The rise of gated housing estates in Ghana: Empirical insights from three communities in metropolitan Accra

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-247

  Asiedu, Alex Boakye ^a   Arku, Godwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gated housing estates; Ghana; Liberalization policies; Metropolitan Accra

Indexed keywords

GATED COMMUNITY; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOCIAL SECURITY; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN PLANNING;

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

EID: 68549130689     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-009-9146-0     Document Type: Article

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