There is a marked improvement in the economic performance of the city over the past 5. Collaborating for liveable and inclusive cities this entry has been submitted. Expectations and concerns of children and caregivers in addis ababa and hawassa iii the authors alula pankhurst is the young lives ethiopia country director. Resettlement of slum dwellers in contemporary addis ababa.
Urban green space development using gisbased multi. Head of social protection, addis ababa bureau of labor and. This thesis explores the socioeconomic impacts of resettlement in selected sites in addis ababa. The study on impact of the current land lease law on business and investment expansion in addis. The results show that in addis ababa, the area for grass land, agricultural. Roe linn mo elias, yitbarek, alemayehu revisiting slums, revealing responses. The green coverage is drastically decreasing as construction of buildings was undertaken in. Unhcr refugees provide vital support to fellow refugees.
The effect of development induced displacement on relocated. Within this transformative period, i explore the work lives of planners who advance renewal programs on core urban land. Addis ababa accommodates 26% of the national urban population and about 120,000 new residents are. Renewal ethiopia background paper hivaids, food and nutrition security page 3 of 61 acknowledgements this research paper was funded by development cooperation ireland dci, the embassy of ireland, addis ababa, and the canadian international development agency cida, addis ababa, whose support is gratefully acknowledged. Effects of urban redevelopment project on the livelihood. Urban redevelopment challenges in addis ababa city. As such, the national government is essentially uprooting entire neighborhoods in favor of hotels, buildings, and highrises, completely transforming the. Addis ababa housing development project as a strategy. Affordable houses for middle and low income group 2 depression of the afar region. Funded by the government of switzerland, the programme is in line with unhcrs communitybased protection approach that aims to empower refugees and enable them to play a role in their own protection. Free access to public data is an essential prerequisite for integrated planning, and not just data and access, but the possibility to look for specific information and trends. Addis ababa is the countrys capital and home to 25% of the countrys urban population.
Innercity renewal in addis ababa, the impact of resettlement on the socioeconomic and housing situation of lowincome residents. The government of ethiopia and the city of addis ababa have requested support from the world bank and other development partners in preparing and implementing two major activities related to building resilience. Addis ababa, the capital of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia, with an estimated population size of 3. This is especially the case of cities like addis ababa which, in recent years, saw relocation of slum residents into its outskirts on a massive scale. In september 2015, addis ababa introduced the first light rail transit system lrt in subsaharan africa. Challenges and way forward in the urban sector executive summary v this, both the administration and political decision making have to work across sectors. Pdf new perspectives on urban transformation in addis ababa. Addis ababa has run out space, says felix heisel, an urban expert at karlsruhe institute of technology in germany. For example because of the absence of plan about the existance of infrustructures of the probability of those to be built in the near future, many neighbourhoods of addis ababa city are still not liveable. The addis ababa uis collected demographic, social, economic and some health information from a. Affordable houses for middle and low income group in ethiopia. Nowhere in africa is urban development occurring as rapidly as in ethiopias capital city, addis ababa, at the present moment.
A addis ababa city administration the addis ababa city administration has graded lease land and allocated initial prices as. The capital city of the country, addis ababa, established in 1886 with 54,000 ha. My dissertation project focuses on addis ababa, ethiopia. Urban upgrading in tenant dominated inner city settlements of addis ababa. The green coverage is drastically decreasing as construction of buildings was undertaken in the expense of open and green areas.
In demonstrating the transformative potential of the lrt for addis ababa, arup has sought to balance the challenge of rapid urban growth with the needs of existing communities, presenting policymakers with a number of tools for delivering sustainable urban renewal. These two addis ababa s mega urban projects were selected as flagship projects since they fulfill the criteria of turn around cities outlined in pasgrs research framework paper. Slum spaces have become the proving grounds for planners as key agents of urban governance. A lot of studies have been undertaken and recommendations forwarded to solve this multifaceted problem. This tram, a symbol of ethiopian renewal, was nevertheless barely used by the capitals residents during the first few months. Of the remaining 14 towns 64% and or cities plans were. Implications of urban developmentinduced resettlement on. There are an estimated 31,000 refugees in addis ababa, consisting of. This tram,1 a symbol of ethiopian renewal, a pilot project for the continent, and an embodiment of modernity, was nevertheless barely used by the capitals residents during the first few months. Though the state theoretically owns all land, seizing it from farmers like. The governance of addis ababa city turn around projects. Doc drawbacks of urban redevelopment in addis ababa. The study employed purposive sampling technique to select bole subcity because this subcity is one of the largest subcities in terms of area, and there are many business centers, organizations, recreational sites, and airport. During the last decade and a half, massive construction projects in housing, commercial buildings and infrastructure have transformed the landscape of the city.
