Author(s): Saima Kalwar, Shahbaz Khan Samoo, Irfan Ahmed Memon & Noman Sahito
The world is very rapidly urbanizing. This urbanization has raised the challenges of urban sprawl and congestion in metropolitan cities of the world. This rapid urbanization is happening faster in developing countries in comparison with the developed countries. According to Un-Habitat, 2017, Over than half of the inhabitants of the world are living in urban areas. This paper conducted a comparative analysis of the growth trends in Hyderabad and Sukkur cities from 1981 to 2027. The data was gathered through document review and personal observation. Most of the secondary data was gathered from master plans of both case study cities, research papers and census, and other reports. The results revealed that the major root cause for rapid urbanization is the negligence towards secondary cities of Sindh Province. Therefore, it’s high time to do decentralization and reduce congestion from metropolitan cities and the urban growth should be diverted to the Sukkur and other secondary cities of Sindh province. Decentralizing urban areas and prioritizing the development of secondary cities would take time.