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作者

Clifford Amoako;Patrick Brandful Cobbinah;Rhoda Mensah Darkwah

来源

CITIES,Vol.89,Issue1,Pages 209-217

语言

英文

关键字

Demolition;Eviction;Flood events;Urban planning;Flooding

作者单位

Department of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O. Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia;School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia;Department of Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, College of Art and Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O. Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia;School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia

摘要

Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been experiencing severe flood events since 1939, with the most affected often being the people living in vulnerable communities. Unfortunately, the flood management regimes by state agencies2 have been limited to weak urban planning response in terms of demolition exercises, forced evictions or distribution of relief items. How successful have these regimes been? How have affected communities responded? What should be the urban planning response? These questions remain unanswered. This paper responds to these questions using cities as complex systems theory, and Agbogbloshie and Old Fadama communities in Accra as case studies. This study used a qualitative research approach comprising agency and community interviews, and document reviews. Findings indicate that flood management regimes have been ineffective due to city planning authorities3 and state agencies' limited recognition of the urban space as a complex system. As a result, constructs, responses and contexts of urban floods are determined based on land use legality and acknowledgment of urban communities by city planning authorities, evidence of urban planning, and community initiatives. Recommendations to improve the situation are proffered.