Neighborhood quality in environmentally stressed areas of Accra, Ghana: a comparison with US counterparts

Michael R. Greenberg () and Lynda Osafo
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Michael R. Greenberg: Rutgers University
Lynda Osafo: Rutgers University

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2000, vol. 20, issue 2, 93-104

Abstract: Abstract A sample of 873 residents of Accra, Ghana, stratified by type of neighborhood was gathered in order to measure the association of poor neighborhood quality with neighborhood problems and residents' personal characteristics. Strong associations were found with poor schools, physical blight, rowdy and criminal behavior, ethnic differences, and environmental problems. In addition, poor neighborhood quality was strongly associated with mistrust of authority and a feeling of a lack of control over neighborhood activities. Respondents identified road, street, drainage, sewage, and other infrastructure deficiencies as priorities to address, even though these were not prominent discriminators of neighborhood quality ratings. Many of these findings are common to counterparts in the US, but some findings appear to reflect cultural and differences in urbanization.

Keywords: neighborhood quality; problems; hazards; blight; schools; trust (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1006751925114

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