Farming in the shadow of the city: Changes in land rights and livelihoods in peri-urban Accra

Third World Planning Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 373-391

  Maxwell, Daniel ^a   Larbi, W Odame ^b   Lamptey, Grace Mary ^c   Zakariah, Sawudatu ^c   Armar Klemesu, Margaret ^c  

^a CARE International   (Kenya)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Ghana)

^c University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND RIGHTS; PERIURBANIZATION; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN GROWTH;

ACCRA; GHANA;

EID: 0033285965     PISSN: 01427849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/twpr.21.4.l150726w76634305     Document Type: Article

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