Ethiopia has experienced rapid urbanization over the past three decades. Several cities
expanded rapidly and many satellite towns sprung up around the major cities. The high rate …

Ethiopia has an urban land lease policy in place to facilitate the transfer of land for
residential, commercial and industrial purposes. Because of the lease policy, many cities …

Rapid expansion of settlements and related infrastructures is a global trend that comes with
severe environmental, economic, and social costs. Steering urbanization toward well …

In order to measure progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by
2030, 169 targets have been approved globally. Even though interest in implementing these …

Urban expansion is a dynamic and complex phenomenon, often involving adverse changes
in land use and land cover (LULC). This paper uses satellite imagery from Landsat-5 TM …

In recent decades, cropland policies have been recognized as crucial tools for ensuring food
security and managing urban growth. However, whether cropland conservation undermines …

Urban sprawl is a ubiquitous with a complex network of driving forces and human and
natural impacts on various scales of the coupled human-environment urban system. In …

This paper presents a methodological approach for the assessment of the indicator 11.3.
1:“Ratio of Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate” proposed by the United …

Ethiopia's rapid urbanization over the past two decades has led to the conversion of
agricultural land to urban use. However, this expansion has been largely unplanned …

Humans are moving into urban areas at an accelerated pace. An increasing urban
population fuels urban expansion and reduces nearby agricultural lands and natural …