Socio-Economic, Demographic and Administrative Determinants of Squatter Settlements in the Case of Hosanna Town

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2014-06

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Addis Ababa University

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Currently Hosanna town exhibits faster growth rate as compared to other urban center in SNNPR. As a result, the town has been growing horizontally in unplanned expansion. This condition seems to contribute to its share for the rapid proliferation of squatter settlement at periphelY of the town. The main objective of the study is to assess the demographic, socio-economic and adminish'ative determinant factors that contribute in favor of squatter settlements. Besides this, study tried to address the forms of land acquisition, housing conditions and availability of basic amenities and services of squatters. Hence, to achieve the study objective, open ended and close ended questions for 180 sampled squatter households were carried out in Hosanna town in Gofar Meeda kif1a ketema particularly in the three kebeles like Bobicho, Narama and Heeto. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect information and then answer the research questions. The analysis shows that, squatting has its own link with demographic, socio-economic and administrative determinant factors. Accordingly, in the shldy the researcher identified main the unfavorable factors for squatting such as family size, marital stahls, headship status, education, occupation, income, poverty, weak administration, nsmg of price, over crowded ness and so on .However, land purchased from peasants, speculators, direct occupation, inheritance as well as gifts contributed to the growth and emergence of squatter settlements in the study area. In addition to this, the majority of squatter migrants were internal migrants who migrate in search of better education, better employment, marriage as well as ath'action to urban life styles. Besides this, squatters in the study area are poverty driven and non poverty driven; occupy large plots of the area, poor quality of housing conditions, poor social and infrastructural services. Thus, due to the poor management together with rapid growth urban population and high urban land demand for house construction ,problems of squatting is getting serious in the study area. Finally, the study shows that squatting is a buming issue in the shldy area, so concerned body should have legal base to legalize and prevent the future expansion in the study area. Key words; Squatter, Settlements, Socio-economic, Administrative, poverty

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Squatter, Settlements, Socio-economic, Administrative, poverty

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