Irene Appeaning Addo
Biographic Data
| ID | 376156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Appeaning Addo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene Appeaning |
| FAMILY NAME | Addo |
| SIGNATURE | ADDO I A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4302-3873 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The uses and limits of architecture as soft power in Africa’s international relations
Buildings are powerful expressions of political power that describe and project ideas about hierarchy, state authority, solidarity and modernity. On the African continent, some important buildings have been gifted to governments as an outcome of their international relations. However, these ‘gifts’ have subtle undertones of soft power. This special section contains four articles that describe four different cases – schools in Ghana, Obafemi Awolo…
Security Zones as ‘ New Cities ’
Using the Cantonments City project as a case study, we examine the changing land use of state security zones in Accra, Ghana, through public‐private partnership. Combining qualitative and secondary data, this article explores the drivers, processes and implications of the project on urban space and people. The findings demonstrate that the project addresses the accommodation challenges of Ghana’s police while advancing the profit‐driven goals of …
"Yesu Adom (God's grace)" chop bar
African governments continually envision cities as “world-class cities” to attract businesses to invest and promote economic growth and development. Unfortunately, these neoliberal planning ideals result in inequalities seen through marginalisation, exclusion and peripheralisation. Despite these inequalities, poor urban residents show resilience by navigating the restrictive systems to meet their daily needs. Accra Airport City is a neoliberal ca…
Accra Airport City I
Airport cities are global spaces used by countries to improve non-aeronautical revenue and to attract foreign direct investment. The planning of such spaces is underpinned by neoliberal ideology and market-dominated policy which often do not make them inclusive. Yet the United Nations SDG 11 and New Urban Agenda calls for inclusive communities in planning urban spaces. Meanwhile GACL maintains a commoditised enclave with zero tolerance policy tow…
Kingsway leads the way to modern living”
This article examines the operative uses of modernist design by the Kingsway Stores, an elite department store chain active across West Africa. Kingsway responded to independence by instrumentalizing a particularly modernist domesticity through a series of didactic marketing efforts and the construction of boldly modernist new stores. While it was responding to African demands, this instrumentalization of modernist design was planned and executed…
Dealing with Covid-19 in Ghanaian urban shared low-income housing
That Is Still our Tradition but in a Modern Form, but it Still Tells our Story
Traditional building practices, which are typically regarded as repositories of heritage and material culture, are undergoing significant transitions in northern Ghana. This transition is evident in the use of building materials other than locally accessible traditional materials. These transitions are driving creativity and innovation as households strive for continuity of tradition, while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of their bu…
Architecture and Politics in Africa
Assessing residential satisfaction among low income households in multi-habited dwellings in selected low income communities in Accra
Multi-habitation is the predominant housing strategy adopted by low income households to address their housing needs in urban areas in Ghana. The recent housing policy draft in Ghana recommends multi-habitation as an urban low income housing strategy. However, a couple of researches indicate that households living in multi-habited houses are faced with a myriad of challenges. One such challenge is conflict over inadequate shared facilities. Using…
Perceptions and Acceptability of Multihabitation as an Urban Low Income Housing Strategy in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
Assessing residential satisfaction among low income households in multi-habited dwellings in selected low income communities in Accra
Multi-habitation is the predominant housing strategy adopted by low income households to address their housing needs in urban areas in Ghana. The recent housing policy draft in Ghana recommends multi-habitation as an urban low income housing strategy. However, a couple of researches indicate that households living in multi-habited houses are faced with a myriad of challenges. One such challenge is conflict over inadequate shared facilities. Using…
Accra Airport City I
Airport cities are global spaces used by countries to improve non-aeronautical revenue and to attract foreign direct investment. The planning of such spaces is underpinned by neoliberal ideology and market-dominated policy which often do not make them inclusive. Yet the United Nations SDG 11 and New Urban Agenda calls for inclusive communities in planning urban spaces. Meanwhile GACL maintains a commoditised enclave with zero tolerance policy tow…
Kingsway leads the way to modern living”
This article examines the operative uses of modernist design by the Kingsway Stores, an elite department store chain active across West Africa. Kingsway responded to independence by instrumentalizing a particularly modernist domesticity through a series of didactic marketing efforts and the construction of boldly modernist new stores. While it was responding to African demands, this instrumentalization of modernist design was planned and executed…
That Is Still our Tradition but in a Modern Form, but it Still Tells our Story
Traditional building practices, which are typically regarded as repositories of heritage and material culture, are undergoing significant transitions in northern Ghana. This transition is evident in the use of building materials other than locally accessible traditional materials. These transitions are driving creativity and innovation as households strive for continuity of tradition, while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of their bu…
Perceptions and Acceptability of Multihabitation as an Urban Low Income Housing Strategy in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
Assessing residential satisfaction among low income households in multi-habited dwellings in selected low income communities in Accra
Multi-habitation is the predominant housing strategy adopted by low income households to address their housing needs in urban areas in Ghana. The recent housing policy draft in Ghana recommends multi-habitation as an urban low income housing strategy. However, a couple of researches indicate that households living in multi-habited houses are faced with a myriad of challenges. One such challenge is conflict over inadequate shared facilities. Using…
Architecture and Politics in Africa
Dealing with Covid-19 in Ghanaian urban shared low-income housing
That Is Still our Tradition but in a Modern Form, but it Still Tells our Story
Traditional building practices, which are typically regarded as repositories of heritage and material culture, are undergoing significant transitions in northern Ghana. This transition is evident in the use of building materials other than locally accessible traditional materials. These transitions are driving creativity and innovation as households strive for continuity of tradition, while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of their bu…
Kingsway leads the way to modern living”
This article examines the operative uses of modernist design by the Kingsway Stores, an elite department store chain active across West Africa. Kingsway responded to independence by instrumentalizing a particularly modernist domesticity through a series of didactic marketing efforts and the construction of boldly modernist new stores. While it was responding to African demands, this instrumentalization of modernist design was planned and executed…
Security Zones as ‘ New Cities ’
Using the Cantonments City project as a case study, we examine the changing land use of state security zones in Accra, Ghana, through public‐private partnership. Combining qualitative and secondary data, this article explores the drivers, processes and implications of the project on urban space and people. The findings demonstrate that the project addresses the accommodation challenges of Ghana’s police while advancing the profit‐driven goals of …
"Yesu Adom (God's grace)" chop bar
African governments continually envision cities as “world-class cities” to attract businesses to invest and promote economic growth and development. Unfortunately, these neoliberal planning ideals result in inequalities seen through marginalisation, exclusion and peripheralisation. Despite these inequalities, poor urban residents show resilience by navigating the restrictive systems to meet their daily needs. Accra Airport City is a neoliberal ca…
Accra Airport City I
Airport cities are global spaces used by countries to improve non-aeronautical revenue and to attract foreign direct investment. The planning of such spaces is underpinned by neoliberal ideology and market-dominated policy which often do not make them inclusive. Yet the United Nations SDG 11 and New Urban Agenda calls for inclusive communities in planning urban spaces. Meanwhile GACL maintains a commoditised enclave with zero tolerance policy tow…
The uses and limits of architecture as soft power in Africa’s international relations
Buildings are powerful expressions of political power that describe and project ideas about hierarchy, state authority, solidarity and modernity. On the African continent, some important buildings have been gifted to governments as an outcome of their international relations. However, these ‘gifts’ have subtle undertones of soft power. This special section contains four articles that describe four different cases – schools in Ghana, Obafemi Awolo…
Urban and Rural Development Challenges (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Urban Planning and Governance (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works)