Abstract
Likewise, other historic cities of Pakistan, Peshawar has two major commercial areas i.e.
old city region and Saddar Bazaar. In commercial areas, the Central Business District
(CBD) has prime importance, which is the retail heart of a city. Normally, dual cores of
the city are present in each city. The cantonment area has suitable grid layout, wide
streets & roads and land use planning which make it more dynamic for modern
transportation and infrastructure modifications particularly for commercial commuters.
The present study is an attempt to identify the CBD of Peshawar using basic
characteristics of a CBD. These characteristics are land & rent values, retail volume of
sales, vehicular & pedestrian flow, area etc. Using geo-spatial analysis techniques, these
characteristics are measured and compared to identify the CBD of Peshawar. The
aggregate value of all indicators shows that Saddar Bazaar has 68.25 % value with
cumulative probability (% age) of 87.17 %. Saddar Bazaar in cantonment area has no
match in these characteristics with old city region and identified as CBD of Peshawar.
Amjad Ali, Sher Muhammad Malik, Nadeem Sohail. (2019) Geo-Spatial Analysis: Identification of the Central Business District of Peshawar, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 1.
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