期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2016
卷号：18
期号：2
页码：77
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：This paper emphasizes the presence of rarely documented yet enriching residents informal activities and practices and its influence on satisfaction. The stud y was carried out in Abese, an informal settlement in La, Ghana, using semi-structured interviews. Activities and practices included resident's weekly social deliberations, collaborative house transformation, and use of housing spaces to meet basic local needs. In spite of their awareness of physical problems in the settlement, residents indicated that collective activities to improve their conditions, peaceful environment and sense of community afforded them a satisfied and positive living experience in the settlement. The stud y concludes that such activities and experiences provide a rich source of knowledge for (re) understanding urban informal settlements and offers hints towards inclusive planning and urban sustainable development within the current global agenda of sustainable cities and communities.
关键词：Urban Informal Settlements; Housing; Social Deliberation; living experience; Improvisation; Ghana
