A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Research Officer, Kwasi Owusu-Adade, at the Building and Road Research Institute at Kumasi, highlights the role housing plays in the life of the rural migrant and concludes that a greater commitment by government could be demonstrated in practical terms. Low-income housing requires a supply of land on a rolling basis with the encouragement of locally produced materials, material depots and the provision of basic amenities for illegal settlements which do not seriously inhibit future overall development.
Research Officer, Kwasi Owusu-Adade, at the Building and Road Research Institute at Kumasi, highlights the role housing plays in the life of the rural migrant and concludes that a greater commitment by government could be demonstrated in practical terms. Low-income housing requires a supply of land on a rolling basis with the encouragement of locally produced materials, material depots and the provision of basic amenities for illegal settlements which do not seriously inhibit future overall development.
Housing and urban poor
Owusu-Adade, Kwasi (author)
Building Research & Information ; 18 ; 116-120
1990-03-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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