Tema New Town planning in Ghana
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Tema New Town planning in Ghana is a major mid-20th-century urban development project that transformed a coastal area near Accra into a planned industrial and residential city.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
new town development
ⓘ
urban planning project ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
creating a planned city
ⓘ
providing housing for workers ⓘ supporting industrialization ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ghana’s post-independence development strategy
ⓘ
Tema Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
integration of port and city planning
ⓘ
planned industrial-residential balance ⓘ state-led planning initiative ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ghanaian national planning policies ⓘ |
| impact |
created new residential communities
ⓘ
stimulated industrial growth near Accra ⓘ transformed coastal area into planned city ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
commercial areas
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industrial zones ⓘ port facilities ⓘ public services and utilities ⓘ residential neighbourhoods ⓘ road network ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningModel |
modernist planning
ⓘ
zoned land-use planning ⓘ |
| purpose |
decongest Accra
ⓘ
industrial development ⓘ port-oriented urban growth ⓘ residential development ⓘ support Tema Harbour ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tema Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tema New Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | major national development project ⓘ |
| sector |
housing and infrastructure
ⓘ
industrial planning ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| startDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| urbanForm |
planned city layout
ⓘ
separation of industrial and residential areas ⓘ |
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