EFFECT OF CURRENT URBAN LAND LEASE HOLDING POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN AMHARA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

This study examined the multifaceted impact of the current Urban Land Lease Holding Policy on evicted citizen’s socio-economic well-being in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. It specifically focuses on the socio-economic well-being of individuals who have been evicted from their longstanding land possessions in the case of Addiszemen city Administration. The research employs a rigorous qualitative methodology, utilizing purposive sampling to carefully select participants for in-depth interviews and focused group discussions. These participants include both citizens directly affected by eviction from their old landholdings and technical employees of the city municipality, offering a comprehensive perspective on the policy's effects. The major findings of the study revealed that the poor implementation of urban land lease policy in the administration city affected the socio-economic wellbeing of citizens, poor access to infrastructures in the new settlements, poor urban land acquisition system was implemented in the study area, unemployment and landlessness in the new settlement family members.