Urbanization and spatial connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban growth analysis using GIS

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMekamu Kedir: 0000-0001-6140-0372en_US
cg.creator.identifierEmily Schmidt: 0000-0003-0109-7687en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Ethiopia Strategy Support Programen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Divisionen_US
cg.number3en_US
cg.placeAddis Ababa, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Emilyen_US
dc.contributor.authorKedir, Mekamuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-21T10:00:52Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-11-21T10:00:52Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162057en_US
dc.titleUrbanization and spatial connectivity in Ethiopia: Urban growth analysis using GISen_US
dcterms.abstractIn comparison to other African countries, Ethiopia has a low urbanization rate. According to the World Bank World Development Report (WDR) 2009, Sub-Sahara Africa is 30% urbanized, whereas Ethiopia is only 10.9% urbanized. Urbanization rates differ according to methodologies and data base utilized: the United Nations classifies Ethiopia as 14.9% urban, while the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia reports a 16% urbanization rate. In an effort to standardize and measure Ethiopian urbanization over time, we use the WDR agglomeration index methodology which incorporates a series of GIS data and analyses including: travel time rasters, population density (namely GRUMP and LandScan gridded population), and other nationally collected biophysical and infrastructure variables. We spatially allocate urban versus non-urban areas by creating specific thresholds following two criteria whereby locations are categorized as urban if populations have: a population density greater than 150 people per km2; and are located within 1 hour travel time from a city of at least 50,000 people. Utilizing road and population data from different years between 1984 and 2006, we are able to model growth in urbanization and reductions in remoteness over time. Using the agglomeration index methodology, we find that the overall share of urban population increased from 3.7 percent in 1984 to 14.2 percent in 2007. The results indicate substantial improvements in travel time between urban centers over the past two decades, though a large share of the population still resides more than 10 hours travel time from an urban center.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSchmidt, Emily; Kedir, Mekamu. 2009. Urbanization and spatial connectivity in Ethiopia. ESSP II Discussion Paper 3. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162057en_US
dcterms.extent35 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfESSP II Discussion Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2009en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.publisherEthiopian Development Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.relationhttp://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15738coll2/id/130944en_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/130941en_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjecturbanizationen_US
dcterms.subjectpoverty alleviationen_US
dcterms.subjectgeographic information systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectstatisticsen_US
dcterms.subjectpopulation densityen_US
dcterms.subjectdevelopment policiesen_US
dcterms.subjectrural-urban food supply chainsen_US
dcterms.subjecturban areasen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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