• Gnamura, Kejela Gemtessa
• Bongani Ngwenya

The primary purpose of this article was to explore the livelihoods sustenance of the peri-urban communities surrounding Addis Ababa City in Ethiopia. Based on the exploration of the literature on the phenomenon the article concludes that the sustainable livelihoods framework approach as a model offers a structured way of thinking connecting the management of natural resources with the need to address poverty amongst the rural vulnerable and poor through the creation of sustainable livelihoods. The model can be leveraged by the Ethiopian authorities to overcome the current challenges of sprawling peri-urban illegal land plots that are disrupting agricultural farming in the country. At the same time, the approach allows for contextual reflection in the consideration of how different people may prefer certain ranges and combinations of livelihoods strategies depending on their given contexts and vulnerabilities and how best to mitigate the vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the sustainable livelihoods approach and framework derives its inspiration from the diverse work that has been covered on issues of assets and vulnerability matters of well-being, entitlements, and capabilities.

Urban Expansion, sustainable livelihood, peri- urban communities, livelihood assets

"EXPLORING THE LIVELIHOODS SUSTENANCE OF PERI-URBAN COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING ADDIS ABABA CITY IN ETHIOPIA - A SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD FRAMEWORK APPROACH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no.g701-g708, August-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308680.pdf

"EXPLORING THE LIVELIHOODS SUSTENANCE OF PERI-URBAN COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING ADDIS ABABA CITY IN ETHIOPIA - A SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD FRAMEWORK APPROACH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no. ppg701-g708, August-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308680.pdf