| ABSTRACT | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND | 第10-21页 |
| 1.0 Introduction | 第10-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Problem | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第16页 |
| 1.3 Significance of the Research | 第16-18页 |
| 1.4 Scope of the Study | 第18页 |
| 1.5 Delimitations and Limitations of the Study | 第18-19页 |
| 1.6 Chapter disposition | 第19页 |
| 1.7 Definition of Terms | 第19-21页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第21-33页 |
| 2.0 Introduction | 第21页 |
| 2.1 Defining Building Failure/ Collapse | 第21-23页 |
| 2.2 Building Collapse as a global phenomenon | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3 Causes of Building Failure/Collapse | 第24-30页 |
| 2.4 Effects of Building Failures/Collapse | 第30-31页 |
| 2.5 Efforts at Dealing with Building Collapse | 第31页 |
| 2.6 Critique of Literature | 第31-33页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第33-40页 |
| 3.0 Introduction | 第33页 |
| 3.1 Methodology Defined | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Research Design | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3 Sources of Data | 第35页 |
| 3.4 Sample Size and Sampling Technique | 第35-37页 |
| 3.5 Data Analysis | 第37-38页 |
| 3.6 Advantages and Justification of the Methods Adopted | 第38页 |
| 3.7 Ethical Consideration | 第38-40页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR DEMOGRAPHIC AND INSTITUTIONALARRANGEMENTS FOR BUILDING INDUSTRY IN GHANA | 第40-69页 |
| 4.0 Introduction | 第40-41页 |
| 4.1 Overview of Demographic and Socio-Economic Conditions in Ghana | 第41-44页 |
| 4.2 Demographic features of study areas | 第44-47页 |
| 4.2.1 Kumasi Metropolis | 第44-46页 |
| 4.2.2 Accra Metropolis | 第46-47页 |
| 4.3 Housing Conditions of Study Areas | 第47-52页 |
| 4.4 Institutional Structures for Building Industry in Ghana | 第52-59页 |
| 4.4.1 Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing | 第52-54页 |
| 4.4.2 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) | 第54-57页 |
| 4.4.3 Ghana National Fire Service | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.4 The Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (GEPA) | 第58-59页 |
| 4.5 Conceptual Framework: Effective Management of the Building Process | 第59-68页 |
| 4.6 Conclusion | 第68-69页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DATA ANALYSIS | 第69-104页 |
| 5.0 Introduction | 第69页 |
| 5.1 Data Presentation | 第69-74页 |
| 5.2 Objective One:Institutional Causes of Building Collapse | 第74-85页 |
| 5.2.1 Faulty and Hasty Construction | 第80-81页 |
| 5.2.2 Lack of Monitoring & Supervision by Regulatory Bodies | 第81-82页 |
| 5.2.3 Poor Design of Buildings | 第82-83页 |
| 5.2.4 Structural Failure and Structural Negligence | 第83页 |
| 5.2.5 Disregard of Building Regulations by Contractors | 第83-85页 |
| 5.3 Objective 2: The Roles of the Major Stakeholders in the Building Industry | 第85-94页 |
| 5.3.1 Major Stakeholders and their roles in Building Industry | 第86页 |
| 5.3.2 Civil Engineers | 第86-87页 |
| 5.3.3 Structural Engineers | 第87-88页 |
| 5.3.4 Building Contractors | 第88-89页 |
| 5.3.5 Building Inspectors | 第89-90页 |
| 5.3.6 Architects and Draughtsman | 第90页 |
| 5.3.7 Town and Country Planners | 第90-91页 |
| 5.3.8 Land and Quantity Surveyors | 第91-92页 |
| 5.3.9 Steel Benders | 第92页 |
| 5.3.10 Electricians | 第92页 |
| 5.3.11 Carpenters | 第92-93页 |
| 5.3.12 Masons | 第93页 |
| 5.3.13 Land/Building Owners | 第93-94页 |
| 5.4 Objective 3: Lapses in the Building Regulations in Ghana | 第94-99页 |
| 5.5 Objective 4: Ways to Avert Building Failures/Collapse in Ghana | 第99-102页 |
| 5.6 Discussion of Findings | 第102-104页 |
| CHAPTER SIX SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONAND CONCLUSION | 第104-110页 |
| 6.0 Introduction | 第104页 |
| 6.1 Summary of the Research Process | 第104-105页 |
| 6.2 Summary of Findings | 第105-107页 |
| 6.3 Recommendation | 第107-108页 |
| 6.4 Conclusion | 第108-110页 |
| APPENDIX 1: STRUCTURED INTERVIEW QUIDE | 第110-116页 |
| APPENDIX 2: QUESTIONNAIRE | 第116-124页 |
| Bibliography | 第124-129页 |
| 附录A 攻读硕士学位期间发表的学术论文 | 第129-130页 |
| DEDICATION | 第130页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第130页 |
