City profile: Wa, Ghana

摘要: The UN-Habitat III has placed secondary cities at the centre of new urban agenda, given their roles in global development trajectories future. Wa, though a small city, is an important growth pole North-western Ghana. Wa emerged as trading town colonial era and since independence 1957 become key However, confluence environmental vulnerabilities pre-existing social inequalities resulting from centuries post-colonial neglects, have led to increasing contestations socio-ecological challenges. We profiled through lens Southern urbanism highlight its socio-economic, ecological spatial dynamics ordinary city Global South. reflect disconnection between capital labour well contested resource flows, these implications for transformative sustainable Through this profile, postcolonial studies South must reconsider deepening empirical methods theories addressing unique problem-space. A future remains counterproductive if do not engage with paradigms understanding planning