Meeting housing-space demand through in situ housing adjustments in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 302-318

  Awanyo, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING PROVISION; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN HOUSING;

AFRICA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 66349093046     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0779b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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