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Exploring the development prospects of Accra Airport City, Ghana

Exploring the development prospects of Accra Airport City, Ghana This study of Accra Airport City explores the application and potential of the airport-city concept in an African context, and reveals that besides implementing a national agenda of using public–private partnerships to raise Ghana’s competitive profile, the project sought to ensure proper use of space, ease congestion and expand revenue sources for the airport authorities. While the government initially provided favourable conditions for private, especially international investors, a continuous interplay between investors and the government sought to deal with problems that arose in managing shared spaces and resources. The future of Accra Airport City will depend on these drivers of its competitive edge and the future economic performance in the country. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Area Development and Policy Taylor & Francis

Exploring the development prospects of Accra Airport City, Ghana

Arthur, Isaac K.
Area Development and Policy , Volume 3 (2): 16 – May 4, 2018
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Exploring the development prospects of Accra Airport City, Ghana

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This study of Accra Airport City explores the application and potential of the airport-city concept in an African context, and reveals that besides implementing a national agenda of using public–private partnerships to raise Ghana’s competitive profile, the project sought to ensure proper use of space, ease congestion and expand revenue sources for the airport authorities. While the government initially provided favourable conditions for private, especially international...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2018 Regional Studies Association
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2379-2957
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2379-2949
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10.1080/23792949.2018.1428112
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Abstract

This study of Accra Airport City explores the application and potential of the airport-city concept in an African context, and reveals that besides implementing a national agenda of using public–private partnerships to raise Ghana’s competitive profile, the project sought to ensure proper use of space, ease congestion and expand revenue sources for the airport authorities. While the government initially provided favourable conditions for private, especially international investors, a continuous interplay between investors and the government sought to deal with problems that arose in managing shared spaces and resources. The future of Accra Airport City will depend on these drivers of its competitive edge and the future economic performance in the country.

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Area Development and Policy – Taylor & Francis

Published: May 4, 2018

Keywords: Accra; Airport City; urban governance; public–private partnership; Ghana; 阿克拉; 机场城市; 城市治理; 政府与社会资本合作模式; 加纳; Accra; ciudad aeropuerto; gobernanza urbana; colaboración pública y privada; Ghana; Аккра; аэротрополис; городское управление; государственно–частное партнерство; Гана

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