Introduction

Ransford A. Acheampong

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02011-8_1

Introduction

Ransford A. Acheampong

Planning, Property and Environmental Management

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Abstract

This chapter provides a general introduction for the book. It sets out the aim, scope and structure of this book. It provides a brief account of the story of spatial planning in Ghana, highlighting landmark events in spatial planning from the mid-1940s when the planning system was first established to the contemporary times. Following from this, it introduces the three main parts of the book and provides an overview of the themes in spatial planning that are subsequently explored in the remaining twelve chapters of the book.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spatial Planning in Ghana
Subtitle of host publication	Origins, Contemporary Reforms and Practices, and New Perspectives
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature
Chapter	1
Pages	3-10
Volume	1
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030020118
ISBN (Print)	9783030020101
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02011-8_1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02011-8_1
Publication status	Published - 2019

Publication series

Name	Urban Book Series
ISSN (Print)	2365-757X
ISSN (Electronic)	2365-7588

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Spatial Planning in Ghana: Origins, Contemporary Reforms and Practices, and New Perspectives
Acheampong, R. A., 2019, 1 ed. Cham: Springer Nature. 302 p. (Urban Book Series)
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Developing an Inventory and Typology of Land-Use Planning Systems and Policy Instruments in OECD Countries
Silva, E. A. & Acheampong, R. A., 2015, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 51 p. (OECD Environment Working Papers).
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Spatial Planning in Ghana: Origins, Contemporary Reforms and Practices, and New Perspectives

Developing an Inventory and Typology of Land-Use Planning Systems and Policy Instruments in OECD Countries

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