How do Ghana’s landfills affect residential property values? A case study of two sites in Accra
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11668982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Owusu (0000-0003-3859-5540, University of Ghana, corresponding author), Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward Nketiah‐amponsah (0000-0002-9754-1983, University of Ghana), Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe (0000-0002-6567-0262, University of Ghana), Robert Lawrence Afutu‐kotey (0000-0003-3939-9373, University of Ghana), Robert L Afutu-Kotey |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1140-1155 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-11 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02723638.2014.945261 |
| OpenAlex | W2059697777 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
Like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana lacks well-engineered sanitary landfill sites. Increased urbanization and concomitant real estate growth lead landfills to compete with residential land use, resulting in closer proximity between landfill sites and residential neighborhoods. The effects of landfills on the property values of nearby residential communities have been the subject of much debate in the developed world, where state-of-the-art and environmentally well-engineered landfills are common. However, academic and other research is inconclusive on the effects of landfills on property values in the developed countries. This paper addresses this knowledge gap by exploring the effects of landfills on residential property values in Ghana, using the Oblogo and Mallam landfills in Accra as a case study. Our analysis indicates that while landfills do depress nearby residential property values, the effects are contingent on property location relative to the level of urbanization in a community, and year of completion and total costs of property development
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |