Implications of Rapid Urban Sprawl towards Water Resources Management: The case of lake Babati, Tanzania (original) (raw)

Population and economic development are key drivers of water resource pollution. The population of Babati town increased from 44,000 in 2002 to93,108 inhabitants in 2012. It was projected the population would have reached 105,610 inhabitants by 2022.This study is an attempt to assess the implications of rapid population and spatial growth of Babati Town on Lake Babati and water resources. The study involved random sampling in the four villages of Hangoni, Himiti, BagaraZiwani, and GendiKuu. The data were collected through direct observations, questionnaires, and interviews with individual households around the Lake. TheGIS technology was applied in analysing the collected data including trends of the implication of population and spatial growth on Lake.