All Outputs (26)

Prognosis of land title formalization in urban Ghana : the myth and reality of awareness and relevance (2013)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., & Hammond, F. (2013). Prognosis of land title formalization in urban Ghana : the myth and reality of awareness and relevance. African studies quarterly, 14(1 & 2), 55-75

While land title formalization is still useful in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana like many other countries in the sub-region, continues to experience low rate of compliance with the legal title formalization requirement. This is in spite of over a century... Read More about Prognosis of land title formalization in urban Ghana : the myth and reality of awareness and relevance.

The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana (2013)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., Hammond, F., & Lamond, J. (2013). The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana. Property Management, 31(5), 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-01-2013-0004

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess cost of land title formalisation in Ghana from the standpoint of individual land/property owners with the view to suggesting a cost-effective means for title formalisation in the country. Design/met... Read More about The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana.

Determinants of low land use planning regulation compliance rate in Ghana (2013)
Journal Article
Baffour Awuah, K., & Hammond, F. (2014). Determinants of low land use planning regulation compliance rate in Ghana. Habitat International, 41, 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2013.06.002

The connection between efficient land use and economic development is widely known. Land use planning could thus be effectively leveraged in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To do so, the prescriptions of land use regulations mu... Read More about Determinants of low land use planning regulation compliance rate in Ghana.

A conceptual analysis of the role of human action theory in Sub-Saharan Africa urban land use planning (2011)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., Hammond, F., Booth, C., Lamond, J., Proverbs, D., & Bloch, R. (2011). A conceptual analysis of the role of human action theory in Sub-Saharan Africa urban land use planning. Journal of International Real Estate and Construction Studies, 1(2), 147-165

Urban land use planning literature is rife with research based evidence on the exceptional failings of institutional urban land use planning in sub-Saharan Africa. These failings reflect weaknesses of the conceptual foundations of sub-Saharan Afric... Read More about A conceptual analysis of the role of human action theory in Sub-Saharan Africa urban land use planning.

Developing a framework for evaluating equity in informal urban land development system in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal Article
Gyau, K. Developing a framework for evaluating equity in informal urban land development system in Sub-Saharan Africa. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 204, 225-237. https://doi.org/10.2495/SC160191

Equity has resurfaced as an essential concept of good governance to achieve sustainable urban land development in the developing world particularly Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, formal urban land development system in SSA has largely proven inef... Read More about Developing a framework for evaluating equity in informal urban land development system in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana
Journal Article
Baffour Awuah, K., Hammond, F., Lamond, J., & Booth, C. Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana. Geoforum, 51, 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.09.019

The urban land use planning literature is rife with criticism of the deficiency of planning regimes in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, little is known of the magnitude of the economic impact of these land use planning regimes, leading to a lack of cle... Read More about Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana.