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Abstract
The accessibility of appropriate land for private development has become of significant concern to, essentially, residential property developers. With Ampabame in view, the aim of this study is to examine the prevalent challenges pertaining to the acquisition of land; the high-land-value effect of land service delivery on residential development; and the role of relevant agencies in land service delivery, as well as its impact on residential development. The sample for this study includes some land owners at Ampabame, the Lands Commission, and the Land Use and Spatial Planning Authority. Among the findings, lack of cooperation (and coordination), among, and/or between, all the relevant stakeholders in the community (fundamentally, residential property developers and utilities and services providers), has the most adverse impact on the development of residences. It is, therefore, recommended that there should be coordination among relevant stakeholders and institutions; such as the Lands Commission, the chiefs and elders, family heads, and the district assembly. Moreover, this study has shown that land delivery for residential development is expensive, creating a hostile atmosphere for such developments. So, there must be the existence of a more dedicated Lands Commission to regulate the cost of land. Also, given that residential property developers have been found to, often, complain about inaccessible, and/or poor, land service delivery (propelled) by state institutions, which affects residential development unfavourably, this research proposes strict enforcement, and enactment, of the reforms in the Lands Act 2020; to ensure the cohesive development of residences in Ghana.
Acknowledgments
The authors appreciate everyone who agreed to partake in the study, and who gave their informed consent. A special ‘thank you’ goes to Surveyor Richard Owusu Afoakwa for his guidance; also, for taking time of his busy schedule to read through the manuscript, to make the necessary corrections. Furthermore, the authors extend some appreciation to the Lands Commission of Ghana; for the invaluable advice and assistance during the course of this research.
Author contributions
Agyemang Frimpong (AF) conception and design, and wrote the first draft. Ronald Osei Mensah (ROM) wrote the analysis and the interpretation of data and reviewed the entire manuscript. Maame Afua Nkrumah (MAN) worked on the drafting of the paper, revising it critically for intellectual content and the final approval of the version to be published. All the authors agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
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Data availability statement
Data generated in support of the study results is referenced in the paper but will be made available when requested by relevant institution(s).
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Agyemang Frimpong
Dr. Agyemang Frimpong is currently a Commissioner with the Public Services Commission of Ghana. Dr. Frimpong has over 20 years of experience as a public administration academic and practitioner. At The University of Akron-Ohio in the United States, where he also lectured as a member of the Faculty of Public Administration and Urban Studies. He earned his PhD in Public Administration and Urban Policy. Frimpong is an expert in monitoring and evaluation and has interest in research.
Ronald Osei Mensah
Ronald Osei Mensah is a Lecturer at the Takoradi Technical University’s Social Development Section and a doctoral researcher at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. His areas of interest in research include media studies, African history, sociology of education, criminology, and criminal justice education.
Maame Afua Nkrumah
Maame Afua Nkrumah researches mainly in Educational Quality Assurance and Institutional Effectiveness. She is an Associate Professor at the Social Development Section of the Centre for Languages and Liberal Studies of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU). She is a trained teacher who has taught at all levels of the educational ladder. She has over thirty-two publications to her credit. Currently, she teaches precision quality, Social Psychology and Research Methods at TTU and has over 15 years’ of teaching experience.