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Drivers of gated community developments in Ghana: perspective of developers

Gideon Kwame Otchere (School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia)
Kwabena Mintah (School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia)
Judith Callanan (School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia)

Property Management

ISSN: 0263-7472

Article publication date: 31 March 2023

Issue publication date: 28 July 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

Gated communities continue to spread in popularity across cities around the world. Ghana has seen considerable growth in the development of gated communities over the last few years. This phenomenon manifests in the majority new residential developments and most forms of residential property advertisement in the capital city. The purpose of this paper is to explore the drivers of gated community developments in Ghana from the perspective of gated community developers.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper used a qualitative research approach. Through face-to-face semi-structured interviews, data was collected from purposively selected key stakeholders in the gated community development market, including developers, managers and consultants.

Findings

The drivers identified from the developers' perspective were the demand for gated community properties, the control over and ease of management of assets and interests, the high development/production cost of real estate and speculative development of gated community properties.

Originality/value

This paper is an initial study that explores the drivers of gated community developments in Ghana from the perspective of gated community developers. This paper extends the literature on gated communities beyond the residents perspective.

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Citation

Otchere, G.K., Mintah, K. and Callanan, J. (2023), "Drivers of gated community developments in Ghana: perspective of developers", Property Management, Vol. 41 No. 4, pp. 490-504. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-01-2022-0006

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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