How Accra tackled complex challenges in an urban slum
WEBSep 23, 2020 · Excreta were collected in plastic bags and dumped in the river that bordered the slum, heavily silting a lagoon. Residents infilled the lagoon banks with waste materials to build housing on. This...
Identifying deprived “slum” neighbourhoods in the Greater Accra ...
WEBJul 1, 2023 · Using a Bayesian spatial model, we combined remote sensing and census data to predict deprived “slum” areas in Accra, Ghana. Nearly one in five urban enumeration areas, accounting for ∼ 750,000 residents, in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area had a high probability (≥80%) of being a deprived area.
Neoliberalism and the growth of slums in Accra, Ghana
WEBOct 29, 2022 · The increasing growth of slums across cities in developing countries has become the pattern of urban growth, especially in Ghana’s capital, Accra. This article attempted to tease out the neoliberal factor in Accra’s slums dilemma.
Accra’s informal settlements are easing the city’s urban housing …
WEBOct 7, 2018 · Urban slums like Old Fadama allow many people to escape the near homelessness that Accra’s housing crises creates. Old Fadama is the largest informal settlement in the city of Accra.
Urbanization, climate change and health vulnerabilities in slum ...
WEBMar 1, 2023 · Focusing on Accra, the capital of Ghana, the study examines evidence of climate change to establish the extent and nature of impacts on health in selected slum communities.
Powering the Slum: Meeting SDG7 in Accra’s Informal Settlements
WEBApr 21, 2021 · More than a billion people worldwide live in informal settlements and lack proper access to energy. This case study explores energy poverty in the slums of Accra, Ghana, where illegal electrical hookups are the norm. How can we reverse this trend while providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy to all?
People in Accra’s slums know green spaces are important: planners ...
WEBAug 25, 2021 · Accra and several other Ghanaian cities, troubled by and its associated impacts, are fast losing their green spaces, especially in slum and informal communities. The involvement and...
Neoliberalism and the growth of slums in Accra, Ghana
WEBOct 29, 2022 · This article aimed to distil the critical role of neoliberalism in slum production in Accra, Ghana. The study relied primarily on secondary data by adopting the Boolean search methodology to...
Exploring place attachment dynamics in deprived urban …
WEBAug 15, 2023 · This paper addresses this gap by examining the dynamics of place attachment in Nima and Old Fadama, the two largest slums in Accra. Specifically, the study investigates how residents of these neighborhoods perceive their places of residence and the factors that underlie these perceptions.
Accra’s Old Fadama/Agbogbloshie settlement. To what extent is this slum ...
WEBWithin the context of sustainable principles, this study explores why this slum became embedded. Results are based on a survey of 100 slum residents, 20 city officials and 20 city opinion...