Print Email Facebook Twitter Better public housing management in Ghana Title Better public housing management in Ghana: An approach to improve maintenance and housing quality Author Aziabah Akanvose, A.B. (TU Delft Housing Management) Contributor Gruis, V.H. (promotor) Elsinga, M.G. (promotor) van der Flier, C.L. (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2018-05-24 Abstract In Ghana, public housing which is provided mainly for government employees plays an important role in socio-economic development. For instance, civil servants are more likely to accept transfers to areas where their services are most needed. Unfortunately, attention to public housing in Ghana has diminished over the years largely due to shift in policy focus towards the enablement approach. That is, private-sector-led housing production. The result is that, public housing conditions and quality continuous to deteriorate due largely to lack of maintenance. This is evident in many research and news publications, and the visible signs of deterioration such as leaking roofs, rotten ceilings, cracked walls, faded paint, and dysfunctional electrical and plumbing systems. Therefore, this thesis proposes an approach to management by local authorities that may bring about maintenance and lead to better conditions/quality of public housing. The approach proposes a defined structure with roles, responsibilities and relationships for the district assembly, the district coordinating director, the housing unit of the local authority, the works department, and tenants. It outlines a defined protocol for addressing repairs and maintenance including mechanisms to receive and respond to everyday repairs from tenants. Furthermore, it proposes that district assemblies should be fully responsible for determining and collecting rents so as to ensure reliable and secure finance for maintenance. It recommends the participation of tenants in management through mechanisms such as regular meetings or tenant representatives. Finally, it recommends mechanisms such as planning, budgeting, and submission of annual accounts to monitor and ensure that rents are spent on maintenance. Subject Ghana Public housingPublic housing managementHousing managementLocal authoritiesHousing management approachHousing maintenanceMaintenanceHousing qualityHousing conditions To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d999bae1-8649-4e5d-8925-6fd999d9c549 DOI https://doi.org/10.7480/abe.2018.7 Publisher A+BE | Architecture and the Built Environment ISBN 978-94-6366-036-5 Bibliographical note A+BE | Architecture and the Built Environment No 7 (2018) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2018 A.B. Aziabah Akanvose Files PDF 9789463660365_WEB.pdf 12.07 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d999bae1-8649-4e5d-8925-6fd999d9c549/datastream/OBJ/view