Transforming Slum settlements on Environmentally Sensitive areas to Sustainable Neighbourhood Based on Adaptive Strategies: the Case of ‘Korea-sefer’, Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | workneh, Abraham | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maru, Mulugeta | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-27T06:30:51Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-08T11:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-27T06:30:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-08T11:25:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
| dc.description.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 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3851 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababauniversity | en_US |
| dc.subject | transform | en_US |
| dc.subject | slum settlement | en_US |
| dc.subject | environmentally sensitive areas | en_US |
| dc.subject | sustainabledevelopment | en_US |
| dc.title | Transforming Slum settlements on Environmentally Sensitive areas to Sustainable Neighbourhood Based on Adaptive Strategies: the Case of ‘Korea-sefer’, Addis Ababa | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |