Resettlement of Slum Dwellers, Land Tenure Security and Improved Housing, Living and Environmental Conditions at Madina Estate, Accra, Ghana

@article{Nyametso2012ResettlementOS,
  title={Resettlement of Slum Dwellers, Land Tenure Security and Improved Housing, Living and Environmental Conditions at Madina Estate, Accra, Ghana},
  author={J. Nyametso},
  journal={Urban Forum},
  year={2012},
  volume={23},
  pages={343-365}
}
This research illustrates and analyses the effects of land tenure security on two groups of low-income slum dwellers of Accra (the Ghanaian capital) who have been resettled in 1975 and 1993. The problem of squatting in Accra has been attributed to deficits in housing supply and the high rents of decent accommodation which have left some of 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… Expand
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