Accra

=== Green spaces ===
Rapidly growing population and construction within the city has been resulting in a reduction in [[Urban green space]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gabriel |date=1 August 2019 |title=Accra Is Losing Its Green Spaces |url=https://gajreport.com/accra-losing-greens/ |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=Ghanaian American Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> A 2021 study of low income communities in the city found increasing concern and desire among these communities for urban green spaces for recreation and health.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Erdiaw-Kwasie |first1=Michael Odei |last2=Cobbinah |first2=Patrick Brandful |title=People in Accra's slums know green spaces are important: planners should take heed |url=http://theconversation.com/people-in-accras-slums-know-green-spaces-are-important-planners-should-take-heed-166296 |date=25 August 2021|access-date=22 April 2022 |website=The Conversation |language=en}}</ref> A 2018 study of greenspaces in the city, found the ones that do exist are important for mammal biodiversity in the city.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ofori |first1=Benjamin Y. |last2=Garshong |first2=Reuben A. |last3=Gbogbo |first3=Francis |last4=Owusu |first4=Erasmus H. |last5=Attuquayefio |first5=Daniel K. |date=21 July 2018 |title=Urban green area provides refuge for native small mammal biodiversity in a rapidly expanding city in Ghana |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30032389/ |journal=Environmental Monitoring and Assessment |volume=190 |issue=8 |pages=480 |doi=10.1007/s10661-018-6858-1 |issn=1573-2959 |pmid=30032389|bibcode=2018EMnAs.190..480O |s2cid=51708386 }}</ref>