Accra towards a city-region: Devolution,spatial development and urban challenges |
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| Affiliation: | 1. The Center for Modern Chinese City Studies, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China;2. The Future City Lab, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China;3. School of Urban and Regional Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China;4. Chengdu Tanghu Foreign Languages School, Chengdu, China;5. School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China;1. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA;2. Department of Geodesy and Geomatic, University of K. N. Toosi of Technology, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA |
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| Abstract: | Accra, the capital and largest city in Ghana, has undergone major transformation over the past two decades. Growing population has strengthened the formation of a functional city-region. Increases in local and foreign investments have further intensified territorial linkages of the city with adjoining areas, but its management is mainly characterised by district delimitations. This profile documents the historical development of Accra, recent changes in governance, population, and the economy, as well as critical challenges in urbanisation from a city-region perspective. It also reviews recent metropolitan planning initiatives aimed at addressing those issues. |
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