Addis ababa housing development project as a strategy to tackle the multi facet problems of the city of addis ababa sustainable urban housing. Housing has been one of the critical problems in addis ababa. Urban land provision has been recognized as one major component that will go a long way in promoting. Comparison of urban upgrading projects on development cooperation in ethiopia 5 3. Although still relatively small, addis ababa s refugee population is the largest urban refugee population in ethiopia. This will maximise the full regeneration potential of the lrt network to improve the urban condition, support existing communities by connecting social infrastructure, and put forward a future vision for addis ababa. Urban renewal agency, lease transfer office, and kirkos subcity. Mixeduse, mixed income cross subsidized redevelopment. Pdf nowhere in africa is urban development occurring as rapidly as in ethiopias capital city, addis ababa, at the present moment.
In addis ababa, the focus was on the central areas renewal redevelopment sites as they are the ones that involve relocation or eviction of businesses. Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Though the urban fabric has long been typified by slum infrastructures, today the city is being reordered by a variety of new transnational flows and state programs of massive redevelopment. The slum rehabilitation program commenced in addis ababa has displaced many inner city.
But by the time of the master planning round begun in 2012, renewal had become the signature intervention of massive redevelopment of the city. The city authority of addis ababa has currently given increased attention to urban development. Addis ababa, ethiopia since the turn of the 21st century, massive construction projects in housing, commercial buildings and infrastructure have transformed the urban. The report also benefitted from the contribution of experts from the city government of addis ababa renewal agency, the addis. The urban renewal initiative delivers an integrated city strategy, where complex urban challenges at key locations are addressed. Developments in the expansion areas are usually conducted on vacant lands, without the need for relocation. Its modern manifestation began in the late 19th century in developed nations. In 2005, however the national urban development policy was formulated and within its framework, a national integrated urban housing program was established. Addis abeba by wendell cox 11052012 addis abeba is the capital of ethiopia and calls itself the diplomatic capital of africa, by virtue of the fact that the african union is located here. This is particularly important, given the positive linkage between urban infrastructure and. Yet ethiopia is still one of the most rural nations in both africa and the world. Pdf since 1991, ethiopias record of economic growth has been very impressive. In th e last 15 year s, as urban pop ulat ion in creased dr amatic all y, the gove rnmen t of et hiopi a has desi gned and under take n sign ifican t. The rov programme was launched in addis ababa in december 2016 and has since then helped hundreds of urban refugees.
Urban renewal and the predicaments of heritage conservation in. Assessment of urban development practices on business. The ihdp and the urban renewal programme have been implemented on a large scale in addis ababa and are being rolled out to major cities. The slum redevelopment approach in addis ababa is thus an imperative intervention that often requires a certain amount of population displacement patel et al. Doctoral thesis at ntnu, norwegian university of science and technology ntnu, trondheim. With the current pace of urbanization, the citys population is expected to double in the coming 10 to 15 years. In addition, urban infrastructure upgrading has received increased attention in addis ababa within the past decade.
Urban renewal is most often undertaken to make life safe, more secure and comfortable to the urban dwellers, to attract wealthier individuals to live in that area or to boost economic base or activities in that area. He has a phd in social anthropology from the university of manchester and was previously associate professor in social anthropology at addis ababa university. The minimum price of urban land is determined prior to its possession on auction or through negotiation. Mcclelland dissertation final manuscript of revisions scholarly. The minimum lease and rental prices of urban land in some regions of the country are presented below. Since 1993 the federal states of ethiopia has been divided into nine regional states and two city administration. Urban renewals and massive redevelopment in addis ababa.
The programmes are normally accompanied by massive infrastructural developments, particularly in addis ababa, to link the developed areas to the inner city. Urban expansion in addis abeba given ethiopias history of being generally politically stable, it has become one of the main diplomatic centers of africa. This book is unique in that it documents the massive urban renewal in addis ababa from both the inside and the outside, that is, from. Urban renewal was tentatively tried in addis ababa in the 1980s. Intergrated housing development as instrument to alleviate urban poverty the case of addis ababa, 7359 solomon keffa ethiopia fig congress 2014 engaging the challenges enhancing the relevance kuala lumpur, malaysia 1621 june 2014 1 intergrat integrated housing development program ihdp as instrument to alleviate urban poverty. Residential relocation under marketoriented redevelopment. The status of civil registration and vital statistics. Grand renaissance dan construction coordination office. With 17 percent of the population in rural areas outside urban areas, urbanization is concentrated in addis abeba 3. These include, but are not limited to cities such as addis ababa, adama, adiggrat, bahir dar, dessie, gondar, humera and chiro town. The impact of urban redevelopmentinduced relocation on.