Factors influencing the approach to community development in Ghanaian urban slums

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dc.contributor.authorFrimpong-Mansoa, K.
dc.contributor.authorAppiah-Kubi, J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-28T11:11:16Z
dc.date.available2022-06-28T11:11:16Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe approaches used in community development (CD) are critical to the success or failure of projects. Yet, we know little about approaches employed in CD in urban areas. This study investigates the approaches employed in two CD projects (construction of footbridges and cassava processing) in Ashaiman, an urban Ghanaian slum, and the factors that influenced the selected approaches. We used a qualitative technique by conducting semistructured interviews with 23 stakeholders involved in CD activities in Ashaiman. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. The findings demonstrated that the two selected initiatives used both self-help and technical support approaches, with the latter approach dominating. The community's capacity, weak social ties among the residents, and nature of the project undertaken were the factors that determined the approaches taken. The basis for the approach used in CD should be the characteristics of the communities and how they facilitate the successful implementation of projects.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/15575330.2022.2055094
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/38161
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectCommunity developmenten_US
dc.subjectapproaches to community developmenten_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectslum communitiesen_US
dc.titleFactors influencing the approach to community development in Ghanaian urban slumsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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