Spatial planning in Ghana : origins, contemporary reforms and practices, and new perspectives /: origins, contemporary reforms and practices, and new perspectives. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ransford A. Acheampong.
• Authors: Acheampong, Ransford A
• Contents: The Concept of Spatial Planning and the Planning System.- Spatial Planning in Ghana: Historical Origins and Evolution.- Contemporary Planning Systems and Spatial Planning at the National Level.- The Inception of Regional Spatial Planning in Ghana.- Spatial Planning at the Local Level and Development Management.- Policy Integration in Spatial Planning: Mechanisms, Challenges and the Way Forward.- Public Engagement in Spatial Planning: Contemporary Practices and Prospects for Improvement.- Spatial Planning Tools for Sustainable Urban Growth Management.- The Spatial Planning System and Housing Development: Prospects and Approaches.- Transitions Towards Sustainable Urban Transportation: The Role of Spatial Planning.- Spatial Planning and Climate Change.- Concluding Thoughts.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 302 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 354.3/5309667; Geography; Land use -- Ghana -- Planning; Political Science -- Public Policy -- General; Science -- Environmental Science; Social Science -- Developing Countries; Public administration; Sustainability; Development studies; Regional planning; Public policy; Sustainable development; Economic development; Political Science -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development; Regional & area planning; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030020118; 3030020118
• Related ISBNs: 9783030020101; 303002010X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 2, 2018).
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