Group Assignment

Instruction
• Your Assignment Must have a cover-page
• The cover-page must have the following contents
• Institution name
• College name
• Department name
• Course Title
• Assignment title
• Name and Id No. of the group members
• Submitted Instructor name
• Date and Place
• It should have a table of content and introduction
• Your Assignment must be 7 pages minimum and 8 pages maximum
• The pages must be numbered sequentially
• The number of each group should not more than five members
• The writing should be clear, visible, and readable
Assignment Area
1. Urban Development Plans and Policies of Ethiopia
1.1 Liquid and Solid Waste Management Systems of Ethiopian Urban
Centers
1.2 Informal Sector in Ethiopian Urban Centers and its Contribution to
Urban Youth Employment Creations.
• Major Challenges of Urbanization and Urban Management in Ethiopia

Conclusion
Reference
N.B Each Group must Write his own assignment independently and no two groups can copy
from one another, if do so it will nullify the result of their assignment automatically. .
Economic and social constraints: Ethiopia‟s structural transformation has been very slow,
with the service sector leading the economy and the industry sector lagging. The rapid
urbanization accompanied with slow structural transformation exacerbates inequality, increases
informal markets for housing and land, increases urban poverty, as well as leading to shortage
of basic public services. However, properly planned and managed urbanization can play a crucial
role in eradicating poverty and improving quality of life. This can be partly addressed by
providing better-quality education, enhanced health services, prevention of crime and violence,
and improved infrastructure with equitable access recognising culture and diversity
ii. Inadequate urban infrastructure and services: Well-developed infrastructures often create
conducive environment to accelerate economic development. Strengthening local urban
governance with the necessary incentives to support municipal finance often improves the
quality of urban settlements. Indeed, priority should be given to strengthening local capacity in
order to enable investment and generate finance for infrastructures and services by involving
the private sector.
iii. Poor planning and land-use policy: the existing urban plan is characterised by inefficient
land management and complicated regulations, demonstrated by the expansion of informal
land markets and urban sprawl. Long-term urban territorial and land-use planning is required
that takes into account the short-term dynamics of socio-economic development and
incorporate the modalities of monitoring and evaluating strategies.
iv. Strengthening data-collection and research capacity: The rapid urban expansion results
from a complex set of factors. Its evaluation requires high-quality data and advanced analytical
skills and knowledge. Such evaluation is essential for effective governance and fundamental to
make informed decisions. Given the complex nature of urban areas and rapid urbanization,
capacity building in data collection, research and policy analysis should be given top priority. It is
safe to generalize that harnessing the potential of urbanization for development in Ethiopia
demands a coherent approach, which depends on the effectiveness of policies and institutions.
The approach should recognize that urbanization, as a force in its own right, can be harnessed
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vii designing evidence-based policy, planning, and regulatory frameworks which in turn are
crucial to establish cities that are productive, resilient, and inclusive.