Land Use/Cover Dynamics and its Implication on the Sustainability of Urban Agriculture in Selected Urban Centers of Ethiopia.
In: Ekologia (Bratislava) / Ecology (Bratislava), Jg. 43 (2024-03-01), Heft 1, S. 91-98
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Analysis of urban Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) dynamics in light of urban agriculture (UA) helps to understand its implication for UA practice and in turn making the necessary interventions. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to examine the LULC dynamics in selected urban centers of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Adama, and Hawassa cities) for the last seventeen years (2006–2022). SPOT 5 satellite imagery for the year 2006 and 2016 and Sentinel image for the year 2022 were analyzed. In addition, data from key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations were used to triangulate LULC analyses information and to identify the main causes of LULC dynamics in the studied urban centers. The findings reveled that there were rapid expansion of urban built-up areas at the expense of other urban LULC types mainly of peri urban horticultural lands for the last 17 years (2006‒2022) in Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, and Adama cities of Ethiopia. This has adverse impact on the sustainability of UA. Rapid urban population growth mainly because of high rural urban migration, expansion of squatter settlement, and increment of investment were the main driving forces of LULC dynamics. Based on the findings of this study (changes in LULC and driving factors) the studied cities administrations or authorities need to develop sustainable development plans by considering UA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Land Use/Cover Dynamics and its Implication on the Sustainability of Urban Agriculture in Selected Urban Centers of Ethiopia.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Gibtan, Ashagrie ; Abera, Wondwosen ; Delelegn, Mekuria ; Maru, Molla ; Emiru, Adamu |
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Zeitschrift: | Ekologia (Bratislava) / Ecology (Bratislava), Jg. 43 (2024-03-01), Heft 1, S. 91-98 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1335-342X (print) |
DOI: | 10.2478/eko-2024-0009 |
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