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Browsing Regional and Local Development Studies by Subject "Annexation, urbanization, urban sprawl and compensation"

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    Management of Urban Expansion and its Challenges in Micelle City, Ethiopia, The Case of Ayder Sub city
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06) Gebreslassie, Goitom; G/Egziabher, Tegegne Professor
    Urban expansion management a strategically planned of urban areas, is vital to the sustainability of the community who live in both urban and rural community. The current global and local experience of urban expansion creates multiple environmental, social and economic problems to the urban and rural societies. Urban expansion management of large urban areas is an important issue in urban land administration and management. Studies on these issues are, however, scarce especially with respect to the problems existing in the cities. Sustainable urban expansion management for urban center can significantly reduce costs of infrastructure, decreases air pollution, decreases time spent and cost on transport as well leads to enhancing the quality of life. This study assesses the urban expansion management and its challenges in Mekelle city mainly in Ayder sub city. This research employed mixed methods approach. Pragmatic knowledge claims collection of both quantitative and qualitative data sequentially This research has assessed the empirical-based evidence on the quantitative and qualitative dimensions of past, present and future urban expansion using GIS and Google-earth techniques and identified drivers behind urban expansion in conjunction with administrative boundary, structural plan and various socio-economic parameters. The findings of the study indicate that, population growth and ceaseless housing demand; reclassification of urban boundaries/annexation; the increasing of land development for investment zones and industrial parks; speculative-nature and informal settlements; economic growth and expansion of roads and lack of full-fledged plans and failure to enforce planning laws were the major factors behind the urban expansion of the city. In addition, the findings indicate that the community participation in urban expansion and in compensation is low. In relation to this, the amount of compensation paid to the households was very little when compared to what the government has received by transferring the land to lease. Therefore, a comprehensive urban plan addressing the development needs of the city neighboring-hood and transforming its hinterland, establishing rigorous rural land use planning and rural residential land registration as well as ensuring robust adjudication system will minimize the means of illegal and excessive urban expansion. Furthermore, rural residential land registration reduces the speculative wealth creation and consolidating settlements that contribute for the effectiveness of urban land administration and management. Key-Words: Annexation, urbanization, urban sprawl and compensation