Browsing by Author "Yonas Alemayehu Soressa"

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    A Comparative Study Between a Single Case from Redeveloped and another one from not-Yet Redeveloped Inner -City Neighbor hoods of Addis Ababa
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024-05-01) Takele Gebreyohannes Habte; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa; Biruk Kebede Geletu
    The research conducted in Addis Ababa focuses on Assessing urban redevelopment effect on social cohesion and crime: A comparative Study between a single case from redeveloped and another one from not-yet redeveloped inner-city neighbourhoods of Addis Ababa, with the research rationale of seeking a theoretical relationship between urban redevelopment, social cohesion, and crime. Hypothetically urban redevelopments change social structures and this results in lesser social cohesion and undermine the role of social cohesion for informal guardianships. Two case studies and survey method are utilized for collecting household survey questionnaires with a sample size of 325 and 285 households from Senga Tera Firdbet I condominium and Geja Sefer respectively for qualitative and quantitative data. Beside this, secondary recorded crime archive data were applied to compare results with the perceived crime. Applying quantitative analysis, including correlation, regression models and analysis of qualitative data comparative study were conducted between the cases. The findings indicate that the study area that is not yet redeveloped, Geja Sefer, exhibits higher levels of social cohesion compared to the redeveloped, Senga Tera Firdbet I condominium neighbourhood. It is observed that there is a moderately significant correlation between the major social cohesion indicator variable and the perception of crime. The common denominator among the social cohesion indicator variable used that influences perception of crime in both cases are group and networks, trust and place attachments. Even though it is hard to generalize from the small samples, but from the analysis there is gap between perceived and actual crime experienced. Recommendations from multiple sources of analysis and reviewed literatures includes integrate intentionally planned mix of various services, enhance easy mobility and connectivity, designing of meeting points, redevelopment should be cohesive through maintaining social cohesions that exist, encompass inhabitants in the process of planning and design, supports existing social organization, reinforce communal infrastructure, and design wide-ranging communal spaces, aware the communities on current security situations, increase community policing through open channels, since there is no any organized formal communication between the various unit owners' associations establish formal organization and encourage open dialogue and idea sharing among residents. This study helps to provide comparative empirical evidence on urban redevelopment effects on social cohesion and crime between the two cases that can enhance existing knowledge. Key:words: Crime, Inner-City, Perception of crime, Social cohesion, and Urban redevelopment
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    Assessing the Spatial Characteristics and Adequacy of Housing in Refugee Camp: The Case of Keberibeya Refugee Camp Jijiga, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2025-09-01) Keniko Duguma Guta; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa
    Refugees often face numerous challenges when seeking suitable housing in host countries. Despite the importance of housing in ensuring the dignity and well-being of refugees, a significant issue persists regarding the adequacy of housing in refugee camps, which remains unresolved over time. This research assesses the spatial characteristics and adequacy of housing in a refugee context, particularly in the Kebribeyah refugee camp in Jijiga, Ethiopia, through a combination Descriptive and Exploratory research approach with mixed method. Surveys, Interviews, and Spatial Analysis were used to provide comprehensive data on housing adequacy by integrating both lived experiences and physical camp conditions. The research findings show that the majority of shelters are overcrowded, dilapidated, and prone to various environmental hazards. The camp settlement exhibits an organic and amorphous pattern, which limits access to basic services, including safe drinking water, sanitation, and energy. Despite the long established history of the camp, the tension between host communities and refugees in land tenure persists, contributing to the fear of forced eviction. Overall, the camp is affected by overcrowding, poor housing conditions, and limited access to basic services. In conclusion, the Kebribeyah refugee camp faces significant challenges in providing adequate shelter for refugees who have resided in the camp for over three decades. Therefore, based on the research findings, it is recommended that an intervention be implemented to support community- and expert-driven shelter construction and settlement planning, with a balanced distribution of basic services and integration of host communities through a defined framework, to enhance sustainable development through housing adequacy. Keywords: Adequate Housing, Refugee, Refugee Shelter, Refugee Settlement
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    Engagement of Micro and Small Enterprises in the Construction Process of Condominium Housing the Case of Basha Wolde Chilot Condominium Redevelopment Project
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-06-01) Yohanna Rezene Elias; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa; Biruk Kebede Geletu
