Effect of Land Grabbing On Lively Hood of Peri-Urban Community: The Case of Sebeta Town
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main objective of the study was to assess the effect of land grabbing on lively hood of peri-urban
community the case of Sebeta Town. The data were obtained from 62 randomly selected respondents
by using questionnaires and interview from Oromia regional state office, towns municipality office
workers other illiterate indigenous peoples of the town as well as from secondary sources were also
included. To analysis the collected data were edited, tabulated, percentage and finally descriptive
method was employed. The result revealed that there are many factors causing land grabbing on
lively hood of peri-urban community: those are wide social, economic and political challenge to the
government and also to the community itself for those who are sized the land and built illegally in
unplanned manner, challenge to the government to manage and govern the duty and right of the
areas community, creates volatility and hate among community and government and land grabbing
has wide negative impact in every direction on government legal land governance service activity, on
indigenous people, on city development, expansions of crimes, urban pollution and housing problems
and lastly the pattern of urban expansion are the major ones. To regulate the impacts of urban
expansion that found in the town the participation of government and dwellers of the town are very
necessary
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Land grabbing, peri-urban community Sebta, Administration town