Spatial Analysis of Intra-Urban Land Use Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Case Study Area
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Land Use Mapping
3.2. Population Density Assessments
3.3. Mapping Utilities and Services
4. Results
4.1. The Land Use Change Patterns
4.2. The Spatio-Temporal Land Use Dynamics across the Two Periods
4.3. The Spatio-Temporal Population Density Changes
4.4. Spatial Distribution of Urban Socio-Economic Amenities
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Label | Land Use | Description |
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a | Slums | Old and dilapidated housing, high housing density, small housing size, and rusty brownish roofs. |
b | Commercial | A building for non-specific commercial activities, not necessarily an office building. Multistory buildings for businesses, retail centers, malls, hotels, and resorts could be examples. |
c | Condominiums | 4–6 story residential buildings, usually with external and open stairs, have nearby communal social service structures. |
d | Bare land | Demolished areas, without buildings or any constructed site for public use. |
e | Roads | Asphalted roads for vehicle use, in residential, commercial, and industrial areas of the city. |
f | Parking lots | A building constructed primarily for parking cars (asphalted spaces dedicated to parking vehicles, owned by hotels or the public), which can be single-story or multi-story. |
g | Buildup foundations | Footings of buildups under construction that never fully converted into at least single-story housing. These are neither under any residential nor business use. |
h | Traditional houses | Small houses made out of thatched or mixed with corrugated iron roofing. Mainly situated in the peri-urban settings. |
i | Farmland | An area of farmland used for tillage (cereals, vegetables, oil plants, flowers, etc.). These are divided into smallholding parcels for farming activities. |
j | Green | An open green space for general recreation, which may include pitches and nets, usually municipal but possibly also private to colleges or companies. These are also spaces left for trees and shrubs to grow. |
k | Low-rise houses | A low-rise house is a building that is only a few stories tall, and within this context, these are usually less than 4-story buildings and with a relatively high housing density. |
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Weldegebriel, A.; Assefa, E.; Janusz, K.; Tekalign, M.; Van Rompaey, A. Spatial Analysis of Intra-Urban Land Use Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). Urban Sci. 2021, 5, 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5030057
Weldegebriel A, Assefa E, Janusz K, Tekalign M, Van Rompaey A. Spatial Analysis of Intra-Urban Land Use Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). Urban Science. 2021; 5(3):57. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5030057
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeldegebriel, Amanuel, Engdawork Assefa, Katarzyna Janusz, Meron Tekalign, and Anton Van Rompaey. 2021. "Spatial Analysis of Intra-Urban Land Use Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)" Urban Science 5, no. 3: 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5030057
APA StyleWeldegebriel, A., Assefa, E., Janusz, K., Tekalign, M., & Van Rompaey, A. (2021). Spatial Analysis of Intra-Urban Land Use Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia). Urban Science, 5(3), 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci5030057