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Porträttfoto Katherine Gough

Katherine Gough

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Porträttfoto Katherine Gough

The environmental impact of rapid urbanization in the peri-urban area of Accra, Ghana

Författare

  • Paul William Kojo Yankson
  • Katherine Venton Gough

Summary, in English

Like many African cities, Accra has experienced rapid urban growth in recent decades. This paper focuses on the changes taking place in the peri-urban area of Accra where urban development is occurring both within and around the indigenous villages. The impact of rapid urbanization on the physical and residential environment is illustrated and the implications of these changes for environmental management discussed. It is shown how the peri-urban area has been neglected in development plans with severe consequences for the environment. There is a need for a greater awareness of environmental issues and increased co-ordination between the various actors involved in urban development.

Publiceringsår

1999

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

89-100

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volym

99

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Human Geography

Nyckelord

  • Accra
  • Environmental management
  • Ghana
  • Peri-urban
  • Urbanization

Aktiv

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0016-7223