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Urban Planning Proclamation No. 574/2008.

Country/Territory
Ethiopia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 29, 14th year, 16 May 2008, pp. 4067-4085.
Subject
Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Land-use planning Urban land Institution Cultural heritage Environmental planning Policy/planning
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel
Abstract

This Proclamation provides rules relative to spatial and development planning in urban centres in Ethiopia. It establishes a legal framework in order to promote planned and well developed urban centres and regulates and facilitates development activities in urban centres to enhance economic development of the country. An urban centre is defined as any locality with established municipality or having a population size of 2000 or above inhabitants, of which 50 percent of its labour force is primarily engaged in non-agricultural activities.

Full text
English
Website
www.ethiopar.net