DocumentCode :
529446
Title :
Notice of Retraction
An assessment of the spatial distribution of Pentecost churches in an African urban environment: A case study of Lubumbashi City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Author :
de la Paix, Mupenzi Jean ; Jiwen Ge ; Habiyaremye, G. ; Li Lanhai ; Nzayisenga, Theoneste ; Kamanzi, Emmanuel
Author_Institution :
Hubei Wetland Evolution & Ecological Restoration Key Lab., China Univ. of Geosci., Wuhan, China
Volume :
1
fYear :
2010
fDate :
28-31 Aug. 2010
Firstpage :
603
Lastpage :
606
Abstract :
Notice of Retraction

After careful and considered review of the content of this paper by a duly constituted expert committee, this paper has been found to be in violation of IEEE´s Publication Principles.

We hereby retract the content of this paper. Reasonable effort should be made to remove all past references to this paper.

The presenting author of this paper has the option to appeal this decision by contacting TPII@ieee.org.

This paper presents the results of the study undertaken at Lubumbashi City in D.R.Congo to determine the spatial distribution and evolution of Pentecost churches in Africa urban environment. It was shown that in Lubumbashi City the Pentecost Churches were grown from 112 churches in 1990 to 280 Churches in 2008. Four Church Community groups were identified which are 8th CEPAC (19 churches), 30th CEPECO (102 churches), 45th CEP (39 churches) and RESURGENCE CHURHCES (120 churches). The last cited knew a high proliferation and grew from 24 Churches to 120 Churches in the same period. The analysis of their spatial distribution by using the Distribution Model showed that the concentration of spatial distribution is R=0.416. The study of correlation between the number of Churches, the number of population and the area by using the formula of correlation coefficient shows that no correlation exists for their distribution. The need of money, accessibility and good environment were a basis of their proliferation. Finally we addressed the advices and proposed an appropriate method to all actors in order to establish a harmony in urban environment.
Keywords :
correlation methods; social sciences; African urban environment; Congo; Lubumbashi city; Pentecost churches; correlation coefficient; democratic republic; distribution model; spatial distribution assessment; spatial distribution concentration; Africa; Cities and towns; Communities; Correlation; Environmental factors; Ocean temperature; Urban areas; Lubumbashi; Pollution; church; religious; spatial distribution; urban environment;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing (IITA-GRS), 2010 Second IITA International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Qingdao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8514-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IITA-GRS.2010.5602703
Filename :
5602703
Link To Document :
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