The Impacts of Industry Development on Expropriated Households Welfare and Environment in Sabata town of Ethiopia
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2021-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study examined the impacts of industrial development on the expropriated households'
welfare and surrounding environment in Sabata town, Central Ethiopia. Household survey, focus
group discussion, and key informant interviews were used to generate socio-economic data. The
samples of industrial wastewater, soil, and vegetables were also collected to measure the
concentration of physicochemical parameters and heavy metals in the samples. One-way
ANOVA, endogenous switching regression, P-value, principal component analysis, Pearson
correlation coefficient, hazard index, and bioacculmation factor were employed to analyze the
the acquisition, compensation and expropriation practices; impact of industrialization on
welfare of expropriated households; physicochemicalconcentration of river water and industrial
wastewater;heavy metal concentration in wastewater, soil, and plants irrigated from industrial
wastewater in the sampled area. The comparsion made between expropriated and non
expropriated households based on income and expenditure. The results depicted that
expropriated households' income decreases and personal expenditure increases contrary to nonexpropriated households'. The electrical conductivity, biological oxygen demand, total
suspended solid, total Nitrogen, and total Phosphorus were significant along spatio-temporality
variation which depicts the disruption of river water quality by industrial industrial wastewater.
The bio-concentration factor of heavy metals was higher than one for copper signifying the
increasing probability of health risk for those who consume vegetables grown in the area. The
soil and river systems in the industrial areas must be reclaimed/restored using the existing
industrial pollution control standard, installation of the treatment plant, transformation of
industrial residual into biogas products, and realization of corporate social responsibility. The
land acquisition induced compensation practices and expropriated households' welfare must
also need to be restored through the implementation of collaborative property valuation,
resettlement programs, and allocation of share from the company.
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Acquisition; Compensation; Expropriation; Heavy metal; Physiochemical, Welfare