Understanding urban expansion across primary and secondary cities in Ghana
• The sprawl to infill ratio in secondary cities was higher than in primary cities. • Multiple factors influence sprawl and infill expansion. • More diverse land allocation regimes influence the faster expansion of secondary cities. • Urban expansion in cities reflects the aims and rationalities of the powerful stakeholders.
Authors
- Laurel C. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6151-7869)
- Michael C. Wimberly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1549-3891)
- Andrews Korah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2663-7857)
Institutions
- University of Oklahoma (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Habitat International
- Published
- 2025-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103339
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 67.94