assault on farming land will not be compensated even
by inferior quality agricultural land.
In order to analyze land use and farming dynamics in peri-urban environment in this
research, five sample mauzas were randomly selected for detailed study. The changes
have been more drastic in those mauzas/villages located near the core city than those
located away from it. Success of housing schemes on agricultural land has inspired
individuals and groups of all types to join the race and buy land across Peshawar. There
is a need to control this trend, which is continuing in the absence of land use or planning
control.
Multiple government agencies and political interests influence land use development in
Peshawar City District. There is a need to promote coordination between them and
develop a flexible plan for the City District. It has to be realized by both the government
as well as the general public that the encroachment of urban uses over farmland is cutting
into national food basket and the present policy, or the lack of it, is ultimately bound to
cause greater shortage of foodstuff and increased dependence on import. Therefore the
present assault on urban farmland cannot be allowed to continue. However, the
commercial pressure on farmlands has to be tackled through exploitation of available
commercial opportunities. Farmers have the potential towards adjusting their enterprises
to take advantage of new economic opportunities at the urban fringe. However,
Government support is indispensible towards this end. The recognition of urban and peri-
urban agriculture as urban land use, and its integration in land use plans and the creation
of a favourable policy environment are critical basic steps towards this end.2012-01-01T00:00:00ZDa Pashto Walasi Adbiyaato Tanqeedi Mutalia
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Title: Da Pashto Walasi Adbiyaato Tanqeedi Mutalia
Authors: , Abdul Ahad2019-01-01T00:00:00ZUrdu Adab Ka Muntakhib Shaura Ki Taqleeqi Nasar-Aik Jaiza (Munir Niazi, John Elia, Sarmad Sahbai)
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Title: Urdu Adab Ka Muntakhib Shaura Ki Taqleeqi Nasar-Aik Jaiza (Munir Niazi, John Elia, Sarmad Sahbai)
Authors: Ahmad, Imtiaz
Abstract: This dessertation reveals round the prose writings of the selected poets,
especially Munir Niazi, Jaun Elia and Sarmad Sehbai. The basic purpose of this
dessertation is to review the prose writings of these popular poets to bring
different aspect in the Urdu literature.
Now we discuss the main features of these chapters in the following.
Chapter first, "Takhlique, Takhliqar, Takhliqui Mahiat aur Reviat" is divided
into three parts. In the first part the meanings of creation, and
acknowledgement of aritics, opinion is cleared. In these opinions the models of
creative personlities and by their work the world creation is captivatived. The
definitions of the critics are presented with suitable arguments. In the second
part the mental and psychological, keeping in view the clearness of this fact
has been proved that the creators infact bring in existance their mental comfort
in the field of life to concentrate new things. In the lives of creators by studying
their psychological aspects this phenomena is written. Infact human thinking is
capable of superiority But small organism found in this world to whom such
natural art is gifted seeing them the human intellectuality is drenched. With
the example of this organism from the little bird "Bay" is described. Who build
its nest artistically. In the third part attached with literature tradition of the
creators is cleared by artistic way by Muneer Niazi, Jaun Elia and Sarmad
Sehbai by these discussions, this point is taken in common that the creation
and creators have positive aspects.
Second chapter, "Muneer Niazi (1928-2006) Ki Takhliqui Nasar". In first
part of this chapter the autobiography has been described by researching point
of view. His life has been described in every aspect with detail. All the dates
and years have been captivated with certificates and references. Because
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Muneer Niazi is free from the affairs of daily life. He did not care and
depressed any one. Specially he does not have the dates and years in his mind.
Even now he did not have the correct information about his own life. His
correct date of birth has been derived from the admission and withdrawl
reqister of Punjab University national identity card, by "Writers Guild of
Pakistan Membership Register." Which seemed suitable. In the second part the
creations of Muneer Niazi is discussed. The basic reference of Muneer Niazi is
as a poet. Therefore his poetry collections are introduced and different topics
are discussed. In the prose writings in which coloumns, dramas, flap of books,
and preface are discussed in detail. By this discussion the details of his prose
are guessed clearely.
Chapter Three "Jaun Elia (1931-2006) Ki Takhliqui Nasar" is divided into
two parts. In the first part the autobiography and personality of Jaun Elia has
been capitivateed in a researching point of view. Collecting all the relevent
references his years have been written with references. In the second part the
poetry of Jaun Elia has been introduced in the prose collections "Light Essays"
has been artistically captivated. Most of the critics have opinion about the
prose of Jaun Elia. If Jaun Elia were not a poet. He would have been a well
known prose writer. After Abdul Kalam Azad, Jaun Elia is only the prose
writer who has prose knowledge and attraction. The witness of the critics can
be seen in its prose by his artistic study as prose writer the superiority of Jaun
Elia has been found.
Chapter four "Sermad Sehabi (1945) Ki Takhliqui Nasar" is divided into
two basic parts. In the first part the details of autobiography initial creative
period has been described his personal aspects of life are high lighted. The
father of Sermad Sehbai Abdul Samad Pal Asar Sehbai and uncle Ameen
Huzeen Were stylistic poets. Ameen Huzeen was the student of
"Shams-ul-Ulma Molvi Meer Hassan". Ameen Huzeen was impressed by
Allama Muhammad Iqbal and profound impact is found in his poetry being
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the member of well known family of scholars supernatural aspects of poetry
and prose is cleared. In the second part the poetical and prose topics are
discussed. After this the prose of Sermad Sehbai in which published television
dramas, Radio Dramas and film Mah-e-Meer are captivated by discribing the
prose of Sermad Sehbai in detail. In the present period of the history of
Pakistan drama, and the tradition of film writings. Sermad Sehbai is the only
writer due to his efforts in the industry of drama and film is still alive.
Chapter five "Muneer Niazi, Jaun Elia and Sermad Sehbai Kay Zehni aur
Takhliqui Tanwoat- Aik Mohakma". In this chapter the detail discuss about
common topics of these three personalities. By which this point is cleared that
as a poet the circle of Sermad Sehbai and Muneer Niazi is less than Jaun Elia
therefore the dramatic expression of his prose, contesting shade provides deep
effect to his inner point of view. In this way art, human screening, dance, music
and painting due to profound interest and his dramatic analysis specially his
film "Mah-e-Meer" converts his uncofortness into comfortness. The basic
reference of Muneer Niazi, Jaun Elia and Sermad Sehbai is of a poet. But why
did they come to prose writing. Had they not been expressing their message
completely in the poetry? Are they thought that the poetry is not the complete
way of expression, His place and fame has been expressed in such discussions
of prose writings by Muneer Niazi, Jaun Elia and Sermad Sehbai.2019-01-01T00:00:00ZPa Pashto Sabakasi Da Mashow Mano Da Adbiyato Tajziyaati O Tanqeedi Mutalia
http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/4361
Title: Pa Pashto Sabakasi Da Mashow Mano Da Adbiyato Tajziyaati O Tanqeedi Mutalia
Authors: , Bait u Rahman2019-01-01T00:00:00Z