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Item Building Height and Layout Analysis for Improved Residential Quarters; The Case Of Some Selected Condominium Building Sites of Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-City, Addis Ababa(Addis Ababa University, 2024-03-01) Habtamu Wesebo Lire; Asfaw Mohamed (PhD)This thesis investigates mainly the current housing problems in Addis Ababa, which are getting worse and need an urgent solution. Currently, there are about 950,000 people waiting for the 10/90, 20/80, and 40/60 condominium house schemes. The existing condominiums are built with limited consideration of available space and a low building height without accounting for proper building location, i.e., slope, noise, wind, weather, and sunlight. There are also limited communal parking spaces, green spaces, and recreational areas, and there are cases where those spaces are used for other purposes and are not used by the community. Methodologically, the height regulation building prepared by the Addis Ababa city administration used questionnaires and checklists to collect data. The findings show that there is a lack of building height and layout for regulations condominiums, variations in the standard and existing conditions, a lack of building setbacks, and the condition of buildings contradicting the nearby villages. So, the condominiums that are going to be built at the government level to overcome housing problems require a system that needs to be controlled and completely meet standards. Key words; condominiums, community, building height, building layout, regulations…Item Building Height and Layout analysis for Improved Residential Quarters; the Case of Some Selected Condominium Building Sites of Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-City, Addis Ababa(Addis Ababab University, 2024-03-01) Habtamu Wesebo Lire; Asfaw Mohamed (PhD)This thesis investigates mainly the current housing problems in Addis Ababa, which are getting worse and need an urgent solution. Currently, there are about 950,000 people waiting for the 10/90, 20/80, and 40/60 condominium house schemes. The existing condominiums are built with limited consideration of available space and a low building height without accounting for proper building location, i.e., slope, noise, wind, weather, and sunlight. There are also limited communal parking spaces, green spaces, and recreational areas, and there are cases where those spaces are used for other purposes and are not used by the community. Methodologically, the height regulation building prepared by the Addis Ababa city administration used questionnaires and checklists to collect data. The findings show that there is a lack of building height and layout for regulations condominiums, variations in the standard and existing conditions, a lack of building setbacks, and the condition of buildings contradicting the nearby villages. So, the condominiums that are going to be built at the government level to overcome housing problems require a system that needs to be controlled and completely meet standards. Key words; condominiums, community, building height, building layout, regulations…Item Building Height and Layout Analysis for Improved Residential Quarters; The Case of Some Selected Condominium Building Sites of Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-City, Addis Ababa(Addis Ababa University, 2024-03-01) Habtamu Wesebo Lire; Asfaw Mohamed (PhD)This thesis investigates mainly the current housing problems in Addis Ababa, which are getting worse and need an urgent solution. Currently, there are about 950,000 people waiting for the 10/90, 20/80, and 40/60 condominium house schemes. The existing condominiums are built with limited consideration of available space and a low building height without accounting for proper building location, i.e., slope, noise, wind, weather, and sunlight. There are also limited communal parking spaces, green spaces, and recreational areas, and there are cases where those spaces are used for other purposes and are not used by the community. Methodologically, the height regulation building prepared by the Addis Ababa city administration used questionnaires and checklists to collect data. The findings show that there is a lack of building height and layout for regulations condominiums, variations in the standard and existing conditions, a lack of building setbacks, and the condition of buildings contradicting the nearby villages. So, the condominiums that are going to be built at the government level to overcome housing problems require a system that needs to be controlled and completely meet standards. Key words; condominiums, community, building height, building layout, regulations…Item Building Height and Layout analysis for Improved Residential Quarters; The Case of Some Selected Condominium Building Sites of Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-City, Addis Ababa(Addis Ababa University, 2024-03-01) Habtamu Wesebo Lire; Asfaw Mohamed (PhD)This thesis investigates mainly the current housing problems in Addis Ababa, which are getting worse and need an urgent solution. Currently, there are about 950,000 people waiting for the 10/90, 20/80, and 40/60 condominium house schemes. The existing condominiums are built with limited consideration of available space and a low building height without accounting for proper building location, i.e., slope, noise, wind, weather, and sunlight. There are also limited communal parking spaces, green spaces, and recreational areas, and there are cases where those spaces are used for other purposes and are