Editorial by Ghanaian Times: Address issue of squatters’ settlements
WEBJun 7, 2024 · File photo. Fire outbreaks have become common in certain places in Accra, such as Circle and Kantamanto Market, mainly due to careless behaviour like overloading electricity extension boards or...
(PDF) Emergence of Squatter Settlements in the Greater Accra ...
WEBMar 23, 2021 · Emergence of Squatter Settlements in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area in Ghana: An Issue of State Failure or Survival? Mensah et al. 222 conditions in informal settlements are one of the...
Squatters in Ghana Can Claim Land Possession After Living on …
WEBJun 27, 2022 · If you allow somebody to live on your land for more than 10 years whether the person owns it or not, while the person is on the land and the person is looking after the land for you, the person can claim ownership – that is the adverse possession.
Squatters at Old Fadama sleep in the open after city authorities ...
WEBSquatters at Old Fadama, a slum community in Accra, have been compelled to sleep in the open after their makeshift homes were demolished by Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on Wednesday. Photos of the squatters sleeping rough raise questions by a claim by city authorities that temporary homes would be provided for ...
Another section of the Accra-Tema Motorway squatter settlement
WEBThe Tema West Municipality has pockets of squatter settlements with the worst being the Texpo area of the Accra-Tema Motorway (Figures 3 and 4). ... View in full-text Citations
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.
Ghana: Address Issue of Squatters' Settlements - allAfrica.com
WEBJun 7, 2024 · It is time to address the general issue of squatters' settlements in the country but in the present case, the government must come in and help the fire victims, some of whom might have lost some...
Urban Growth Process in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area ...
WEBJul 13, 2023 · Their usefulness is illustrated by a qualitative analysis of the growth of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana, as well as in a preliminary neural network modeling of the urbanization process of this same area.
Neoliberalism and the growth of slums in Accra, Ghana
WEBOct 29, 2022 · The findings indicated that through land commercialization and housing commodification, neoliberalism has played an active and passive role in Ghana’s housing market, resulting in slum development in Accra.
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IJGRP - ResearchGate
WEBThe paper analyses the emergence of squatter settlements in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. Data was gathered from three selected squatter settlements using qualitative methods.