Improvement of Squatter Settlements: The link between tenure security, access to housing, and improved living and environmental conditions

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Improvement of Squatter Settlements: The link between tenure security, access to housing, and improved living and environmental conditions

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University of Otago

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Description

This research analyses the effects of land tenure security on the low-income people and squatters of Accra (the Ghanaian capital). The problem of squatting in Accra has been attributed to deficits in housing supply and the high rents of decent accommodation which have left the poor with little or no choice but to squat illegally on private or public property. Due to the failure of previous policies to solve the housing problems of the squatters in the capital, this study was conceived to veri...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2011

Creator

Nyametso, Johnie

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/1681

Related subjects

Squatter Settlements / Environmental conditions

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