Dilemmas of planning and development in a West African City

Abstract. The urban development and planning challenges facing Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone are typical of the significant issues which face most ...

'Transforming Freetown': Dilemmas of planning and development in ...

The urban development and planning challenges facing Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone are typical of the significant issues which face most cities in ...

This paper examines how these trends have played themselves out in the case of Freetown, and also draws attention to particular issues which have exacerbated ...

Dilemmas of planning and development in a West African City

The urban development and planning challenges facing Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone are typical of the significant issues which face most ...

Lynch, K., Nel, E., & Binns, T. (2020). 'Transforming Freetown ...

Lynch, K., Nel, E., & Binns, T. (2020). 'Transforming Freetown' Dilemmas of Planning and Development in a West African City.

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Its growth has been characterised by ineffective planning and urban management, leading to poorly organised and overcrowded residential living conditions and ...

Dilemmas of planning and development in a West African City

'Transforming Freetown': Dilemmas of planning and development in a West African City · Cities, June 2020 · 10.1016/j.cities.2020.102694 · Kenneth Lynch, Etienne ...

Dilemmas of planning and development in a West African City

'Transforming Freetown': Dilemmas of planning and development in a West African City. Journal Article. Original Resource. Authors, Kenneth Lynch, Etienne Nel ...

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