Ethiopian urban land allocation policy and its contribution to urban densification.

ABSTRACT: Urban densification is considered as the best tool for efficient urban land utilization, containment, and minimizing urban development costs. It is also a widely accepted approach to mitigate shortages of urban land and urban sprawl. With this in mind, Ethiopia has adopted a standard-based urban land allocation policy. The policy relies on population size during the urban planning process to address issues related to sustainable urban development by increasing the densities of its urban areas. However, the impact of the existing urban land allocation policy on urban densification has not been investigated adequately. Thus, this study examines the contribution of existing urban land allocation policies to urban densification in Ethiopia. A mixed research approach was employed to achieve the

SUBMITTER: Digafe BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10320288 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature