Population Growth, Urbanization and Deforestation of the City of Kindu

Stanislas CHOMA NYEMBO; Léopold NSHIMBA LUBILANJI; Alphonse MATAND TWILENG; Claude KAMANDA WA KAMANDA JEAN; Roland KAKULE KASEREKA

Stanislas CHOMA NYEMBO University of Kindu, Faculty of Social, Political and Administrative Sciences, DR Congo
Léopold NSHIMBA LUBILANJI National Pedagogical University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, DR Congo
Alphonse MATAND TWILENG National Pedagogical University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, DR Congo
Claude KAMANDA WA KAMANDA JEAN National Pedagogical University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, DR Congo
Roland KAKULE KASEREKA National Pedagogical University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, DR Congo

Keywords: population growth, urbanization, deforestation

Abstract

The findings on the evolution of the population of the city of Kindu during the study period on population growth, urbanization, and deforestation are alarming. The analysis of correlation reveals, on the one hand, a significant relationship between population growth and deforestation in the city, and on the other hand, a strong correlation between urban expansion and forest loss. This situation is largely due to the expansion of the city of Kindu, which has occurred through the densification of former colonial subdivisions and horizontal sprawl, including the creation of more than 50% of de facto (unplanned or informal) settlements.

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