Urban Design Interventions In Reshaping Built Environment: The Case Of Inner Core Of Adama City

Abstract

The World Population Is Rapidly Becoming Urbanized, And Urban Centers Are In A State Of Expansion Characterized By Rapid Rate Of Urbanization Particularly In Developing World Like Ethiopia Increase Number Of Population In Urban Centers Prone Social, Economic, Environmental And Other Related Problems At Inner City Center. The Core Urban Decay Or Slum Necessitate Urban Planning And Design Responses Like Rejuvenation. The Aim Of This Study Was To Explore The Role Of Urban Design Intervention On Built Environment At Core City Center That Makes The Area Socially, Environmentally And Economically Vibrant, Attractive, Comfortable And Safe For The Resident.? To Meet Aim Of The Study Data Related To This Study Was Collected From 121 (Of Which 96 Were Slum Area Dwellers And 25 Of Them Were Professional Experts And Officials) Through Questionnaires, Interview And Observation. The Researcher Has Used Systematic Random Sampling For Residents And Purposive Sampling For Professional Experts And Officials And Analyzed Through Classification Of All Collected Data Both Qualitative Or Quantitative Data, Quantitative Data Were Carried Out Using Descriptive Statistics Such As Ratio And Percentages While Qualitative Data Like Maps, Images, And Open-Ended Interviews Are Analyzed Through With Standards, Norms, Counting The Content Or Clarifying The Idea. The Findings Of The Study The Area Were Center And Core For The Entire Parts Of City For This Service Like Market Area, Worship Places And Government Institution Are Located In Close Proximity. Whereas; The Area Was Challenged By Blocks And Plot Improper Morphological Order, Poor Infrastructure Provision, Poor Access Street, Overcrowded And Bad Housing Condition That Manifested From Poor Construction Material Like Wood, Dilapidated Roof Cover Lack. The Area Lacks Greenery, Plants And Vegetation Are That Environmentally Attractive, As Well Majority Of Houses Are Not Housing Facilities, Solid And Liquid Wastes System. For This Dwellers Forced To Dump Solid Wastes On Street This Make The Area Poor Sanitation, Bad Sewerage, Bad Smelling Odor Unpleasant And The Environment As All. Urban Design Intervention Approaches Such As Renewal, Upgrading And Preserving Are Appropriate Mechanism To Improve The Problems Both Type Of Approaches Is Used. The Researcher Recommended For the Concerning Bodies Intervene the Problem through Comprehensive Spatial Integrated Infrastructure, Economic, Social and Environmental With Concept of Urban Design Frame Work