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The mobile city of Accra : urban families, housing and residential practices = Accra, capitale en mouvement : familles citadines, logement et pratiques résidentielles /
This book is a product of collaborative research between the Institut de recherche pour le développement (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 h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Dakar, Senegal : Oxford, UK :
Codesria ; Distributed outside Africa by African Books Collective,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Codesria book series
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book is a product of collaborative research between the Institut de recherche pour le développement (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. |
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| Notas: | "This book is a product of 'The Evolution of Political Life, Economy, Society and the City in Africa' project, a joint effort of the Institute for Research and Development (IRD, France), the University of Ghana, Legon and CODESRIA"--Preliminary page. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 273 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9782869781818 2869781814 9782869785458 2869785453 9782869785489 2869785488 |