Impacts of Urban Renewal Induced Displacement and Resettlement on the Economic and Social Life of Displaced People: The Case of YekaAyat 2 Condominium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2016-05
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Addis Ababa University
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This study was conducted on the impacts of urban renewal induced displacement and resettlement on the social and economic life the displaced peoples in YekaAyat 2 condominium. The general objective of this study was assessing the impact of forced displacement and resettlement. The researcher has used both qualitative and quantitative approaches of research and the research is descriptive in type. Data was gathered through questionnaires, interviews and observation of displacees and Urban renewal officers. The sample of displacees and urban renewal officers were selected through systematic random sampling and purposive sampling respectively. From this study the researcher concluded that, displacees faced different social and economic problems especially in basic infrastructures. The findings of the study show that the role of government in solving these problems was insignificant. To alleviate these problems, the researcher recommended for the concerning bodies to change the social and economic life of the displacees.
Key terms: displacement, displacees, urban, resettlement, urban renewal, forced displacement…
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Displacement, Resettlement, Urban Renewal, Forced Displacement