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THE UNIVERSITY of the SOUTH PACIFIC Author Statement of Accessibility 1/21/01 WED 15:46 FAX 760 633 1486 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC Author Statement of Accessibility Name of Candidate: Degree: Department; School: Thesis Title: Date of Completion Of Requirements For Award: 1. This thesis may be consulted in the library without the author's permission 2. This thesis may be cited without the author's permission, providing it is suitable acknowledged 3. This thesis may be photocopied in whole without the author's written permission 4. This thesis may be photocopied in proportion without the author's written permission ' be copied; 40-60% 60-80% 20-40% Over 80% 5. I authorise the University to produce a microfilm or microfiche copy for retention and use in the Libra according to rules 1-4 above (for security and preservation purposes mainly) 6. After a period of Syears from the date of publication, the USP Library may issue the thesis in whole or in part, in photostat or microfilm or other copying medium without first seeking the author's written permission. URBAN EXPANSION, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, LIVING CONDITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN THE PACIFIC A CASE STUDY OF THE SUVA-LAMINASINU-NAUSORI CONURBATION, FIJI A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Development Studies and Geography at the University of the South Pacific. I declare that this thesis is my own work, except for those sections explicitly acknowledged, and that the main content of the thesis has not been previously submitted for a degree at any other university. © Jessica Cory Stabile 2000 ABSTRACT Urbanisation is becoming one of the most significant demographic and development issues for many states of the Pacific Island region, as in other developing countries. Pacific urban populations are continuing to grow through both natural increase and immigration, and are typically concentrated (along with economic activity) in one major city or town, usually the national or provincial capital. This spatial concentration of people and economic activity has had serious social and environmental consequences, especially in coastal areas. Major problems affecting urban centres in the region include relatively rapid growth, unemployment and underemployment, poverty and inequality, shortages of land (complicated by the tenure system), increasing numbers of squatter settlements and informal housing, falling standards of infrastructure and basic services, and environmental degradation. Hence, improved management of and planning for urban growth is of major importance for most of Pacific island nations, including Fiji. \ With a relatively long history of urbanisation and diverse economy, Fiji has the most complex urban functions of the Pacific island nations. By 1996, Fiji's population was 46.4% urbanised. It is in Fiji's peri-urban areas that population growth and physical expansion are now most rapid, and in urban and peri-urban informal settlements where poverty and poor living conditions are particularly evident. Fiji, like most Third World countries and former colonies, is characterised by a skewed urban hierarchy, with Greater Suva-Nausori (comprised of the urban corridor formed by Suva City, Lami Town, Nasinu Town and Nausori Town, and their respective fringe areas) dominating. Greater Suva- Nausori's population has increased dramatically in the past half century, growing from 29,418 people in 1946 to 208,520 people in 1996, when it represented 26.9% of Fiji's total population and 58.0% of Fiji's urban population. The Suva-Lami-Nasinu-Nausori urban corridor is therefore experiencing rapid population growth and considerable development pressure. Thus, there is a need for enhanced urban planning on a regional scale, serving to coordinate development and conservation schemes for the urban and peri-urban areas of all four municipalities. Although there has been a marked improvement in many indicators of development in Fiji over the past few decades, the benefits of these developments have not been dispersed uniformly, thereby deepening pockets of disadvantage and poverty, and impinging on people's livelihood strategy options. The local variation in infrastructure, services, facilities and amenities may be decried as inequitable. Fiji, however, does not have a clearly defined rich or poor sector, with poverty pervading all communities and being fairly evenly spread between urban and rural populations as well as across ethnic groups. Nevertheless, people with few skills or little education generally fare worst in the urban areas, earning low wages or being intermittently unemployed. Residents' poverty is often reflected in poor living conditions with insecure tenure, substandard housing and a lack of basic infrastructure and urban services.Thus, there are considerable implications of degraded living environments for a fairly significant proportion of the area's urban and peri-urban dwellers, although problems take different forms in different places. Change in urban centres remains uneven, with living and environmental conditions varying widely, and the scattering of low-income communities necessitates the incorporation of combinations of place-based and people-based policies. Similarly, urban development efforts need to focus on participatory, demand-driven social improvements as well as on economic ones. In Fiji, as elsewhere in the island Pacific, it is in/near the cities and towns that the environment has suffered the greatest degradation because of the concentration of urban waste, the increasing level of urban demands on natural resources, and the primarily coastal setting of most urban centres. Yet, urban centres, as the embodiment of intricate social, economic and cultural networks, are constantly in a state of flux and can consequently be subject to planning control and direction; urban complexity is therefore subject to human intervention and cities are receptive to governance. Economic, environmental and sociopolitical aspects of the urban system need to be integrated in such a way as to ensure cities' sustainability. This depends upon a long-term genuine commitment to a multisectoral and coordinated planning process. Sustainable urban development involves not only improving the environment but also requires that the needs of all inhabitants be met. Today's urban centres require enhanced management and planning by the public, private, civil and community sectors in order to fulfil their function as pleasant places to live and work in. This is crucial if the quality of life in the urban and peri-urban areas of developing countries are to improve, III Acknowledgement I wish to acknowledge with gratitude the support of various institutions, organisations and individuals who assisted in the production of this thesis. At the University of the South Pacific, the financial support of the University Research Committee for fieldwork undertaken in Fiji is gratefully acknowledged. I am indebted to my primary supervisor, Professor Patrick Nunn, for his suggestions and critiques, as well as to my other supervisors Dr. Eberhard Weber, Dr. Warwick Murray, Professor Randy Thaman, and Dr. Manoranjan Mohanty, for their insights, advice and guidance. I sincerely thank the clerical and logistical assistance of Sharon McGowan of the Geography Department, Reshmi Prasad of the Development Studies Department, Christine Teiannang of the SSED head office, and James Kingdom in the SSED photocopying room. I am also grateful to James Britton and Finau Ratuvili from the GIS lab as well as to Sereima Raimua, James Ranuku and Jo Uluinaceva from the Media Centre for their help with the preparation of maps and the scanning of photographs. In addition, I thank the employees, particularly Munil Dutt, of the records section at the Fiji Depaitment of Lands for their assistance in obtaining aerial photographs and maps. I am further indebted to all those individuals who allowed themselves to be interviewed during the course of my research. At SOPAC, I would like to express gratitude to Wolf For streuter for his help with aerial photographs, as well as to Geraldine Teakle and Robin Koshy for their consistent encouragement and friendship. At SPACHEE, a special thanks goes to Wana Sivoi for her experienced assistance with fieldwork as well as to Avisaki Ravuvu, Tauga Vulaono, and to former SPACHEE employees and USP postgraduate students, Patrina Dumaru and Samisoni Sauni, for their support and sympathy. I would also like to thank ail those who helped with various computer difficulties - Professor William Aalbersberg, Jo Ravuvu, Avinash Prasad, and Ameet Dahya. Lastly, I express heartfelt appreciation to my fellow USP postgraduate students, friends, and especially to my family who were always there to listen and to help. IV TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ii Acknowledgment iv List of Tables x List of Figures xii List of Appendices xiv List of Abbreviations xix Chapter 1: Urbanisation, Environmental Change and Living Conditions 1.0 Introduction 1 1.0.0 Urban Focus to Development 3 1.0.1 Urban Planning 4 1.0.2 Sustainable Urban Livelihoods 5 7 1.1 Urbanisation and the Urban System 1.1.0 Urbanisation 7 1.1.1 Urban System 7 1.1.2 Link Between Urbanisation, Environmental Change and Living 8 Conditions 1.1.3 Urban Problems 9 1.2 Pacific Island Context 11 1.2.0 Pacific Urbanisation and Urban Management 11 1.2.1 Pacific Urban Problems 12 1.2.2 Pacific Land Tenure, Housing, Services and the Environment in Urban 12 and Peri-Urban Areas 1.3 Research Methods of Study 15 1.3.0 Objectives of Study 15 1.3.1 Methodology of Study
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