Resettlement of Slum Dwellers, Land Tenure Security and Improved Housing, Living and Environmental Conditions at Madina Estate, Accra, Ghana

Urban Forum

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-365

  Nyametso, Johnie Kodjo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Housing; Integration; Mixed methods; Resettlement; Slum; Tenure security

Indexed keywords

LAND TENURE; LOW INCOME HOUSING; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; URBANIZATION;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 84865576835     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-011-9137-6     Document Type: Article

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