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Causes and Consequences of Peri-Urban Land Conflicts in Ethiopia: The Case of Mekelle City Cover

Causes and Consequences of Peri-Urban Land Conflicts in Ethiopia: The Case of Mekelle City

By: Negash Araya and  Birhanu Girma  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjreecm-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2255-9671 | Journal ISSN: 2255-9604
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 30
Submitted on: Nov 16, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 28, 2024
Published on: Jan 29, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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