Rapid urbanization fuels growth of informal settlements, challenging sustainable city development - Capital Newspaper

Rapid urbanization fuels growth of informal settlements, challenging sustainable city development - Capital Newspaper

Ethiopia is grappling with a rapid increase in informal settlements across its cities, posing a significant challenge to sustainable urban development, according to a new research report by the Policy Studies Institute (PSI). Despite repeated demolition efforts aimed at curbing the growth of unplanned housing, informal settlements continue to expand, highlighting the limitations of current policies. The unpublished study, titled “The Expansion o…