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This paper attempts to review the conditions under which underprivileged people live with respect to water services in the low-income areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first three chapters of the paper look into: i.

TitleWater services in low-income urban areas in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1994
AuthorsMetaferia, AY
Pagination55 p.: fig., maps, tab.
Date Published1994-01-01
Keywordscase studies, drainage, ethiopia addis ababa, financing, housing, institutional framework, low-income communities, sanitation, sewerage, slum upgrading, solid wastes, urbanization, water supply
Abstract

This paper attempts to review the conditions under which underprivileged people live with respect to water services in the low-income areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first three chapters of the paper look into: i.\AB background information about Ethiopia; ii. existing institutional and financial arrangements for the urban and water sector; and iii. the urbanization process in Addis Ababa. Chapter 4 deals with a case study of a typical\AB low-income area in Addis Ababa. Chapter 5 describes the experience of low-income area upgrading undertaken in Addis Ababa with particular reference to the Teklehaimanot Area Upgrading. The last two chapters contain conclusions\AB and recommendations arising from the review.

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