The Spatial Pattern of Deprivations and Inequalities: The Case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Addis Ababa is a metropolitan area faced with the challenges of Ethiopia’s urbanization, such as poverty, unemployment, informal settlements, an acute housing shortage, and environmental hazards. Yet, non-practicality area-based policy using Multiple Deprivation Index (MDI) exacerbates polarization poverty spatial inequality to create divided city. The study developed MDI for 2007 2016. study’s objective was justify by analyzing overlaps deprivations based on relationship pertinent indicators components, pattern deprivations, deprivation population size density. findings were triangulated validated deductive theoretical, empirical, SDG frameworks replicate external validity. research design included both descriptive correlational methods. inductively derived PCA (principal component analysis) LISA (local association index) components revealed polarization. index concentrated global autocorrelation. statistical trend analysis especially in inner-city slums peri-urban settlements. Most conformed theoretical frameworks, while additional slum relevance integrating other 11 realizing sustainable urbanization. Due inequality, patterns large, deprived population, easing future urbanization challenges, rationalized reducing