Urbanisation in Accra and cities of sand

Dawson, Kate (2020) Urbanisation in Accra and cities of sand. Africa at LSE (20 Oct 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The global sand market is fundamental to the infrastructure needs of many of the world’s most vulnerable urban inhabitants, both causing environmental devastation and providing livelihoods for people living in challenging economies. To address this tension, writes LSE researcher Kate Dawson, we must attune ourselves to the grounded realities of particular cities with unmet housing needs.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2020 12:03
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:45
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107163

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