Urban Infrastructure Research A Review of Ethiopian Cities
This book reviews contemporary research on urban infrastructure in 76 Ethiopian cities. It examines urban infrastructure issues in these cities and covers a wide range of topics from sustainability and smart cities to research methods employed by urban in
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Alok Tiwari
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Alok Tiwari
Urban Infrastructure Research A Review of Ethiopian Cities
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Alok Tiwari Department of Urban and Regional Planning King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia
ISSN 2211-4165 SpringerBriefs in Geography ISBN 978-3-319-30401-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30403-8
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016932352 © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Dedicated to my parents: Mrs. Asha Tiwari and Mr. Ram Adhar Tiwari
Preface and Acknowledgement
Modern Ethiopia is undergoing rapid urban transformation. The pace of change in cities and towns is unprecedented indeed; many international and local organizations have also endorsed the same statistic. Besides the amazing changes and growth which are taking place, cities in Ethiopia are faced with multifarious and complex challenges. Previous studies sanction the veracity of the huge gap that exists between the supply and their persisting demand for urban infrastructure and services in the urban centres of Ethiopia; supplies further fail to amalgamate concurrent concerns such as environmental sustainability, employment generation, poverty eradication, gender, and partnerships with the community and private sector. It was also realized that there is a wide capacity gap among public servants, who are responsible for the policymaking and execution of the projects and programmes related to the urban infrastructure sector. Urban Management Masters Programme (UMMP), at Ethiopian Civil Service University, Addis Ababa, is an ambitious capacity building programme for urban professionals working in the pub
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