    Due to the poor housing conditions of the city, Addis Ababa city has undergone inner city redevelopment; as a result, the government utilized the Integrated Housing Development Program (IHDP) as one of its strategies for redevelopment. The IHDP has had several benefits in improving the physical, social, and economic image of the city and creating job opportunities for micro and small enterprises (MSEs), and other actors involved. Several studies have indicated the existence of quality problems in condominium houses in the IHDP and to solve these quality issues it is vital to understand the construction process undergone. To get a deeper understanding, this study addresses the MSEs which are the largest stakeholders in the IHDP among the actors involved in the construction work by assessing their engagement in the construction of condominium housing using the relation between process and the outcomes. A case study method was conducted to provide an in-depth understanding by taking the Basha Wolde Chilot condominium as a case and both qualitative and quantitative data were used. The findings show that the types of work performed by MSEs during the IHDP process are greater than that of other sectors that participated in the program, accounting for 60% of the total work. The study classified its findings into three categories based on quality issues, time delay, and cost overruns. The insufficient training given to MSEs that lasted seven to ten days caused quality issues, moreover, inadequate supervision and approval of MSEs work created a comfortable structure for MSEs to compromise the quality of the work. In addition, the engagement of unskilled MSEs led the task to being reworked again, and MSEs who left the work contract without any notice led to work delay. Moreover, the improper usage of supplied material and usage of damaged and replaced material with low-standard material during installation created cost overrun. Because of that, the MSEs’ work in the condominium resulted in 80% of the respondents doing from simple to entire house modification and replacement. The research recommends selection of MSEs candidates in the IHDP should be based on the qualification of their working sector upon the decision of contractors. Furthermore, professionals who can guide MSEs during construction should be assigned for a better quality of the outcome and future studies could be carried out to assess other stakeholder’s engagement in the IHDP. Keywords: Micro and small enterprises, housing construction process, integrated housing development program, urban redevelopment.
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    Housing and Settlement Transformations in the Surrounding Peri-Urban Areas of Hosanna Town: The cases of Ambicho and Kidigisa, Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-02-01) Addisyihun Abayneh Hamore; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa
    Rate of urbanization is high in developing countries like Ethiopia. Subsequently, urban areas have been crowded by population increase due to rural-urban migration and increased need of housing and employment. However, due to lack of comprehensive plan to accommodate emerging needs of urbanization surrounding rural ‘peri-urban’ areas become vulnerable for unplanned transformations. Although there is little attempt to study socio-economic and policy issues in the peri-urban areas, the area of spatial transformations in the peri-urban Hosanna is not studied so far. Therefore, the objective of this study focuses on investigating characteristics, causes and processes of spatial transformations happening on transitional peri-urban areas. The study also suggest possible recommendations for the future planning. In order to achieve the esteemed objective, this study used case study method since it is best for descriptive and explanatory analysis. Therefore, two cases, Ambicho and Kidigisa, are selected to have comparative analysis too. In general, the study uses quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the extent and depth of the problem. The study found out that spatial transformations in the settlements happens due to multiple factors such as ‘selling’ land informally for economic improvement and fearing expropriation by government program, and land fragmentation due to densification. These factors transform farm land and rural settlement in to informal residential areas. As a result almost all rural land holdings experience fragmentation and use change. Regarding housing type, four typologies of thatch roof houses are identified in these area. These are ‘Goye’e’, ‘Jagara’, and ‘Sa’l mine’ and ‘ga’p mine’. Each of these typologies serve different purposes. However, the transformations in the area replaced these traditional thatch roof houses by modern CIS roof houses ‘korkoro bet’. Newly introduced ‘korkoro bet’ has two typologies, these are ‘amora kinf’ and ‘service bet’. Overall settlement transformations also include socio-economic change in which previous livelihood base of farming have been replaced by commerce and some informal activities. Buying Bajaj for business or sending family member abroad to generate remittance money are the main activities performed after ‘selling’ of farm land. Therefore, in order to promote infrastructure and service provision and to formalize informal economic activities, this study recommends local governments, community leaders and urban planners to take planning interventions through participatory approach. Planning should also consider livelihood base, sites context and vernacular building culture of the community
