Browsing by Author "Getachew, Misikir"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • No Thumbnail Available
    Item
    The Effects of Urban Development Activity on the Relocated Residents: the Case of Arada Sub-City
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-07) Getachew, Misikir; Degefa, Terefe (PhD)
    This study is about the causes of negative effects of urban development projects on relocated residents. In the context of negative effects of urban development projects on r elocated people, plenty of researches have pronounced. Such relocation caused by development project occurs because of slum demolishing, urban expansion and renewal of the city’s facility and infrastructure. The study was conducted in Arada Sub-city, w hich i s v ast development pr ojects and r elocation pr ograms h ave been i mplemented. T he overall aim of the study was to explore why relocation has been affecting relocated people by assessing the c auses of t he n egative ef fects, an d t hen pr opose pr ospective r ecommendations t o i mprove the livelihood of the relocated residents. Relevant information was collected from primary and secondary data sources. Primary data was gathered through s nowball s ampling t echnique o n t he b asis of s tructured questionnaire t hrough i nterviewing selected r elocated h ousehold h eads, r esearcher’s own observation. S econdary data was also reviewed from previous studies, journal articles, unpublished academic studies and websites. The study made use of bot h qualitative and q uantitative methods to analyze the data. The majority of the relocated people explained that t heir relocation i n t he new s ettlement has af fected t hem i n s ocial di sarticulation ( 81%), joblessness (45%), marginalization (78%), homelessness (45%),and f ood insecurity (58%). S hortage of preparation time, inefficient decentralized administration system, and lack of compensation scheme were identified as t he m ajor c auses of t he n egative effects of r elocation. To change t he ne gative effects of relocation due t o ur ban dev elopment pr ojects i nto pos itive r esult, pr oper planning, f ollow-up an d evaluation of the implementation of the project need to be c arried out by concerned bodies. To this end, ensuring t he i nvolvement o f pr ivate i nvestors, o ther s takeholders and gov ernment’s f inancial s upport i s recommended