مدينة كوستي : دراسة في جغرافية المدن

Abstract

ABSTRACT This research focuses on Kosti Town ,the major urban center in the White Nile Region .It aims at investigating the different problems facing the Town and trying to suggest solutions for these problems. The research is based on descriptive , historical and analytical approaches .The main source of data were: relevant literature , previous studies of some Sudanese towns and field work. The main findings of the research are as follows : 1- The development of the town depended on natural and human factors , namely the physical setting , the economic resources and its being a crossing point for the major transport lines. 2- The migration of thousands of displaced from western and Southern Sudan due to draught and war increased the rate of populatipn growth of the town .This has exerted more pressure on the limited public services and at the same time resulted in some remarkable change in the ethnic structure of the town. 3- Replanning the squatter settlement area affects the planning of the town in the absence of a scientific guide plan.