Governance of traditional markets and rural-urban food systems in sub-Saharan Africa

J Davies, J Blekking, C Hannah, A Zimmer, N Joshi… - Habitat international, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional markets form a critical part of rural-urban food systems in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). Aside from providing more affordable and physically accessible food to low-income …

[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 …

Infrastructural violence and urban development in African cities: The case of Takoradi Central Market in Ghana

K Adamu, EF Boamah, D Siaw-Asamoah - Habitat International, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Cities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are undergoing socio-spatial transformations,
including mega retail/marketplace infrastructure projects. While often celebrated, these …

[HTML][HTML] Intermittent food deserts. Exploring the spatiotemporal dimension of the urban fresh food access in Chilean cities

A Zazo-Moratalla, A Orellana-McBride - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
Food deserts in Chile present a singularity in the context of the Global South. Unlike other
countries where food security is mainly achieved through informal trade, in Chile, weekly …

“Working with little:” Access to market infrastructure and its effect on food handling and food safety among vegetable traders in an African city

SB Kushitor, M Badu, MK Kushitor… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite the crucial role played by informal markets in food distribution globally, the sector is
ignored and marginalized. This study examined vegetable traders, the trading infrastructure …

Academic urban legend, Agbogbloshie: Sweeping away the" World's Largest E-Waste Dumpsite"

R Grant, M Oteng-Ababio, M Shin - Habitat International, 2024 - Elsevier
Agbogbloshie, once an internationally recognised toxic e-waste site, was thrust into
prominence by sensationalised media and literature. Despite various e-waste initiatives by …

The politics of market redevelopment in African cities: Insight from two market projects in Ghana

LA Asante - Geoforum, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies have argued that most state-led urban regeneration projects around the
globe are implemented through the four-stage process of scoping, planning, financing and …

[HTML][HTML] Decoding the Logics behind the Demolition and Redevelopment of Agbogbloshie Scrapyard, Accra, Ghana

AO Sarpong, D Müller-Mahn, OE Osei - Geoforum, 2025 - Elsevier
Grounded in the theoretical lens of urban revanchism (Smith, 1996), this inquiry sheds light
on the continuous marginalization of informal e-waste workers by revanchist forces in …

Entanglements in urban governance in new African cities: Appolonia City in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

RJ Ehwi, N Morrison - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Large scale urban development projects, marketed as “new cities,” are emerging across the
African continent. However, there is a limited empirical insight into how their partnerships …

Global South growth machines? A political-economic view of urban redevelopment and dispossessions in sub-Saharan Africa

K Adamu, E Frimpong Boamah… - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The dynamics of urban redevelopment processes in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially
around retail spaces, have gained currency among scholars. Some scholars frame these …