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Land use governance in Ethiopia
Ariti, A.T.
2018
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Ariti, A. T. (2018). Land use governance in Ethiopia: The role of different stakeholders.
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Table of contents
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Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1
1.1. Background ... 2
1.2. Objectives and research questions ... 10
1.3. Research design ... 11
1.4. Description of the study area ... 14
Chapter 2: Land use and land cover changes in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia: Assessment of perception and adaptation of stakeholders ... 21
Abstract ... 22
2.1. Introduction ... 23
2.2. Materials and methods... 25
2.3. Results and discussion ... 30
2.4. Conclusions ... 45
Chapter 3: The role of institutional actors and their interactions in the land use policy making process in Ethiopia ... 47
Abstract ... 48
3.1. Introduction ... 49
3.2. Materials and methods... 51
3.3. Results ... 56
3.4. Discussion... 68
Appendices ... 73
4.2. Materials and methods... 83
4.3. Results ... 85
4.4. Discussion... 99
4.5. Conclusions ... 101
Appendices ... 102
Chapter 5: What restrains Ethiopian NGOs to participate in the development of policies for natural resource management? ... 105
Abstract ... 106
5.1. Introduction ... 107
5.2. Materials and methods... 109
5.3. Results and discussion ... 111
5.4. General discussions ... 119
5.5. Conclusions ... 123
Appendices ... 125
Chapter 6: Synthesis ... 127
6.1. Background ... 128
6.2. Contribution of the thesis to addressing the research questions ... 128
6.3. Achievements ... 132
6.4. Implications of the findings ... 137
References... 142
English summary ... 161
Nederlandse samenvatting ... 165
Acknowledgemnt ... 169
About the author ... 171
