Until recently, academia has largely neglected the vitality and tragedy that urbanization has been potentially posed in the peri-urban areas. Several studies indicated that urbanization causes both vitalities and tragedies in the area where the process is taking place. However, the vitalities and tragedies of peri-urban sociocultural patterns, that induced owing to urbanization process, are largely missing. The empirical studies indicated that urbanization process cause upsides and downsides not only within urban perse but also on the its peripheries. This study dedicates to study the vitality and tragedy of urbanization on the farming community surrounding Finfinne with particular emphasis on socio-cultural patterns. The paper employs both quantitative and qualitative research method to investigate the socio-cultural vitality and tragedy of peri-urbanization process. The baseline finding revealed that socio-cultural patterns of the community were well structured and stable. However, unchecked urbanization with alarming rate induced impacts on the overall patterns of the farming community. Accordingly, socio-cultural patterns have been dismantled. For example, first language abandonment turned out to be worrisome. The ever increasing heterogenity challenged the local identity survival and progress. The local social values, norms, and community spirit faced serious challenges. Despite its negative aspects, urbanization impacted availability of infrastructures and social amenities into peri-urban area. This indicates that necessary cautionary measures should be taken before farming community eviction. In addition, awareness should be created among the community on how to adapt new urban life style. Controlling urban sprawling, deliberative and smart urban planning are forwarded as key recommendations based on the empirical study undertaken.

This paper has been rigorously reviewed and finally it has been checked with internationally acceptable standard so that SAGE recognized it with moderate review which yet need to be further undergo peer review process. The theme on which the paper was built has been found to be practically and theoretically relevant. In the coming academic discussion this paper is expected to be more refined with critical comments and scholarly detection.

<p>Despite the magnitude of urban housing problem the attention given to this issue is very neglectful. Rapid urbanization stimulates dynamics in urban centers that escalate urban housing dynamics. Several personal and structural constraints become hurdles for urban poor or low income group to access affordable and adequate housing. Thus, to secure their livelihood and to meet housing need different coping mechanisms are being operated. So, prior to see housing empirical scenario it is better to identify systematized knowledge of housing or epistemology of housing.</p>

No abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the challenges and prospects of building sustainable peace and security in the horn of Africa. The study dedicates to explore effective ways to achieve promising peace and security scheme.Some studies revealed that study area is being challenged by intractable conflicts. However, IGAD is doing its best to restore peace and security in the region. Member States started to cooperate each other for this common good. Despite this effort, the ever increasing internal and external conflicts and war challenged the peace progress. This is mainly due to member states of horn of Africa did not pay adequate attention towards local communities. The communities are not architect of the road map and they are not vanguards in implementing the peace and security framework. This scenario intensifies the conflict to grow into intractable conflict. Thus, for the sake of building sustainable peace and security in the horn of Africa it is high time to reexamine the prior approaches and make sure that local communities are main actors in the peace and security project or framework.