Michael Gameli Dziwornu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4098494 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Gameli Dziwornu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael Gameli |
| FAMILY NAME | Dziwornu |
| SIGNATURE | DZIWORNU M G |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (INSTI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5004-5344 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Repurposed lives
This study investigates how shipping containers are repurposed as architecture in Accra, Ghana. The study reveals the spatial factors shaping the emergence of these adaptive structures. Rather than being randomly situated, containers cluster in strategic locations enabling access to livelihoods while also avoiding eviction threats. Their positioning highlights contradictions between top-down urban planning favouring elite interests and the needs …
A 'Better Life for All in Bricks and Mortar
Alternative and often disruptive urban processes in the Global South, such as container urbanism, are gradually pushing urban planning institutions towards the margins of urban governance and transformation. Understanding how urban institutional actors perceive and respond to these emerging processes is thus crucial for unravelling the rationalities that actively transform the spatial configuration of cities. Drawing on the concept of spatial rat…
Global Container Urbanism and Sustainable Urban Development
The crisis of urbanization, marked by rising property values, a lack of affordable housing, and chronic homelessness in cities, has fueled experiments with sustainable alternatives such as shipping container architecture. Shipping container homes are more cost-effective, energy-efficient, ecologically sustainable, versatile, have a lower carbon footprint, and are more durable than conventional construction methods. This study uses semi-structured…
Crime drop in Ghana? Some insights from crime patterns and trends
This study examines crime rate trends in Ghana in the context of research into the international crime drop. Ghanaian police-recorded crime data are imperfect, but crime rates appear to have increased to the early 2000s then to have declined significantly. However, the national trend for all crime types masks significant variation by crime type and region. The national trends appear, broadly speaking, consistent with long-term crime increases and…
A 'Better Life for All in Bricks and Mortar
Alternative and often disruptive urban processes in the Global South, such as container urbanism, are gradually pushing urban planning institutions towards the margins of urban governance and transformation. Understanding how urban institutional actors perceive and respond to these emerging processes is thus crucial for unravelling the rationalities that actively transform the spatial configuration of cities. Drawing on the concept of spatial rat…
Crime drop in Ghana? Some insights from crime patterns and trends
This study examines crime rate trends in Ghana in the context of research into the international crime drop. Ghanaian police-recorded crime data are imperfect, but crime rates appear to have increased to the early 2000s then to have declined significantly. However, the national trend for all crime types masks significant variation by crime type and region. The national trends appear, broadly speaking, consistent with long-term crime increases and…
Global Container Urbanism and Sustainable Urban Development
The crisis of urbanization, marked by rising property values, a lack of affordable housing, and chronic homelessness in cities, has fueled experiments with sustainable alternatives such as shipping container architecture. Shipping container homes are more cost-effective, energy-efficient, ecologically sustainable, versatile, have a lower carbon footprint, and are more durable than conventional construction methods. This study uses semi-structured…
A 'Better Life for All in Bricks and Mortar
Alternative and often disruptive urban processes in the Global South, such as container urbanism, are gradually pushing urban planning institutions towards the margins of urban governance and transformation. Understanding how urban institutional actors perceive and respond to these emerging processes is thus crucial for unravelling the rationalities that actively transform the spatial configuration of cities. Drawing on the concept of spatial rat…
Repurposed lives
This study investigates how shipping containers are repurposed as architecture in Accra, Ghana. The study reveals the spatial factors shaping the emergence of these adaptive structures. Rather than being randomly situated, containers cluster in strategic locations enabling access to livelihoods while also avoiding eviction threats. Their positioning highlights contradictions between top-down urban planning favouring elite interests and the needs …
Geography (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Urban planning (3 works) · Architecture (2 works) · Civil engineering (2 works) · Container (type theory (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (2 works)