The Contributions of Urban Solid Waste Management for Employment Creation: A Case Study of Bishoftu City Administration, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Amesalu, Aklilu PhD | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fenta, Amare | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-10T06:53:59Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T08:42:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-10T06:53:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T08:42:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study was carried out in Bishoftu city in Oromia region. The aim of the study was to assess the contributions of urban solid waste management for employment creation. Descriptive research method was used in this study which includes qualitative and quantitative or mixed approach to explore the job creation, urban solid waste management practice and livelihood improvement of cooperatives. Accordingly, questionnaire survey, interview and field observation were conducted. Questionnaire survey included the whole 176 cooperative members in the city. Using a purposive sampling procedure twelve (12) participants were interviewed out of which one (1) SBPDD head, five (5) SBPDD employee staff members and six (6) head of cooperatives. The data from the questionnaire survey was organized and analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Results show that the number of cooperative respondents engaged in urban solid waste collection was 80 (45.45%). Those working street cleaning, compost preparation and solid waste sorting account were 48 (27.27 %), 24 (13.63%) and 24 (13.63 %), respectively. And after employed in SBPDD; their livelihood improvement shows in progress. The composition of urban solid waste in the city is composed of both biodegradable and non-degradable components, the current urban solid waste management practice of city is weak and also there is a problem on solid waste reduction strategy: segregation, reuse, recycling, and resource recovery. It is also noted that three main factors that aggravate the existing poor status of SBPDD practice in the city are: socio-cultural, technical and institutional factors. The participation of households in the solid waste management activities is insignificant. From the findings, it is clear that the study area is under serious threat of environmental degradation, which calls for immediate intervention from all concerned bodies to bring sustainable urban solid waste management by collaboration and integrating with other sectors. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/29168 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | cooperatives, employment, SBPDD, urban solid waste management, Bishoftu | en_US |
| dc.title | The Contributions of Urban Solid Waste Management for Employment Creation: A Case Study of Bishoftu City Administration, Oromia Region, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |