Open AccessCommunity-managed reconstruction after the 2012 fire in Old Fadama, Ghana
Author(s) -
Mensah Owusu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environment and urbanization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.522
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1746-0301
pISSN - 0956-2478
DOI - 10.1177/0956247812469928
Subject(s) - settlement (finance) , informal settlements , geography , socioeconomics , economic growth , environmental planning , political science , business , sociology , finance , economics , payment
This paper describes how the residents of Accra’s largest informal settlement, Old Fadama, responded to a disastrous fire on 21 May 2012. Although they received no official support for reconstruction, they organized to rebuild using permanent materials, which reduced fire risks and also demonstrated to city authorities their capacities.
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