Based on the Case of a Slum* Area Set for On-Site Resettlement in 'Ambient' Locality of Addis Keteam** Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2019-07
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Delesa, Naol
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Addis Ababa university
Abstract
This study tested the feasibility of on-site resettlement based housing project where it applied
affordability as an indicator. For the purpose of applying the test it used a slum locality around
Abinet area in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as a study case in point. Abinet is located in Addis Ketema
Sub city (among the 10 Sub Cities of Addis Ababa) of Wereda 01 (among the 116 Woredas in Addis
Ababa where a Woreda is the smallest administrative unit). Abinet is one of the old inner-city
neighborhoods of Addis Ababa. The study employed housing expenditure-to-income ratio to
determine housing affordability and discounted pay-back period method as a financial tool to test
the feasibility of the project. A to scientific sampling scheme was applied to select representative
samples from which data was collected by using mixed instruments including site visit, semi
structured questionnaire, key informant interview checklist, literature review schedules and other
techniques. Accordingly, these instruments were administered on 113 randomly selected
respondents and 10 key informants in addition to an adequate mix of literature or appropriate
references as secondary data sources. Processing and analysis of data was made by using SPSS
where generated statistics like frequency and percentages were made use of. Additionally,
ethnography and narrative approaches were also applied.
The findings of the study indicated that, on-site resettlement is a successful scheme. Broadly
speaking, given the findings and analyses of this study, on-site resettlement is seen as an important
part of inner-city slum renewal strategy that it maintains socioeconomic wellbeing of the residents
while providing affordable housing for all income levels, improving the physical condition of slum
areas in addition to changing the image of the city thus fostering livability and better times.
According to the analysis of sampled respondents data, discounted pay-back period of the project
is three years and four months where it is found that residents have the motivation/willingness and
the ability to finance their own resettlement.
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Urban Slum, ., On-site Resettlement,, Affordability,, Housing Expenditure-to-income ratio,, Discounted Pay Back Period Method,, Feasibility