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<p>Analysis of urban Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) dynamics in light of urban agriculture (UA) helps to understand its implication for UA practice and in turn making the necessary interventions. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to examine the LULC dynamics in selected urban centers of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Adama, and Hawassa cities) for the last seventeen years (2006–2022). SPOT 5 satellite imagery for the year 2006 and 2016 and Sentinel image for the year 2022 were analyzed. In addition, data from key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations were used to triangulate LULC analyses information and to identify the main causes of LULC dynamics in the studied urban centers. The findings reveled that there were rapid expansion of urban built-up areas at the expense of other urban LULC types mainly of peri urban horticultural lands for the last 17 years (2006‒2022) in Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, and Adama cities of Ethiopia. This has adverse impact on the sustainability of UA. Rapid urban population growth mainly because of high rural urban migration, expansion of squatter settlement, and increment of investment were the main driving forces of LULC dynamics. Based on the findings of this study (changes in LULC and driving factors) the studied cities administrations or authorities need to develop sustainable development plans by considering UA.</p>
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Analysis of urban Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) dynamics in light of urban agriculture (UA) helps to understand its implication for UA practice and in turn making the necessary interventions. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to examine the LULC dynamics in selected urban centers of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Adama, and Hawassa cities) for the last seventeen years (2006–2022). SPOT 5 satellite imagery for the year 2006 and 2016 and Sentinel image for the year 2022 were analyzed. In addition, data from key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations were used to triangulate LULC analyses information and to identify the main causes of LULC dynamics in the studied urban centers. The findings reveled that there were rapid expansion of urban built-up areas at the expense of other urban LULC types mainly of peri urban horticultural lands for the last 17 years (2006‒2022) in Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Bahir Dar, and Adama cities of Ethiopia. This has adverse impact on the sustainability of UA. Rapid urban population growth mainly because of high rural urban migration, expansion of squatter settlement, and increment of investment were the main driving forces of LULC dynamics. Based on the findings of this study (changes in LULC and driving factors) the studied cities administrations or authorities need to develop sustainable development plans by considering UA.

Land Use/Cover Dynamics and its Implication on the Sustainability of Urban Agriculture in Selected Urban Centers of Ethiopia

Economic Sector, Policy Studies Institute of Ethiopia, The Blue building

Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Analysis of urban Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) dynamics in light of urban agriculture (UA) helps to understand its implication for UA practice and in turn making...

Land Use/Cover Dynamics and its Implication on the Sustainability of Urban Agriculture in Selected Urban Centers of Ethiopia

Published Online: Jun 04, 2024

Page range: 91 - 98

Received: Jul 12, 2023

Accepted: Jan 24, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2024-0009

Keywords
urban agriculture, land use/cover, cities, sustainability

© 2024 Ashagrie Gibtan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Land Use/Cover Dynamics and its Implication on the Sustainability of Urban Agriculture in Selected Urban Centers of Ethiopia

Published Online: Jun 04, 2024

Page range: 91 - 98

Received: Jul 12, 2023

Accepted: Jan 24, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2024-0009

Keywordsurban agriculture, land use/cover, cities, sustainability

© 2024 Ashagrie Gibtan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
urban agriculture, land use/cover, cities, sustainability