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Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:Population Density, Housing Demand and Land Values: The Case of Accra
Author:Bobo, Benjamin F.
Year:1977
Periodical:Journal of African Studies (UCLA)
Volume:4
Issue:2
Period:Summer
Pages:140-160
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:capitals
population density
housing
real property
urban areas
Miscellaneous (i.e. Demography, Refugees, Sports)
Urbanization and Migration
Economics and Trade
Abstract:This article involves an empirical examination of population densities, housing demand, and land values in an emerging city, Accra, Ghana. Sections: Introductory - Government involvement in housing market (government production; government rationing; price controls on construction materials; rent comtrols) - Examination of density patterns and land values - Urban disaggregation -and population density - Land values and population densities - Concluding remarks. Notes, tables, figures.
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