not used by the community. Methodologically, the height regulation building prepared by the Addis Ababa city administration used questionnaires and checklists to collect data. The findings show that there is a lack of building height and layout for regulations condominiums, variations in the standard and existing conditions, a lack of building setbacks, and the condition of buildings contradicting the nearby villages. So, the condominiums that are going to be built at the government level to overcome housing problems require a system that needs to be controlled and completely meet standards. Key words; condominiums, community, building height, building layout, regulations…Item Monitoring Urban Wetlands for Sustainable Urban Planning: The Case of Bahir-Dar City, Ethiopia(Addis Ababa University, 2024-05-01) Dawit Malede; Asfaw Mohamed (PhD)The urban wetland ecosystem is the most overlooked habitat, and its services and values have not been well appraised. There are many wetlands in Bahir Dar city, but it hasn’t received adequate attention and acknowledgment. By observing the problem, this study has been conducted to assess urban wetland monitoring in Bahir Dar city for sustainable urban planning and management. In the study, an explanatory research approach was employed along with survey methods. Throughout the investigation, a lot of descriptive statistics and analysis were conducted, together with thorough contextual assessments. The wetland dynamics quantification, which is based on satellite imagery is utilized to assess the biophysical environment using ArcGIS and Envi-Met simulation modeling tools; residents, governmental and non-governmental organizations are also considered to assess the socioeconomic aspects. In the end, the study identified around 20 wetlands in the city, with 45% being perennial and 55% exhibiting seasonal variations. These wetlands have great ecological importance to the residents of the city. However, poor solid and liquid waste management, lack of awareness, lack of legal framework, and urbanization are the primary challenges wetlands face to function sustainably in the urban landscapes of the study area. The study concludes that the benefits of wetland landscapes are not adequately prioritized by urban planners and decision-makers, which impedes their potential benefits. Finally, the research recommends the improvement of waste management, raising stakeholder awareness, strengthening legal frameworks, and monitoring urbanization that can ensure the ecological importance of wetlands for dwellers. Key terms: urban wetlands, wetland ecosystem, sustainable urban planning, ecosystem functions, Bahir DarItem Towards Community Participation in Urban Road Infrastructure Development Practices(Addis Ababa University, 2023-12-01) Girma Yibeltal; Asfaw Mohamed (PhD)Community participation is vital to any development. Community participation in urban road infrastructure development helps to mobilize resources and advance the ROW. However, community participation is affected by a lack of awareness, an absence of bottom up decision-making, economic capacity, political will, etc. The objective of this study is to investigate community participation in urban road infrastructure development practice in woreda 6 of the N/S/L sub city, Addis Ababa. The study used 388 samples selected by purposive sampling techniques. The study used a mixed (qualitative and quantitative) research approach. In order to analyze and interpret the data; the study used descriptive and inferential statistics. Data were collected through questionnaire, key informant interviews, and desk review. A questionnaire and an interview were used to collect primary data, and a survey of the pertinent literature, including books, journals, reports, and other research-related papers, was employed to collect secondary data. Results showed that community participation in the development of roads is restricted and more than half of the community is unaware of what it is. Most of the participation is done to advance the implementation of ROW rather than use the community's ideas as input. The majority of the community was participating to secure the property rights affected by the development. Institutions that are organized to facilitate communities’ participation have low achievement, and their activity is limited to volunteer services like security, small ditch building, and traffic control. The participation was not inclusive. Most decisions were made by the city administration. Their main contributions were financial, and it also insufficient. Absence of transparency, lack of awareness, lack of trust in institutions, lack of political will, insecure property rights of affected communities’, the absence of strong community organizations, the economic capacity of the community, and the presence of top-down decision-making processes are challenges on the way to community participation in woreda 6 road developments. The researcher recommends woreda 6, N/S/L sub city and other stake holders including the city administration; increase institutional capacity, apply inclusiveness, empower communities, increase political commitment, create community awareness, apply a bottom-up decision-making process, will applied in order to enhance community engagement. Furthermore the study recommended proper compensation and relocation for affected community properties help the institution to build community trust and to confront the challenges of community participation in urban road infrastructure development. Key Words: Community, Participation, Road Infrastructure, Development