EMERGENCE OF PERI-URBAN AROUND MAIN TOWN OF AMBO, ETHIOPIA: DRIVING FORCES AND THE ROLE OF PLANNING MECHANISM
Keywords:
Peri-urban, Ambo, Driving Forces, Planning MechanismAbstract
The simple classification of human settlements into rural and urban has long ceased. Lately, we have newer settlements like peri-urban within the urban municipal limits but beyond the main town. These areas exhibit partly urban and partly rural characteristics. This study aimed to study the driving forces behind the emergence of peri-urban around Ambo Main Town. It also looked into the role of planning mechanism. With a sample size of 270 both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect data by employing descriptive method of study. A simple ratio-based analysis was done to show agreed vis-a vis disagreed responses. Unlike the common driving forces of peri-urban as read in the literature, Ambo Town additionally identified PEACE as one of the driving forces. Planning is top-down with a centralized planning for the region.
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