The Challenges of Land Management Practices in The Peri-Urban Areas of Addis Ababa: The Case Study of Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City
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2024-05-01
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Addis Ababa University
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Land mismanagement practices in peri-urban areas has been the primary issue and has been challenging for policymakers and urban land administrators. Peri-urban areas (PUAs) are the primary receivers of these challenges. This study aimed to assess the challenges of land management practices in PUAs in four dimensions: institutional and capacity challenges, socioeconomic challenges, planning and policy challenges, and environmental challenges in NSL Sub-City. Key variables driving the challenges land management practices in the PUAs were identified from literature. The research used data from primary and secondary data sources. The source of primary data were peri urban woredas of the sub-city through household surveys, 167 randomly selected households, from the sub-city’s Land Development and Administration Bureau employees, and key interviews with office heads. A descriptive method of analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 29.0.2.0.(20) was used for analyzing the quantitative data. Results of data analysis show that a high percentage of the respondents appeared to feel that technological challenges, lack of the necessary financial resources, lack of commitment and skilled experts, and corruption and rent seeking are common major institutional and technical challenges to land management in PUAs of NSL Sub-City. The analysis also showed a high percentage of the respondents appeared to feel that a high frequency of land tenure conflict exists, which is the major source of insecurity. Finally, peri-urban land management requires a different approach through means that bridge the gap in the dichotomy between land law and policy to ensure growth sustainably.
Key:words: land management, sustainable land management, peri-urban land, landtenure security, cadaster, dynamic land market, sprawl, slum