Implementation and Management of Urban Land Use Plans in Ghana

Abstract

The growth and expansion of urban areas come with benefits and challenges due to their enigmatic nature. As a result, towns and cities need land-use plans to direct and promote their growth in an organized manner to enable a realization of their benefits. Land use plans do not come to any meaningful thing if they are not implemented and managed effectively. This chapter assesses the implementation and management of land use plans in growing cities in Ghana. The chapter is based on a systematic review of existing literature and observations. The findings establish that urban land use planning in Ghana has adopted the three-tier land-use planning model which considers spatial planning at various levels and the types of plans that will be prepared to address the needs of all stakeholders. Urban land-use plan implementation and management in the country are thwarted by slow, cumbersome, and unending land delivery processes, weak participatory approach to land use planning, obsolete land-use policies and methods, and insufficient human and financial resources. Legislations and stakeholder participation are needed in plan preparation, implementation, and management.

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