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Tema 1951-1962: the Evolution of a Planned City in West Africa

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

This study traces the development of a modern planned city in tropical Africa, during its first twelve years of growth. The construction of an artificial harbour and town was undertaken after World War II in connexion with the Volta River Project, though it fulfilled a long-recognised need for a port in south-eastern Ghana. Tema, a typical coastal village, was selected in 1951 because of its favourable site characteristics and its nearness to Accra. Actual development of the new city was, however, beset by a variety of problems, e.g. the lack of a single authority to integrate the planning of the harbour area and the city proper, an uncertain commitment with regard to the growth of the industrial sector, the resistance of the original Tema villagers to a government scheme for their resettlement, and constant revisions in projections of optimum population size. The port of Tema was officially opened in 1962, and the city's future as an entrepot and industrial centre now seems assured.

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