Digging deeper: Public housing in Ghana managed by local authorities

Digging deeper: Public housing in Ghana managed by local authorities

Aziabah Akanvose, A.B.
Gruis, V.H.
Elsinga, M.
Van der Flier, C.L.

Architecture and The Built Environment

Management in the Built Environment

2015-06-29

In the 1980s, the government of Ghana decided to withdraw from direct housing provision. In lieu of this, the two main institutions through which government provided and managed public housing – the TDC and SHC sold off most of their dwellings. The few remaining dwellings were transferred to local authorities to own and manage. There have been concerns about the poor management of public housing by local authorities, with commentators calling for sale of the remaining stock. Unfortunately, not much research has sought to identify and address the weaknesses in the management of public rental housing. This paper reports on a study that investigated the weaknesses of public rental housing management by local authorities. It examined the existing structure for public housing management using the ‘7S’ model as an analytical framework. The study collected data through interviews with professionals, local authority managers and tenants. It found that the absence of, or inadequate policy, legislation, financial, and organisational structure, human resource have all contributed to the poor management of public rental housing.

public housing
housing management
management
local authorities
Ghana

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ENHR 2015 Conference ‘Housing and Cities in a time of change: are we focusing on People?’ Lisbon, Portugal, 29 June-1 July 2015

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