In early July 2010 another highly successful AAPS case study workshop came to an end. The venue was located in Nungua village, on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana. As with the previous workshops, held in Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg respectively, the proceedings in Accra were dedicated to promoting the use of the case study research and teaching methodologies amongst African planning educators.
Participants from Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania took part in the proceedings under the masterful tutelage of Dr Fred Lerise and Prof Jorgen Andreassen. Feedback has indicated that the workshop was a highly valued experience, which highlighted the imperativeness of conducting in-depth case study research as a means of confronting Africa’s planning and urbanisation challenges.
The following photographs were taken during workshop proceedings and a group field trip to the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, near the industrial port city of Tema, Ghana:
