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Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow
| Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow |
| Autore | Pellow Deborah <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.09667 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human territoriality - Ghana - Accra
Spatial behavior - Ghana - Accra Hausa (African people) - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions Muslims - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-42288-2
9786610422883 0-313-01239-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455723303321 |
Pellow Deborah <1945->
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| Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow
| Landlords and lodgers [[electronic resource] ] : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow |
| Autore | Pellow Deborah <1945-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.09667 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human territoriality - Ghana - Accra
Spatial behavior - Ghana - Accra Hausa (African people) - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions Muslims - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-42288-2
9786610422883 0-313-01239-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780259803321 |
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Pellow Deborah <1945->
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| Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Landlords and lodgers : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow
| Landlords and lodgers : socio-spatial organization in an Accra community / / Deborah Pellow |
| Autore | Pellow Deborah <1945-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306/.09667 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human territoriality - Ghana - Accra
Spatial behavior - Ghana - Accra Hausa (African people) - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions Muslims - Ghana - Accra - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-42288-2
9786610422883 0-313-01239-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- LANDLORDS AND LODGERS -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- GLOSSARY -- PREFACE -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- LINKING PEOPLE AND PLACE -- MANAGING IN THE CITY -- THE STORY UNFOLDS -- NOTES -- 2 THE URBAN CULTURAL CONTEXT -- MODERN ACCRA: A BRIEF GAZE -- EARLY SETTLEMENTS -- EUROPEAN DOMINION -- SPATIAL AND SOCIAL ENGINEERING -- NEIGHBORHOODS, HOUSE FORM, AND CULTURE -- HOUSING TODAY -- NOTES -- 3 STRANGERS, STRUGGLES, AND THE CREATION OF SABON ZONGO -- MUSLIM MIGRANTS IN ACCRA -- MUSLIM LEADERSHIP IN ACCRA -- THE HAUSA MOLD -- THE EARLY COMMUNITY: LAND AND LEADERSHIP -- THE EARLY COMMUNITY: THE POPULATION AND ITS CHARACTER -- TIES WITH ACCRA -- NOTES -- 4 SABON ZONGO: ENVIRONMENTAL DELIMITATIONS -- A BOUNDED COMMUNITY -- SPATIAL SUBDIVISIONS: UNGUWA -- MARKET AND STREET TRADE -- CONVENIENCE VS. EXPECTATIONS AND ATTACHMENTS -- NOTES -- 5 TIES THAT BIND -- KINSHIP -- ETHNICITY -- THE CORNER MOSQUE -- PATRONS AND CLIENTS -- NOTES -- 6 EVERYDAY LIFE -- PARTICIPANTS IN DAILY EXCHANGE -- RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SEXES -- SCHOOLING -- OCCUPATIONS -- INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE -- CAMARADERIE -- PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS -- AN URBAN NICHE -- NOTES -- 7 ANTHILL ARCHITECTURE: THE INVOLUTED COMPOUND -- EVOLVING FORMS -- BOUNDARIES, MATERIALS, AND FACILITIES -- MODELS TO FOLLOW: GENDERED SPACE -- COMPOUND SPACE-VARIATIONS ON A THEME -- TENANT AND NUCLEAR FAMILY HOMES: EXTREMES OF CHANGE -- MARKING SOCIAL CHANGE -- NOTES -- 8 COMPOUND SOCIAL SPACE: TRANSFORMATIONS THROUGH LIVING -- THE DRAW OF SABON ZONGO -- HAVING CAPACITY -- BECOMING A TENANT -- COMPOUND-BASED ACTIVITIES -- PUBLIC PRIVACY -- GENDER ROLES -- CHANGING ROLES -- NOTES -- 9 CONCLUSION: ZONGWANCI -- NOTE -- APPENDIX -- SAMPLE OF COMPOUNDS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809205603321 |
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Pellow Deborah <1945->
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| Westport, CT, : Praeger, 2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spatial Inequalities : Health, Poverty, and Place in Accra, Ghana / / edited by John R. Weeks, Allan G. Hill, Justin Stoler
| Spatial Inequalities : Health, Poverty, and Place in Accra, Ghana / / edited by John R. Weeks, Allan G. Hill, Justin Stoler |
| Autore | Weeks John R. |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina |
309.2/5
330.9 614.4 |
| Collana | GeoJournal Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Human geography
Public health Demography Remote sensing Urban ecology (Biology) Human Geography Public Health Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Urban Ecology |
| ISBN | 94-007-6732-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Introduction: 1: Introduction to the Accra School: An Overview of Health, Poverty, and Place in Accra: John R. Weeks, Allan G. Hill, and Justin Stoler -- Part II: Accra’s Urban Morphology and Neighborhood Structure -- 2: Defining Neighborhood Boundaries for Urban Health Research: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana: Ryan Engstrom, Caetlin Ofiesh, David Rain, Henry Jewell, and John Weeks -- 3: Neighborhoods of Health: Comparing boundaries for measuring contextual effects on health in Accra, Ghana: Marta Jankowska -- 4: Delineation and Classification of Urban Neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana, from Quickbird Imagery: Manual vs. Semi-Automated Approaches: Christopher D. Lippitt, Douglas A. Stow, Sory Toure, and Milo Vejraska -- 5: Methods for Texture-based Classification of Urban Fringe Areas from Medium and High Resolution Satellite Imagery: Lasse Møller-Jensen -- Part III: Health and Well-being in Accra’s Neighborhoods: 6: Exploring Social Resilience among Young Migrants in Old Fadama, an Accra Slum: Raymond Asare Tutu -- 7: Researching Urban Slum Health in Nima, a Slum in Accra: Emmanuel Aggrey-Korsah, Joseph Oppong -- 8: What if Neighbors' Neighborhoods Differ? The Influence of Neighborhood Definitions of Health Outcomes in Accra: Alex Zvoleff, Li An, Justin Stoler, John R. Weeks -- 9: Living Arrangements and Fertility: A Case Study in Southern Ghana: Magdalena Benza -- 10: Fertility in Context: Exploring Egocentric Neighborhoods in Accra: John R. Weeks, Justin Stoler, Allan G. Hill, Alex Zvoleff -- Part IV: Neighborhood Structure: Implications for the Future Provision of Health Services: 11: The Sachet Water Phenomenon in Accra: Socioeconomic, Environmental, and Public Health Implications for Water Security -- Justin Stoler -- 12: Healthcare Access In Three Residential Neighborhoods In Accra, Ghana: Godwin Arku, Paul Mkandawire, Isaac Luginaah, and Philip Baiden -- 13: Food Security in Accra: Anna Carla Lopez-Carr -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438334503321 |
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Weeks John R.
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| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spatial Literacy [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary Asante Women’s Place-making / / by E. Amoo-Adare
| Spatial Literacy [[electronic resource] ] : Contemporary Asante Women’s Place-making / / by E. Amoo-Adare |
| Autore | Amoo-Adare E |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2308209667 |
| Collana | Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnology—Africa
Sociology Sociology, Urban Feminist theory African Culture Sociology, general Gender Studies Urban Studies/Sociology Feminism |
| ISBN |
1-349-44801-X
1-137-28107-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Glossary of Twi Terms; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Introduction: Critical Spatial Literacy is Urgent Political Praxis; 2. Feminist Positionality: Renegade Architecture in a Certain Ambiguity; 3. Politics of (Post)Modern Space: Asante Women's Place in a Capitalist Spatiality; Vignette 1 Auntie Pauline Sampene (Mobility); 4. Akwantu : Travel and the Making of New Roads; Vignette 2 Auntie Evelina Amoakohene (Education); 5. Anibuei : Civilization and the Opening of Eyes
Vignette 3 Akosua Serwa Opoku-Bonsu (Economics)6. Sikasem : Money Matters and the Love of Gold; Vignette 4 Nana Sarpoma (Asante Identity); 7. Process Not State, Becoming Not Being; 8. Conclusion: Toward a Pedagogy of Critical Spatial Literacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779708503321 |
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Amoo-Adare E
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| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spatial Literacy : Contemporary Asante Women’s Place-making / / by E. Amoo-Adare
| Spatial Literacy : Contemporary Asante Women’s Place-making / / by E. Amoo-Adare |
| Autore | Amoo-Adare E |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2308209667 |
| Collana | Gender and Cultural Studies in Africa and the Diaspora |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnology—Africa
Sociology Sociology, Urban Feminist theory African Culture Sociology, general Gender Studies Urban Studies/Sociology Feminism |
| ISBN |
1-349-44801-X
1-137-28107-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Glossary of Twi Terms; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Introduction: Critical Spatial Literacy is Urgent Political Praxis; 2. Feminist Positionality: Renegade Architecture in a Certain Ambiguity; 3. Politics of (Post)Modern Space: Asante Women's Place in a Capitalist Spatiality; Vignette 1 Auntie Pauline Sampene (Mobility); 4. Akwantu : Travel and the Making of New Roads; Vignette 2 Auntie Evelina Amoakohene (Education); 5. Anibuei : Civilization and the Opening of Eyes
Vignette 3 Akosua Serwa Opoku-Bonsu (Economics)6. Sikasem : Money Matters and the Love of Gold; Vignette 4 Nana Sarpoma (Asante Identity); 7. Process Not State, Becoming Not Being; 8. Conclusion: Toward a Pedagogy of Critical Spatial Literacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809931703321 |
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Amoo-Adare E
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| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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