ABSTRACT Highly concentrated urban areas have experienced many floods over the last decades. There has been significant increase in the trend of extreme rainfall events, in the face of a lack of effective flood management systems. Though rainfall in Ghana has been decreasing since the 1970’s, and the government has initiated many disaster reduction interventions, incidences of flooding have ironically continued to increase. The study explores the post-flood disaster response mechanisms, ef...
ABSTRACT Inadequate attention to urban land-use planning and practices could result in the proliferation of unauthorised structures which could destroy the health, beauty and convenience of cities. This thesis sought to investigate the causes and consequences of unauthorised structures at Aboabo, a suburb of Kumasi Metropolis. A total of 244 respondents comprising 119 house-owners, 119 household heads, and 6 key informants (the chief of Aboabo and five heads of Land Planning and Management In...
ABSTRACT In Sub-Saharan Africa, rapid urban growth has outstripped the capacities of central and local government to control and regulate urban land development; hence people construct their homes on available lands most of which are liable to floods. This research set out to identify the driving forces of spatial growth and to simulate spatial growth patterns of structures in the Shama district of the Western Region of Ghana using an agent-based modeling approach. The study was conducted wit...
ABSTRACT With the increasing number of the aged in Ghana, social support for this segment of the population is gradually becoming an issue of great concern. There is debt of research on this. This study is therefore an attempt to provide some information for policy makers towards enhancing planning of better health, social financial support services for the aged to promote their well-being. The descriptive and explanatory survey designs were employed to achieve the objective of the research....
ABSTRACT Though the Persons of Disability Act 715 calls for the provision of an accessible environment, attention on the mobility needs of commuters with disability has focused on persons with disability access to public buildings like library without paying attention to the walking environment connecting the homes of commuters to these public facilities. This study was carried out to examine the road transport infrastructure and mobility needs of students with physical disability in UCC. Sp...
Municipal solid waste landfill is an important part of the urban infrastructure that ensures the protection of environment and human health. Landfill selection problem for municipal solid waste involves many factors, criteria and regulations. The aim of this study is to access suitable site for an engineered solid waste landfill, ·with specific objectives of site determination based on UNEP criteria and carrying out both geophysical and geotechnical evaluation of the site. The study are...
Our is a universal phenomenon, althoug h there is no un h./c r.ensus on its control. The international community has 0' battled to put the problem on the burner of issues aeSG:-'ant and dire attention. The earliest international conV81 child labour was the minimum age (Industry) Con./E1919 (Roggers and Standing, 1981). In 1948, the Un ;te:::s approved the Universal Decla ratio n of Human F;_tgtl·~slnternational Legal recognition to chifdren's rights. T h ! S vwed by the Declaration o...
This study was carried out with the aim of assessing the rattle tree (Albizia lebbeck) effects on soil properties and Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) productivity on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria. In carrying out the research, a randomized complete block design (RCBD) was employed consisting of five treatments and three replicates. The five treatments applied were as follows: Treatment 1 (T1): Irish potato planted in the alley (space) between A. lebbeck tree rows without green manure; T2: P...
This study investiception of Climate Change Among Secondary School in the FederaL Territory. A sample of One hundred and twenty-Six respondents /Vas 'or the study. A Questionnaire was designed to obtain . . The questiontained research questions investigating Secondary Students avvarClimate Change in the Federal Capital Territory with on Government y School Garki and Government Secondary School The stu6 to find out the respondents awareness of climate, their level of 's, the source of kn...
ABSTRACT The biodiversity conservation projects that were implemented at Gomoa Okyereko and Gomoa Adam in Gomoa East and Gomoa West Districts in the Central Region were to conserve degraded forests in the two communities. The main problems had to do with using chemicals in hunting of wildlife, regular bush fires, pollution of water bodies, indiscriminate cutting of trees and frequent wind damages. This study therefore assessed the impact of the project intervention in the light of the problem...
ABSTRACT A sufficient, clean drinking water supply is essential to life but millions of people throughout the world do not have access to this basic necessity. Even after the intensive efforts of engineers, planners, builders, governmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to bring potable water to the poorer people of the world, the situation is still a challenge. The problem becomes exacerbated especially in developing countries with an increasing population growth trend. This study...
ABSTRACT Although recent statistics reveal a decline in poverty in Ghana, many people still live below the poverty line. Rural small-holder food crop farmers are the most vulnerable groups affected by poverty. This is due to their limited access to micro-credits. The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a Non Governmental Organization in Ghana and has been working with small-holder farmers in the Yilo Krobo District with the aim of improving rural income and improving the well-be...
ABSTRACT Indigenous knowledge (IK) plays an essential role in reducing degradation and support structures for improving livelihood in freshwater resources. It is asserted that local knowledge helps to build stable governance structures and policies to control abuse and misuse of freshwater resources. The study, therefore, sought to examine institutions and institutional arrangements that govern Lake Bosomtwe. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaires were used to solici...
ABSTRACT This study examined the effects of the Bui resettlement scheme on the livelihood of the resettled, host and adjoining households. The study used descrptive study design and employed the mixed method. Cluster sampling was used to select the study communities. The sample size was 283 respondents. Data was collected using interview guide, observation guide, focus group discussion guide and interview schedule. The analyses of data involved the application of descriptive statistics, pair...
ABSTRACT An effective transportation system is significantly important in sustaining economic growth in modern-day economies as it provides connections between different parts of the country and the global world. Good road network links to work, deliver products to market, underpins logistics and supply chain, and also support local and international trade. However, it has been observed that road traffic congestion has been a major transport challenge faced by cities in Ghana. It is against...