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Sayeh Agegnehu
Institute of Land Administration, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos 269, Ethiopia

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Journal article
Published: 11 June 2020 in Sustainability
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In this study the involvement of the community during expropriation and the utilization of the compensation money of the expropriated farmers are investigated taking Bahir Dar and Debre Markos peri-urban areas as case studies. Survey research methods were applied for data collection. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics. According to the results, there is high land tenure transformation in both study areas. Even though the majority of the expropriated farmers got compensation payments, most farmers did not use their compensation money to found alternative income generating businesses. Just payment of compensation shall not be an end by itself. Technical and administrative supports for farmers are essential for the proper utilization of the compensation money. Communities affected by expropriation should participate effectively in the processes of expropriation and compensation in order to reduce the externalities of the process. For this to happen, the public authorities should prepare open public consultation meetings prior to expropriation and must exercise smart democracy during the whole period of the process.

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Sayeh Agegnehu; Reinfried Mansberger. Community Involvement and Compensation Money Utilization in Ethiopia: Case Studies from Bahir Dar and Debre Markos Peri-Urban Areas. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4794 .

AMA Style

Sayeh Agegnehu, Reinfried Mansberger. Community Involvement and Compensation Money Utilization in Ethiopia: Case Studies from Bahir Dar and Debre Markos Peri-Urban Areas. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4794.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Sayeh Agegnehu; Reinfried Mansberger. 2020. "Community Involvement and Compensation Money Utilization in Ethiopia: Case Studies from Bahir Dar and Debre Markos Peri-Urban Areas." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4794.

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Published: 02 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Land cover patterns in sub-Saharan Africa are rapidly changing. This study aims to quantify the land cover change and to identify its major determinants by using the Drivers, Pressures, State, Impact, Responses (DPSIR) framework in the Ethiopian Gozamin District over a period of 32 years (1986 to 2018). Satellite images of Landsat 5 (1986), Landsat 7 (2003), and Sentinel-2 (2018) and a supervised image classification methodology were used to assess the dynamics of land cover change. Land cover maps of the three dates, focus group discussions (FGDs), interviews, and farmers’ lived experiences through a household survey were applied to identify the factors for changes based on the DPSIR framework. Results of the investigations revealed that during the last three decades the study area has undergone an extensive land cover change, primarily a shift from cropland and grassland into forests and built-up areas. Thus, quantitative land cover change detection between 1986 and 2018 revealed that cropland, grassland, and bare areas declined by 10.53%, 5.7%, and 2.49%. Forest, built-up, shrub/scattered vegetation, and water bodies expanded by 13.47%, 4.02%, 0.98%, and 0.25%. Household surveys and focus group discussions (FGDs) identified the population growth, the rural land tenure system, the overuse of land, the climate change, and the scarcity of grazing land as drivers of these land cover changes. Major impacts were rural to urban migration, population size change, scarcity of land, and decline in land productivity. The outputs from this study could be used to assure sustainability in resource utilization, proper land use planning, and proper decision-making by the concerned government authorities.

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Abebaw Gedefaw; Clement Atzberger; Thomas Bauer; Sayeh Agegnehu; Reinfried Mansberger. Analysis of Land Cover Change Detection in Gozamin District, Ethiopia: From Remote Sensing and DPSIR Perspectives. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4534 .

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Abebaw Gedefaw, Clement Atzberger, Thomas Bauer, Sayeh Agegnehu, Reinfried Mansberger. Analysis of Land Cover Change Detection in Gozamin District, Ethiopia: From Remote Sensing and DPSIR Perspectives. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4534.

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Abebaw Gedefaw; Clement Atzberger; Thomas Bauer; Sayeh Agegnehu; Reinfried Mansberger. 2020. "Analysis of Land Cover Change Detection in Gozamin District, Ethiopia: From Remote Sensing and DPSIR Perspectives." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4534.

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Published: 12 August 2015 in Society & Natural Resources
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This study analyzes urban expansion and the peri-urban land tenure security situation in Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia, taking Bahir Dar and Debre Markos as case studies. To detect the extent of urban expansion, data from Landsat satellite images were analyzed using ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI, and ArcGIS segmentation, classification, and mapping tools. The land tenure security situation was assessed through interviews with local farmers. Analysis shows high rates of spatial urban expansion, but stagnating levels of property registration and certification among peri-urban landholders, affecting their feelings of land tenure security. Though Ethiopia's efforts to impart land tenure security by implementing low-cost land registration programs in rural areas are promising, the programs in peri-urban areas are underdeveloped, and these areas are subject to expropriation due to urban expansion. Policies for more sensitive growth are needed in rapidly developing places like these.

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Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehu; Helmut Fuchs; Gerhard Navratil; Patricia Stokowski; Francesco Vuolo; Reinfried Mansberger. Spatial Urban Expansion and Land Tenure Security in Ethiopia: Case Studies from Bahir Dar and Debre Markos Peri-Urban Areas. Society & Natural Resources 2015, 29, 311 -328.

AMA Style

Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehu, Helmut Fuchs, Gerhard Navratil, Patricia Stokowski, Francesco Vuolo, Reinfried Mansberger. Spatial Urban Expansion and Land Tenure Security in Ethiopia: Case Studies from Bahir Dar and Debre Markos Peri-Urban Areas. Society & Natural Resources. 2015; 29 (3):311-328.

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Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehu; Helmut Fuchs; Gerhard Navratil; Patricia Stokowski; Francesco Vuolo; Reinfried Mansberger. 2015. "Spatial Urban Expansion and Land Tenure Security in Ethiopia: Case Studies from Bahir Dar and Debre Markos Peri-Urban Areas." Society & Natural Resources 29, no. 3: 311-328.