Transforming Slum settlements on Environmentally Sensitive areas to Sustainable Neighbourhood Based on Adaptive Strategies: the Case of ‘Korea-sefer’, Addis Ababa
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2012-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
Abstract
Developing countries, including Ethiopia, have implemented adaptive and proactive
approaches to deal with the situation in urban slums. The efforts so far carried out in
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa in particular to this end includes: upgrading, urban renewal, and
eco-city planning among others. The primary focus of these efforts was only on
undertaking physical improvements with minor concerns on the socio- economic and
environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
This paper, therefore, examines the challenges of sustainable development and
identifies the views of the people on their future transformation of ‘Korea-sefer’,
purposively selected slum settlement in Addis Ababa situated on steep slope and along
river bank. The paper also forwarded recommendations and design proposals to curb
sustainability problems in the study area
Hence, sample size representative of 10% is taken where systematic random sampling
method is applied to select households located on three different geographic stratas:
river flood zones, slopes greater and less than 15%. The method for randomising is
snowballing to select one household from the list of the first 10 household numbers and
the rest are systematically selected. The paper further applied structured questionnaires,
interviews and field observation to collect primary and secondary data. The data
collected were analysed and presented with the help of different softwares, graphs, and
tables. Maps were also used to describe the events in the site.
Based on the findings of the paper it is concluded that lack of appropriate training, the
narrow access roads, overcrowded houses, deteriorated drainage lines, the unintervened
steep slopes have aggravated the un-sustainability of the site in economic
and physical aspects. Furthermore, the social and environmental un-sustainability is
related to absence of open spaces, amenities. It is further aggravated by the presence of
wastes on the streets, drainage lines, and river banks coupled with the poor condition of
the toilets. In addition to these flooding and dependency on non renewable energy
sources have contributed a lot on the un-sustainability of the site.
Therefore, the design proposals together with the recommendations forwarded address
these issues to transform the slum settlement to a more liveable neighbourhood.
Keyword: - transform, slum settlement, environmentally sensitive areas, sustainable
development
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transform, slum settlement, environmentally sensitive areas, sustainabledevelopment