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    Housing and Settlement Transformations in the Surrounding Peri-Urban Areas of Hosanna Town: The Cases of Ambicho and Kidigisa, Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-02-01) Addisyihun Abayneh Hamore; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa
    Rate of urbanization is high in developing countries like Ethiopia. Subsequently, urban areas have been crowded by population increase due to rural-urban migration and increased need of housing and employment. However, due to lack of comprehensive plan to accommodate emerging needs of urbanization surrounding rural ‘peri-urban’ areas become vulnerable for unplanned transformations. Although there is little attempt to study socio-economic and policy issues in the peri-urban areas, the area ofspatialtransformations in the peri-urban Hosanna is not studied so far. Therefore, the objective of this study focuses on investigating characteristics, causes and processes of spatial transformations happening on transitional peri-urban areas. The study also suggest possible recommendations for the future planning. In order to achieve the esteemed objective, this study used case study method since it is best for descriptive and explanatory analysis. Therefore, two cases, Ambicho and Kidigisa, are selected to have comparativeanalysis too. In general, the study uses quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the extent and depth of the problem. The study found out that spatial transformations in the settlements happens due to multiple factors such as ‘selling’ land informally for economic improvement and fearing expropriation by government program, and land fragmentation due to densification. These factors transform farm land and rural settlement in to informal residential areas. As a result almost all rural land holdings experience fragmentation and use change. Regarding housing type, four typologies of thatch roof houses are identified in these area. These are ‘Goye’e’, ‘Jagara’, and ‘Sa’l mine’ and ‘ga’p mine’. Each of these typologies serve different purposes. However, the transformations in the area replaced these traditional thatch roof houses by modern CIS roof houses ‘korkoro bet’. Newly introduced ‘korkoro bet’ has two typologies, these are ‘amora kinf’ and‘service bet’. Overall settlement transformations also include socio-economic change in which previous livelihood base of farming have been replaced by commerce and some informal activities. Buying Bajaj for business or sending family member abroad to generate remittance money are the main activities performed after ‘selling’ of farm land. Therefore, in order to promoteinfrastructure and service provision and to formalize informal economic activities, this study recommends local governments, community leaders and urban planners to take planning interventions through participatory approach. Planning should also consider livelihood base, sites context and vernacular building culture of the community.
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    Peri-Urban Intervention and its Socioeconomic and Spatial Impacts on Early Settlers of Adi-Dairo - Mekelle City
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-05-01) Bisrat Hadush Nega; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa
    Various studies suggest and forecast rapid urban growth in developing countries. Rapid urbanization in Ethiopia is a formal process in which inhabitants of designated (including) rural villages become urban residents by law. However, its empirical development and the socioeconomic and spatial impact of the intervention on early settlers have not been well documented and its consequences for inclusiveness have not been well understood. The main contribution of this research is, first, to fill the research gap by providing a more up-to- date empirical study of pre-planning development and intervention of peri-urban settlements in Mekelle and, in particular, in the settlement of Adi Dairo. Second, to know the extent of the inclusiveness of early settlers on the peri-urban planning process and implemented development plan. To achieve this objective, the study used a case study method. The study comprises quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the extent and depth of the problem. Findings show that the pre-planning peri-urban settlements mainly develop because of demographics increase (fertility), migration and reclassification or demarcation of the area to the city. Thus, the settlement gets denser, economically change from agricultural dominant land use to residence and services use, and change its morphology. Besides, the planning process was weak in the participation of the settlers, lacks documenting existed socio-economic and spatial situation of the settlers, weak analysis, and incomplete LDP especially land use and parcellation. This situation has led economically to losing the primary job, unemployment, unaffordability and extra expense for transport, service and daily consumptions. Socially to marginalization and gentrification. Moreover, spatially leads to demolishing and rearranging their house without compensation, dislocation far from their previous settlement and lack of open spaces. The transformation has also positive impacts on the provision of infrastructure, accessible streets and getting an extra source of income. To solve the negative impacts, the peri-urban settlement should develop with a different type of developing intervention model within its indigenousness and a thorough analysis of the actual situation of settlements. Besides, the intervention should be in such a way as to help the early settlers transform their lives, increases the quality of life, in a compact form, and inclusive in theplanning process and the development plan or design itself.
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    The Spatial Characteristics of Awra Amba
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023-05-01) Tilahun Fikadie Alebachew; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa
    Urbanization is a decisive phenomenon of the 21st century across the entire planet. The government of Ethiopia plans to develop thousands of new urban centers all over the country rather than densifying the current big cities. During this rural-urban transformation in Ethiopia, the new housing and village layouts associated with the design of newly settled lands have often been designed without the proper detailed study of the traditional living pattern. In this case, the main objective of this research was to document the spatial characteristics of the Awra Amba community at settlement, compound, and house levels. To achieve these objectives, the case study method is selected as a research strategy since it is by far the best method for a descriptive, causal, or explanatory question. The case was conducted on 18 households based on stratified random sampling. A review of the literature, questionnaires, interviews, maps, QGIS, and photographs were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using activity time tables, a spatial configuration map, and a J graph. The analysis result shows that the settlement was formed on the plateau in 1972 in the form of a dense and urban pattern out of a desire to defend itself from neighborhood enemies. The road hierarchies within the settlement create an organic grid pattern. The domain of private-public space has no lock, which reflects the social cohesion of the community. There are two types of houses: row houses and detached houses, arranged around a rectangular, narrow, confined courtyard as a semi-public open space. The house is modified based on materials, defense, economy, and topography. But the major factor is the socio-cultural makeup of the community. Finally, the study recommends that all bodies concerned should take immediate action to preserve the site for tourist attraction by creating awareness among the Awra Amba people about the spatial heritage and the social benefit. Keywords: Awra Amba, spatial characteristics, house, compound, settlement
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    Urban Redevelopment in Partnership Joint Venture Between Landholders and Private Developers in Global-6 and Urael Apartment Projects, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024-04-01) Betelhem Hailegebriel Mulugeta; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa
    A joint venture redevelopment project between landholder and private developer is the main concern of this study, because it is a current and relevant issue in developing countries. The objective of the study is to investigate the characteristics of the current practice of JVR projects between landholder and private developer in the cases of Global 6 and Urael apartment, Addis Ababa. Therefore, this research is done in order to answer the questions of how JVR is practiced in the actual projects, what advantages and disadvantages it has, and what should be done so as to enhance the use of JV strategies for urban redevelopment projects. The scope of the study is limited to JVR projects between landholders and private developers in the case of Global 6 and Urael apartment in the past decade and a half. This research is qualitative research by using a case study research method in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the actual practice, and data is gathered through observation, interviews, and document reviews. Thematic data analysis method was used for this study through the process of analyzing the collected data with the reference of the research questions. The study identified the following findings: A JVR project between landholders and private developer’s benefits partners through enabling the landholders to practice their priority right of developing their land; minimizing initial investment cost, and resource sharing. The processes of JVR projects are information gathering, decision making by stakeholders, preparing schematic design, landholders choosing their preferred house, JV formation and agreement signing, cash payment, transferring landholding rights to the developer, overall design preparation, land acquisition, acquiring building permit, site clearance, construction, supervision and housing handover. The major challenges of JVR projects are lack of trust on the landholder’s side, opposing the idea of transferring landholding rights to the developer, absence of proper implementation of legal framework due to many reasons, like the proposed land use of the area, and other restrictions from the government side. Finally, based on the finding of the study recommendations are forwarded for policy makers, government and for private developers. Policy recommendations include: prepare a policy to incorporate a JV strategy for urban redevelopment projects; develop a clear legal agreement guideline describing the rights, responsibilities and the amount of share of the stakeholders; and make the legal framework flexible. Keywords: Urban redevelopment, Joint venture redevelopment, Partnership, Landholder, Addis Ababa
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    Urban Redevelopment-Induced Displacement and Temporary Resettlement the Case of Residents Displaced from Legehar to Basha Wolde Chilot Condominium
    (Addis Ababa University, 2022-11-01) Tseday Tesfaye Fesseha; Yonas Alemayehu Soressa; Biruk Kebede Geletu
    Displacement of inner city residents followed by resettlement usually takes place for the implementation of urban redevelopment projects. These projects are either comprehensively planned early on, including the plans of resettlement, or otherwise enabled based on the need of the actors who initiated them. The latter context usually encounters complications at implementation and displacement with resettlement proceeds haphazardly. Also, the resettlement could take place as temporary: it is the uncertain stage and city officials sometimes promise permanent resettlement. Hence, sudden displacement coupled with the unreliability of temporary resettlement affect the displaced people in the housing, economic and social aspect. In Addis Ababa, a redevelopment project is underway in Legehar. For the implementation of these projects, 170 households are displaced from government-owned properties and have temporarily resettled to Basha Wolde condominium. The temporary relocatees are accommodated in studio and one bedroom condominium units as renters of the government. This paper aims to document and assess the processes and outcomes of the displacement and temporary resettlement, which are induced by Legehar redevelopment project. The research employed case study method and used qualitative and quantitative data that are collected through key informant interviews, questionnaires, life stories and direct observations. The result of the research disclosed that the process of the temporary resettlement is disorganized: legal framework of temporary resettlement is absent, a resettlement action plan wasn’t devised and the principles of displacement and resettlement weren’t taken into account. Nonetheless, the displaced residents are benefitted with the accessibility and habitability of the temporary accommodation that has good access to services and infrastructure. In addition, although the temporary accommodation has higher rental price compared to Legehar house, it is still considered affordable compared to the price of similar housing units in the city. The research recommends that: a temporary resettlement policy must be formulated, resettlement action plan should be prepared and implemented for every resettlement, early informed consent should be ensured, socio-economic consideration and community participation should be ensured. Keywords: Redevelopment-induced displacement, temporary resettlement, resettlement process, resettlement outcome, Legehar relocatees I