Negotiating a dominant heritage discourse. Sustainable urban planning in Cape Coast, Ghana

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 274-289

  Fredholm, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural heritage; Discourse analysis; Ghana; Sustainable urban development; Urban planning; Urban redevelopment; Urban rehabilitation; World Heritage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946833895     PISSN: 20441266     EISSN: 20441274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JCHMSD-04-2014-0016     Document Type: Article

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