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Department of Spatial Planning

A collaborative scientific workshop “Navigating Peri-urban land transformations”

26.04.2025 & 03.05.2025 Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Event type:
  • Veranstaltungen
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A two-day scientific workshop titled “Navigating Peri-Urban Land Transformations” will be take place in Addis Ababa. The event will be held at the Urban Center | ከቤት እስከ ከተማ a space for dialogue, innovation, and urban development.

The Workshop will bring policy makers, urban planners, researchers, and representatives of the civil society and community in different neighbourhoods in Addis Ababa, to discusses on current challenges and perspectives in the transformation of peri-urban areas. 

The goal of the event is to foster interdisciplinary exchange – covering topics such as urban governance, land management, and dynamics of land transformations at the interface of urban and rural spaces. 

Through a panel discussion and open dialogues, experts will present scientific studies and position papers which will then be discussed with a broad audience from practice, academia, and civil society. 

Contributors include representatives from:

  • The Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EiABC),
  • TU Dortmund University, Research Group of Regional Development and Risk Management (RER),
  • The Center for Sustainable Development at Universität Addis Ababa,
  • Kotebe University of Education, 
  • And the Ethiopian Civil Service University. 

All interested individuals are warmly invited to participate, engage in discussions, and collaborate on shaping pathways for the sustainable development of peri-urban areas.