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Periodical article |
| 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. |