Lucy Joseph

Urban Sprawl and Access to Public Transport Services: Dar Es Salaam City, Tanzania Lucy Joseph

Urban sprawl in this study has been considered as an expansion of the city which occurs laterally rather than vertically. The spatial expansion of Dar es Salaam city outside of the Central Business District (CBD) has greater impacts on access to public transport services and traffic congestion. The study focuses on the impact of urban sprawl on access to public transport services as the main objective. Whereby,the study intends to examine factors influencing urban sprawl, impact of urban sprawl on access to public transport services, and the intervention measures for urban sprawl as specific objectives. Political ecology approach was used to guide the study, and Kinondoni municipality in Dar es Salaam city was selected as a case study area. Survey questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, observation, photographing and focus group discussion were used for data collection.