Informal settlements in the peri-urban areas of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: An institutional analysis

被引:53
作者
Adam, Achamyeleh Gashu [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Bahir Dar Univ, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
[2] Royal Inst Technol KTH, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
Informal settlement; Land transaction; Peri-urban land; Social institutions; URBAN-GROWTH; LAND;
D O I
10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.01.014
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学]; 020103 [经济史]; 030301 [社会学];
摘要
Peri-urban land which has been used predominantly for agricultural purposes and held by local farmers is a target area for informal settlements in Ethiopia. An increasing number of people try to solve their housing needs by getting a plot of land informally in the transitional peri-urban areas. The purpose of this study is to explore the principal actors involved in the informal conversion of peri-urban agricultural land into urban built-up property. This study is also aimed at demonstrating the role of non-state institutions in facilitating informal acquisition and development of peri-urban plots. Both questionnaire and document analysis were the main sources of data for this study. The result of this study indicated that traditional social institutions played a significant role in processing peri-urban informal settlements and stabilizing land related conflicts by social sanction measures. The study has also found out that the process of acquiring a plot of land from peri-urban areas passes through its own stages which mainly start with identifying a plot for sale and ends with the confirmation of traditional letter of agreement signed by transacting parties without legal ground to do so. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:90 / 97
页数:8
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