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
Abstract
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