Accra, GHA
- urbanNext, April 21, 2020.
- 15 slides.
africanCities, Julien Lanoo, Middle Density, Politics and economics, Survey, Territory and mobility
Accra, Africa, African Cities, African Public Realm, africanCities, Cities & Middle Density, Ghana, Harborfront, Insight into the Terrain, Lack of Urban Health, Local economy, Photographic Atlas of the Cities, Photography, Poverty line, Survey, Urban mobility
Text by Joana Lazarova.
Jamestown, one of the oldest districts of Accra, is a community with a very strong identity. Its history begins with the erection of James fort by the British in 1673 and, in time, it emerged as the first man-made harbor on the coast. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, the district carries the history of its colonial past and of a dense mixture of commercial and residential uses.