Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Natural Resource Management, University of Bule Hora, Dilla, Ethiopia

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• Review Article   
  Impact of Urban Expansion on Livelihood of Urban Fringe Agricultural Community: A Case of Ambo Town, Oromia, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Taso Banja* and Gadisa Chimdesa
  
  To investigate the spatio-temporal expansion of the town and its impact on the livelihood of urban fringe agricultural community, the study was made on land transformation analysis in between 1984 and 2015. The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of urban expansion on livelihood of urban fringe of Ambo town as a result of land use change in pre urban area of the town. The 1984 and 2011 administrative boundary maps of the town were used to analyze the extent of area expansion of the town. During this period the town was expanded from 1020.220 ha to 8421.75 ha indicating that the net expansion of the town over the study years was about 7351.1062 ha with about 237 ha increment yearly within 31 years. This boundary expansion of the town directly or indirectly affecting the livelihood of the urban fringe agricultural community of the town. Predominantly at the expense of c.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-784X.2023.13.521

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