2015
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1026878
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Community participation and inner-city slum renewal: relocated people's perspectives on slum clearance and resettlement in Addis Ababa

Abstract: The article explores the process of residential relocation in inner-city slum renewal in Addis Ababa. Drawing on qualitative research methods involving interviews and focus group discussions with members of relocated households, it examines the nature of people's involvement in inner-city renewal and how it affects their lives. The article argues that the process of planning and implementation of relocation is not only top-down, but also does not involve the perspectives, needs, and livelihood strategies of th… Show more

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“…Moving away from the familiar neighborhood forces people to lose their social networks and in some cases their access to market, affecting their source of revenue. Several studies that focused on urban resettlement in Ethiopia have criticized the reconstruction process for neglecting the social and economic welfare of its residents, especially the poor [ 33 , 34 ]. This was evident in our study.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Moving away from the familiar neighborhood forces people to lose their social networks and in some cases their access to market, affecting their source of revenue. Several studies that focused on urban resettlement in Ethiopia have criticized the reconstruction process for neglecting the social and economic welfare of its residents, especially the poor [ 33 , 34 ]. This was evident in our study.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When the city was founded in 1886 there was no plan, subsequently, it is currently under heavy reconstruction and development in order to modernize. In this process, much of the old parts of the city have been demolished and inhabitants are being relocated to completely new residential areas, causing severe disruptions in their sense of community, neighborhood values and social capital [ 33 , 34 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At best, slum resettlement is done by an agreement with dwellers through community participation [37]. A few aspects of the resettlement process include: (1) involving the affected people, (2) communities have to be organized, (3) information about the resettlement, (4) making use of the best practices from, (5) other cities/countries, (6) surveying the communities, (7) preparing the new plan, (8) selecting the new site, (9) preparing the new site and moving, and (10) organizing the move [35].…”
Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…No obstante, una práctica común del DIDR ha sido la reubicación en zonas periféricas (Cernea, 1993;Roquet et al, 2017) 3 . En ese sentido, los efectos de empobrecimiento y marginalización socioeconómica derivados de la distancia -relacionados, por ejemplo, al aumento de los costos y tiempos de transporte dada la lejanía de las fuentes de empleo, la poca demanda laboral o la limitada base de clientes en áreas de reubicación-han sido uno de los aspectos más estudiados para los casos de DIDR urbano (Cernea, 1993(Cernea, , 1999Day, 2013;Abebe y Hesselberg, 2015;Mejía, 1999). Por otro lado, los estudios que se concentran en reubicaciones en áreas centrales han recibido poca atención (Santiago, 1977), probablemente porque se asume que las menores distancias entre las zonas de afectación y reasentamiento mantendrían la relación con mercados y redes preexistentes (Cernea, 1993).…”
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