AN OVERVIEW OF SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Squatter/informal settlements are notable features of the urban areas developing counties. This study aims at exploring facts related to squat in Ethiopia, with reference capital city, Addis Ababa. The tries explore causes, scale and consequences squatter settlements. It also attempts assess municipal responses aimed redressing problems evolving from proliferation within suburbs city. is based on secondary data available demonstrate spread challenges brought about by informal Related literature reviewed provide theoretical background. emergence alarming increase has been caused multiple factors, including delays implementation legal land provisions for housing escalating costs owning formal houses. growth slums among key planning management hurdles city government adopted preventive curative measures deter prevalence approaches range demolition “non-poverty-driven” regularization “poverty-driven” However, settlementshave continued proliferate despite successive regulatory taken concerned organs. trend due mainly unrestrained poverty population pressure complemented weak capacity handle problem.