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Challenges and Opportunities for the Development and Management of Urban Green Areas in Addis Ababa: The Case of Cooperative Housing Green Areas and Street Trees in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City

Challenges and Opportunities for the Development and Management of Urban Green Areas in Addis Ababa: The Case of Cooperative Housing Green Areas and Street Trees in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City

Gebrye Kefelew, Tebarek Lika
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466682825|ISBN10: 1466682825|EISBN13: 9781466682832
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8282-5.ch005
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Kefelew, Gebrye, and Tebarek Lika. "Challenges and Opportunities for the Development and Management of Urban Green Areas in Addis Ababa: The Case of Cooperative Housing Green Areas and Street Trees in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City." Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities, edited by Andrea Vesco and Francesco Ferrero, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 79-97. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8282-5.ch005

APA

Kefelew, G. & Lika, T. (2015). Challenges and Opportunities for the Development and Management of Urban Green Areas in Addis Ababa: The Case of Cooperative Housing Green Areas and Street Trees in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City. In A. Vesco & F. Ferrero (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities (pp. 79-97). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8282-5.ch005

Chicago

Kefelew, Gebrye, and Tebarek Lika. "Challenges and Opportunities for the Development and Management of Urban Green Areas in Addis Ababa: The Case of Cooperative Housing Green Areas and Street Trees in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City." In Handbook of Research on Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in the Development of Smart Cities, edited by Andrea Vesco and Francesco Ferrero, 79-97. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8282-5.ch005

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Abstract

This chapter examines the challenges of, and opportunities for, the development and management of cooperative housing green areas and street trees. To deal with this issue effectively, the study employed mixed research methods and used questionnaires, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observations and desk reviews, for the purposes of data collection. The findings of this study identify a lack of awareness on the part of the public and of government employees, weak institutional capacities, a lack of coordination among stakeholders, and the absence of clear ownership and enforcement mechanisms, as representing the major challenges impacting the development and management of cooperative housing green areas and street trees. Therefore, in order to develop and manage these green areas properly, the study recommends that the good will, the coordination and the efforts of all stakeholders, including communities, government authority, and non-governmental bodies, be enhanced and duly coordinated.

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