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Mobile City of Accra : Urban Families, Housing and Residential Practices
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ardayfio-Schandorf, Elizabeth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Accra (Ghana)--Economic conditions.
- Housing--Ghana--Accra.
- Local Subjects:
- Accra (Ghana)--Economic conditions.
- Housing--Ghana--Accra.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Dakar : Counsel for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a product of collaborative research between the Institut de recherche pour le dveloppement (IRD, France), the University of Ghana, Legon and CODESRIA. It examines various economic, social and environmental challenges of urbanization that critically affect the capital of Ghana, which has experienced high demographic growth and territorial expansion. The study analyses the Greater Accra city dwellers residential practices, and focuses on two main factors influencing land and rental markets. On the one hand, it interrogates the constraints and dynamics of urban families, their needs and gender characteristics in terms of accommodation. On the other hand, it explores the opportunities and interests in investment on the part of land owners and real estate developers. At these two levels of describing the social and spatial discriminations, the book attempts to explain the difficult choices that this fragmented city faces. It emphasizes the role of mobility in structuring the metropolitan area, and the negative impact of lack of mobility which results in some households and communities suffering more than others. Light is thrown on diagnostics and prospects in the matter of urban planning.
- Contents:
- ""6. landlordisn and Housing Production in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area """"7. Rental housing and Tenancy Dynamics with Particular Focus on Low-income Households in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area ""; ""8. Citadins en mouvements ""; ""9. Conclusion ""; ""Metropolisation et fragmentation du Grand Accra ""; ""Greater Accra as a Fragmented Metropolis ""; ""Back cover ""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9782869785489
- 2869785488
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