TY - JOUR
T1 - Indicator-based assessment of the liveability of communities in the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
T2 - A transdisciplinary approach
AU - Owusu, Alex Barimah
AU - Mensah, Collins Adjei
AU - Mensimah Fynn, Iris Ekua
AU - Kwang, Clement
AU - Arthur, Isaac Kwamena
AU - Adu-Boahen, Kofi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Local knowledge of spatiotemporal patterns of liveability is vital for choosing where to live and where revitalisation efforts must concentrate. We employed transdisciplinary learning to identify 12 liveability indicators and applied them to assess the liveability of 81 communities of Accra, Ghana. The results show that crime and rent are the top two most important liveability indicators. The least three indicators are the availability of jobs, entertainment, and flood susceptibility. Out of 81 communities grouped into five quantiles, ten fell in the 1st quantile (most liveable), 24 communities were in the 2nd quantile, 3rd had 24, 4th 17, and 5th nine communities respectively as least liveable. 1st quantile communities are mainly high-income communities, whiles 5th quantile communities are mainly middle-income communities that have become commercial areas. Not surprisingly, high-income communities like the Airport residential area, East Legon, and Dzorwolu all fall into the 2nd quantile as all these communities are gradually turning into mixed commercial and residential places. The study indicates that low-income communities lack social amenities and resources, which can be attributed to a lack of state social intervention policies. This may mean local administration systems (district assemblies) failing as Ghana's development agents.
AB - Local knowledge of spatiotemporal patterns of liveability is vital for choosing where to live and where revitalisation efforts must concentrate. We employed transdisciplinary learning to identify 12 liveability indicators and applied them to assess the liveability of 81 communities of Accra, Ghana. The results show that crime and rent are the top two most important liveability indicators. The least three indicators are the availability of jobs, entertainment, and flood susceptibility. Out of 81 communities grouped into five quantiles, ten fell in the 1st quantile (most liveable), 24 communities were in the 2nd quantile, 3rd had 24, 4th 17, and 5th nine communities respectively as least liveable. 1st quantile communities are mainly high-income communities, whiles 5th quantile communities are mainly middle-income communities that have become commercial areas. Not surprisingly, high-income communities like the Airport residential area, East Legon, and Dzorwolu all fall into the 2nd quantile as all these communities are gradually turning into mixed commercial and residential places. The study indicates that low-income communities lack social amenities and resources, which can be attributed to a lack of state social intervention policies. This may mean local administration systems (district assemblies) failing as Ghana's development agents.
KW - Accra metropolitan area
KW - Indicator-based assessment
KW - Liveability
KW - Transdisciplinary approach
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85174211035&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100702
DO - 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100702
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85174211035
SN - 2590-2911
VL - 8
JO - Social Sciences and Humanities Open
JF - Social Sciences and Humanities Open
IS - 1
M1 - 100702
ER -