| Abstract: | This study is concerned with the analysis of newly emerging forms of urban
neighborhooding in Addis Ababa city related to condominium housing. It
tries to examine the living condition and kind of condominium dwellers
interactions in three selected sites of the Yeka sub - city namely Eyseuse ,
Yeka One and Kotobe. To understand this study, the researcher used both
quantitative and qualitative methods of research, but with emphasis on the
qualitative one. In this regard, interview, participant observation, focuses
group discussion and case study were employed as tools for data
generation. Besides, an extensive review of related literature was carried
out. The findings of the research indicated that massive condominium
construction launched by Addis Ababa city government since 2004 has
brought about the emerging of new neighboring hoods form and new
social-cultural interaction among its inhabitants. Compared to the forms of
neighbor hoods relations in slum areas from which the current condo
dwellers were relocated, the new modes of interaction are by far more
individualistic, reserved and reducing communal forms of interdependence.
Though there are emerging new forms associations, such as association of
condo dwellers, since the high turnover of the residents and high renters
percentage presence, old mutual help associations such as Eddir seem to
decline. That happens mainly because most of the houses owners rented out
their flats and moved back to the low cost slum dwellings to save money
meant for condo payment. Yet it is possible to conclude that the process isstill at a too infant age to take a firm root, but the trend looks toward a more
fragmented individualistic life style than the previous vibrant
communalistic tries between neighbors. |
