Living together but gates apart: aspirations and place caring practices among residents living outside a gated community in Peri-urban Accra.
Edwige Enam Yawa Yekple,
Ragnhild Overå,
Knut Bjarne Hidle
Abstract:Global capital investment in the housing sector has transformed major African cities such as Accra into segregated clusters of high-rise buildings and ultramodern residential areas. The development of housing projects, such as Gated Communities (GCs), in peri-urban areas has resulted in a contrasting phenomenon of residents living in traditional housing units alongside modern housing complexes. This paper maps the impacts of Ayi Mensah Park, a privately built gated community in peri-urban Accra, Ghana. Specifi… Show more
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