Evaluating Policy and Legal Frameworks of Urban Green Infrastructure Development in Ethiopia

Mikias Biazen Molla, C. O. Ikporukpo and C. O. Olatubara
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Mikias Biazen Molla: Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia†Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
C. O. Ikporukpo: ��Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
C. O. Olatubara: ��Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2019, vol. 21, issue 03, 1-24

Abstract: Policy monitoring and evaluation are important elements of the policy cycle, this help to initiate policy-makers to assess the proper implementation and adjust it as appropriate. This paper aims to evaluate the existing policy, strategies, and institutional arrangement on the development of urban green infrastructure in the three study areas; namely Hawassa, Wolayita Sodo, and Bodity town. Analyzing policy documents, key informant interview, and questionnaire survey were used to collect the required data. Descriptive statistics and policy analysis were also used to analyze the collected data from different sources. The study revealed that different strategies and standards were developed by the federal government, but it is not practically exercised at the regional and local level. The majority of government officials and experts agreed that existing policies and strategies related to UGI is not properly implemented. On the other hand, lack of policy and strategies are the major limitation in the development and management of UGI. Almost majority of the respondents confirmed that weak institutional arrangement has contributed to the poor implementation of UGI development. Lack of attention and awareness, the weak institutional arrangement is the main responsible factors for the absence of proper policy and poor implementation of strategies concerning UGI. Thus, actions needed for all the development of proper policies and strategies to improve UGI development.

Keywords: Policy; strategies; standards; urban green infrastructure; planning and development; institutional arrangement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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