Visions of the city : Accra in the 21st century / edited by Ralph Mills-Tettey & Korantema Adi-Dako.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mills-Tettey, Ralph.

Adi-Dako, Korantema.

Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes.

Ghana Institute of Architects.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Ghana--Congresses.

City planning.

City planning--Africa--Congresses.

Cities and towns--Africa--Forecasting--Congresses.

Cities and towns.

Forecasting.

Accra (Ghana)--Congresses.

Accra (Ghana).

Africa.

Ghana.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Accra [Ghana] : Woeli Pub. Services, 2002.

Contents:

Population growth of Mega-Accra / Kwaku A. Twum-Baah

Accra in the 21st century / Nana Araba Apt

Theorizing the city / Setha M. Low

Towards African visions / Ronald Wall

The dynamics of the evolution of an expanding national capital in the context of democratic national development / Kweku Baako Jnr.

Kelewele, kpokpoi, kpanlogo : a random search for Accra's urban quality in a sea of globalisation / H.N.A. Wellington

Participation in urban planning in Germany / Max Welch Guerra

Self-help building : far reaching participation in urban development or instrument of deregulation in the welfare state / Christian Porst

Conflict moderation and participation : prospects and barriers for urban renewal in Ga Mashie, Accra / Alf Bremer

Co-constructing a center : Pretoria inner city / Karel A. Bakker

The role of historic centres in urban development / Bruno Lefevre

And a toilet for everyone! / Deborah Pellow.

Notes:

Proceedings of a seminar organized in 2000 by the Goethe Institut in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Architects.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

996497891X

OCLC:

55746775