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Title:Housing Policy and Culture in Kumasi
Author:Tipple, A. Graham
Year:1983
Periodical:African Urban Studies
Issue:15
Period:Winter
Pages:17-30
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:Ashanti
urban housing
housing policy
Urbanization and Migration
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Abstract:Traditional attitudes toward land and housing are still paramount in Asante and in Kumasi. It is necessary, therefore, to understand some of the religious significance of chiefs, land, and houses in Kumasi and to take these into account if a viable housing policy is to be developed and implemented. Bibliogr., notes.