Purpose of Spatial Framing
This page provides a spatial framing for understanding how residential listings appear across Addis Ababa. Its purpose is to explain how geographic distribution in listing data should be read, without assuming comprehensive coverage or proportional representation.
The spatial perspective introduced here is descriptive and organizational. It does not summarize residential conditions or imply geographic patterns beyond what is directly observable.
Listings and Geographic Visibility
Residential listings become visible through platforms at specific locations within the city. These locations reflect where properties are published and geotagged, not where residential housing is concentrated or absent.
Geographic visibility is therefore shaped by platform usage, listing practices, and data normalization processes rather than by the full spatial distribution of housing.
Uneven Observability Across the City
Observable listings may appear unevenly distributed across Addis Ababa. Such unevenness should be understood as a function of differential participation in listing channels, not as evidence of uneven residential presence.
Some areas may appear frequently in listings while others appear rarely or not at all. These patterns reflect exposure conditions and cannot be extrapolated to infer spatial intensity or scarcity of housing.
Limits of Spatial Interpretation
Spatial distribution of listings does not support conclusions about neighborhood structure, district prominence, or residential density. Geographic clustering or dispersion in listings should not be interpreted as stable or representative spatial patterns.
This framing establishes a boundary for how geographic information derived from listings can be used and cautions against treating visible spatial distributions as comprehensive maps of residential reality.