A systematic review of gated communities and the challenge of urban transformation in African cities

E Bandauko, G Arku, H Nyantakyi-Frimpong - Journal of Housing and the …, 2022 - Springer
Globalization and the spread of neo-liberal models of urban restructuring have resulted in
the rise in gated communities worldwide, including in Africa. The on-going scholarly debate …

[图书][B] The commons in an age of uncertainty: Decolonizing nature, economy, and society

F Obeng-Odoom - 2020 - books.google.com
In the last two hundred years, the earth has increasingly become the private property of a
few classes, races, transnational corporations, and nations. Repeated claims about the" …

Interactive effects of institutional, economic, social and environmental barriers on sustainable housing in a developing country

MA Adabre, APC Chan, A Darko - Building and environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the causal relationships among 'institutional','economic','social'and
'environmental'sustainability barriers in addition to assessing their effects on sustainable …

Beyond the known: Walking accessibility twist to new cities

PI Korah, PB Cobbinah, P Adu - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
While research on new cities is emerging across African cities, focusing on housing,
infrastructure, and service provision, little is known about walking accessibility for residents …

Private cities, land, and the transformation of Africa's urban fringe

AD Ablo - Urban Geography, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the effects of large-scale land deals for a private city development
project in Ghana–the Appolonia City of Light. From the conceptual lens of accumulation by …

[图书][B] Global migration beyond limits: Ecology, economics, and political economy

F Obeng-Odoom - 2022 - books.google.com
" Global Migration beyond Limits carefully considers but ultimately rejects the idea that
migration is driven by the choices of individual migrants, and instead starts from the idea that …

Key factors of opening gated community in urban area: a case study of China

Z Wu, L Yang, K Xu, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gated communities are the most popular residential pattern in the urban areas of China.
However, along with the increasing population density in urban areas, this pattern may have …

Residents' responses to social interactions and social sustainability in gated communities of the Greater Cairo Region

I Khamis, A Elshater, S Afifi, M Baher - HBRC Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Social interaction is a crucial aspect of social sustainability, aiming to improve quality of life.
However, the emergence of gated communities in Egypt has shifted priorities, prioritizing …

Rethinking development economics: Problems and prospects of Georgist political economy

F Obeng-Odoom - Review of Political Economy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Development economics must be rethought. Not only has it hindered the liberation of the
Global South, it has also deflected attention from the most critical questions of …

Fragile and compromised housing: Implications of land conflicts on housing development in peri-urban Accra, Ghana

DM Asafo - Housing Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Existing housing literature in the Global south suggests housing development processes are
linear and do not appear to incorporate unexpected events such as land conflicts, which …