| ID | 179103 |
| Title Proper | Street and Property Identification and the Challenge of Urban Management in Mekelle City, Ethiopia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Njoh, Ambe J ; Fisseha, Samrawit H |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The study employs in-situ primary data supplemented with secondary information from conventional archival sources to examine the toponymic experience of Ethiopia, one of only two African countries without a colonial history. The focus is on Mekelle, the country’s third largest city. The city’s spatial structure is nondescript. The streets are identified with a string of numbers, which are placed at irregular intervals. Most landmarks are unnamed whereas buildings are unnumbered. This paper shows that the absence of a precise and unambiguous street, place and property identification system in the city stifles its performance in the urban management, economic, and social milieus. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 56, No.3; May 2021: p.455-479 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2021-05 56, 3 |
| Key Words | Urban Management ; Toponymic Inscription ; Addressing Systems ; House and Property Numbering ; Mekelle in Ethiopia ; Street Identification Systems |