[ Dynamique urbaine et services de base à Agboville (Sud de la Côte d’Ivoire) ]
Volume 31, Issue 4, January 2021, Pages 808–819
Mai Gilles-Harold Wilfried1
1 Docteur en géographie, Université Félix-Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
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This study focuses on urban dynamics and basic services. It focuses on Agboville, a historic city created ex-nihilo by settlers. The main objective of this study is to highlight the correlation between urban growth and the development of basic services at different periods.The methodological approach consisted in exploiting the Master Urban Development Plans (PUD, 1970; 1994 and 2018) and the reports of the various INS censuses (RGPH, 1988-98 and 2014). It was completed by the exploitation and selection of aerial photographs from the IVC (1970) and KOKUSAI (1994) missions at CCT/BNETD for cartographic purposes. It also involved interviews with local authorities and direct observation of available basic services.The results show that there is a significant de-correlation in the current development of Agboville between urban sprawl and its networks. The city is expanding without following the facilities. The result is an imbalance related to the phase shift in the spatial dynamics and the growth of the facilities. The urban dynamics led by a population in constant evolution takes precedence over the development of public services. This situation leads to a deterioration in access to basic urban services because population growth makes the available basic services de facto insufficient.
Author Keywords: Spatial dynamics, population growth, water, electricity, health, Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire.
Volume 31, Issue 4, January 2021, Pages 808–819
Mai Gilles-Harold Wilfried1
1 Docteur en géographie, Université Félix-Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study focuses on urban dynamics and basic services. It focuses on Agboville, a historic city created ex-nihilo by settlers. The main objective of this study is to highlight the correlation between urban growth and the development of basic services at different periods.The methodological approach consisted in exploiting the Master Urban Development Plans (PUD, 1970; 1994 and 2018) and the reports of the various INS censuses (RGPH, 1988-98 and 2014). It was completed by the exploitation and selection of aerial photographs from the IVC (1970) and KOKUSAI (1994) missions at CCT/BNETD for cartographic purposes. It also involved interviews with local authorities and direct observation of available basic services.The results show that there is a significant de-correlation in the current development of Agboville between urban sprawl and its networks. The city is expanding without following the facilities. The result is an imbalance related to the phase shift in the spatial dynamics and the growth of the facilities. The urban dynamics led by a population in constant evolution takes precedence over the development of public services. This situation leads to a deterioration in access to basic urban services because population growth makes the available basic services de facto insufficient.
Author Keywords: Spatial dynamics, population growth, water, electricity, health, Agboville, Côte d'Ivoire.
Abstract: (french)
La présente étude porte sur la dynamique urbaine et les services de base. Elle s’intéresse à Agboville, ville historique, créée ex-nihilo par les colons. L’objectif principal de cette étude vise à mettre en évidence la corrélation entre la croissance urbaine et le développement des services de base et ce, à différentes périodes.La démarche méthodologique a consisté à exploiter les Plans d’Urbanisme Directeur (PUD, 1970; 1994 et 2018) et les rapports des différents recensements de l’INS (RGPH, 1988-98 et 2014). Elle a été complétée par une exploitation et la sélection des clichés des photographies aériennes des missions IVC (1970) et KOKUSAI (1994) au CCT/BNETD à des fins cartographiques. Cette démarche a aussi concerné la réalisation des entretiens avec les autorités locales et une observation directe des services de base disponibles.Les résultats montrent qu’il y a une dé-corrélation importante dans le développement actuel de la ville d’Agboville entre l’extension urbaine et ses réseaux. La ville s’étend sans que ne suivent les équipements. Il en résulte un déséquilibre lié au déphasage en la dynamique spatiale et la croissance des équipements. La dynamique urbaine menée par une population en constante évolution prend le pas sur le développement des services publics. Cette situation conduit à une détérioration dans l’accès aux services de base urbains car la croissance démographique rend de facto insuffisants les services de base disponibles.
Author Keywords: Dynamique spatiale, croissance démographique, eau, électricité, santé, Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire.
How to Cite this Article
Mai Gilles-Harold Wilfried, “Urban dynamics and basic services in Agboville (Southern Côte d'Ivoire),” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 808–819, January 2021.
