Determinants of low land use planning regulation compliance rate in Ghana

Habitat International

Volumn 41, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-23

  Baffour Awuah, Kwasi Gyau ^a   Hammond, Felix Nikoi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accra; Compliance; Ghana; Kwabenya; Land use regulation; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LAND USE PLANNING; LOW INCOME POPULATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 84880610430     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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