An Assessment Of The Development And Implementation Of Regulations On Informal Settlements

Informal settlements, like most of the problems confronting people living in poverty in thernurban centers of developing countries, are the outcome of failed policies, inappropriaternregulatory frameworks and administrative procedures, bad urban governance, corruption, andrna fundamental lack of political will. The improvement of living conditions in informalrnsettlements is one of the most complex and pressing challenges facing cities of developingrncountries like Addis Ababa today.rnWith this regard, a number of regulations and strategies were formulated by Addis Ababa CityrnAdministration as a response for mitigating and treating informal /irregular settlements thatrnhave been undertaken in the city over the last few years. Regulation No-1/92 E.C termed, asrn“Regularization” program is the recent one that the city government has issued regardingrninformal settlements. However, the adoption of approaches, strategies and principles for thernformulation and implementation of the program was not appropriate. Observations magnifiesrnthat, some informal settlements are easily legalized while others are evicted and demolished.rnThere are also some indications that new houses are being built in the already existingrninformal settlement areas. This situation has complicated the already existing problem ofrnhousing legalization.rnTherefore, this study aims to investigate and assess the development and implementation ofrnregulations on informal settlements, particularly Regulation No.1/92 E.C. The studyrnemployed mainly qualitative and partly quantitative methods for gathering and analyzing data.rnThe data includes both primary and secondary data in the study.rnThe findings of the research indicate that inappropriate adoption of approaches, strategies andrnprinciples for the formulation and implementation of Regulation No.1/92 on informalrnsettlements with weak institutional, financial amd policy aspects and poor land informationrnsystems as well (LIS). This situation creates possibilities for the development new practices ofrnillegal sub-divisions and expansion of illegal settlements in the city as the research findings inrnthis study. This practices created the new type of squatter settlements throughrncommercialization, we call it surrogate Squatting, Some thing, which is quite unique and peculiarrnto Addis Ababa. Therefore, this research has shown that the regulation itself is aggravatingrninstead of minimizing the proliferation of informal settlements.rnFinally, the study concludes by suggesting some recommendations for intervention by thernpolicy makers, urban managers and planners of Addis Ababa as well as by suggesting forrnfurther research in the same area.

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