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Access to land for housing development in urban areas is becoming increasingly
difficult in many developing countries including states in Sub-Saharan African
countries. Ethiopia can never be an exception hare given the presence of a high
shortage of residential housing, including in Bahir Dar City. This study was carried out
to assess the policy and practice of urban land access for residential housing
development in Bahir Dar City by taking evidence from Atse Tewodros Sub City. The
study applied descriptive research design to describe and analyze the current state of
urban land access policy and practice in the City. The research has also employed a
mixed-method research approach for gathering comprehensive information relevant to
the research. Both probability and non-probability sampling techniques were
employed. Hence,164 sample populations were selected using stratified sampling and
simple random sampling techniques. Quantitative data which were gathered from the
survey questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Qualitative data that
were collected from key informant interviews and focus group discussions were
analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings showed that the shortage of urban
residential land for housing development is affecting the right to housing of the
residents. Few of the residents are accessing land for residential purposes
fundamentally through competitive tender, allotment, and purchase from third parties
informall whether they get land through lease or through old possession. This situation
makes many landless urban dwellers live informally. Therefore, the study suggests to
develop an up-dated contemporary lease policy, pro-poor urban land policy,
implementation of an urban housing policy that addresses the housing rights of the
community, provide opportunities for relevant stakeholders to play their role in
reducing residential housing shortage and informal settlements, create an alternative
opportunity to low-income communities to engage to get residential housing and
developing an up-dated and technological land delivery system. |
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