City profile: Tamale, Ghana

Issahaka Fuseini; Joseph A. Yaro; Gerald A.B. Yiran

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2016.07.010

City profile: Tamale, Ghana

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Abstract

Tamale is the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana. It emerged as a growth point for northern Ghana upon independence in 1957, and has since become the third largest urban centre in the country. The city has the second highest annual population growth rates after Kumasi Metropolitan Area. In this paper, we profile Tamale regarding its social, economic and spatial growth dynamics, transformation and governance as well as highlight the implications of the city's growth trajectories for its sustainable futures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-74
Number of pages	11
Journal	Cities
Volume	60
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2016.07.010
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2017

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Colonial
Ghana
Neoliberal globalisation
Post-independence
Tamale

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