ABSTRACT Flooding is by far the most destructive type of weather conditions that strikes humans and their livelihoods around the world. Smallholder farmers in rural communities are predominantly dependent on rain-fed agriculture which exposes them to the vagaries of floods. Flood extremes have become more unpredictable and smallholder farmers are more vulnerable to them as a result of their limited adaptive capacity. Local level assessment of flood vulnerability is thus necessary in order to ...
ABSTRACT Motorcyclists’ injuries and fatalities are a major recent public health concern in many developing countries, including Ghana. In Ghana, motorcycle for commercial purposes (known as Okada) is a recent development but one of the fastest transportation mode especially in the urban areas. This study focused on the perception of risk and its implications on the operations of motor taxi (Okada) in the Greater Accra region. Specifically, the study was designed to evaluate the risk pe...
ABSTRACT Road traffic congestion is a global phenomenon that bedevils the cities of the world.
ABSTRACT This thesis has evaluated the complimentary role water transport could play in the transport system of Lagos Metropolis.
ABSTRACT The primary objective of this study was to examine the spatial distribution of malaria incidence in the Brong Ahafo Region by using a GIS as an analytical tool. The research employed the cluster based sampling method to solicit the views of 245 households using a questionnaire. Malaria incidence indicated a variation from one household to another and from one administration district to another. Malaria clusters were determined using Getis and Ord statistic. This cluster analysis ind...
ABSTRACT Mining companies have created the wrong impression that soils in the Tarkwa-Aboso area are infertile and not suitable for crop production. The government of Ghana therefore continues to lease concessions in the Tarkwa- Aboso area to mining companies, who not only scrape off the rich topsoils and vegetation to expose the gold ore for extraction, but also food crops are destroyed, and farming communities are displaced. Dr. Henry Obeng conducted a soil survey in Tarkwa-Iduapriem in 1992...
ABSTRACT Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) has been a long-standing health concern especially in tropical West Africa. CSM has been studied extensively especially in its immunological and clinical aspects in the study area in particular and the northern part of Ghana in general. However, begging questions and gaps remain in its comprehensive assessment in local-specific contexts. Consequently, the objective of the study was to gain better insight into its patterns, perceptions and management in...
ABSTRACT Housing has increasingly become a threatened product in many urban areas in highly populated regions. As a result, several urban dwellers live under housing conditions that affect an individual’s pride and experiences, causing distressing social, economic, spatial and, health implications. Particularly, the deficit in housing supply and the high prices of the available housing stock poses challenges to the residents of urban centers. This research therefore, sought to discover the ...
ABSTRACT Globally, there have been increasing demands for water by increasing populations. Demands however outstrip supply in most regions creating water shortage situation. Water shortage is noted to have effects on the socio-economic livelihood development of households. This study assessed the effects of water shortage and coping strategies of households as well as the role of stakeholders in addressing the situation in Kumawu. Using the mixed method, 200 household questionnaires were admi...
ABSTRACT The devolution of political administration, planning and the decision-making process from over burdened central governments to the local level has been borne out of one basic fact - that community participation in governance, planning and decision-making will make the process of development more self-sustaining. The assumption being that bringing policy decisions that reflect local conditions closer to the people will lead to a fuller participation in programmes that will bring abou...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, the tourism sector is plagued with monotonous products, and these require urgent diversification. The questions have always been: diversify to where and with what new products? This study proposed an answer: diversify to hallmark events and to cultural tourism products. There is the need to package some of our popular, established, indigenous, traditional festivals as tourism hallmark events, to diversify Ghana‟s tourist product offering, and by large improve her domestic...
Abstract The present recession of the Lower River Benue has led to some adverse ecological changes and the decline of agricultural production in the face of rapid population growth in the area. The solution to the problem certainly requires a detailed agricultural land use analysis. The existing agricultural systems in the Lower River Benue Basin were identified and analyzed in order to determine their characteristics and spatial trends as a basis for conscious agricultural planning and inte...
Abstract The Pra River Basin has been engulfed by certain anthropogenic activities particularly illegal small scale mining (popularly called galamsey) and serious concerns have been raised by stakeholders within the basin of the level of pollution due to the release of chemicals and sediments into the water bodies. Fluvial sediment yield data is an essential requirement for informed decision making on water resources development and management. However, information on the sediment load of mos...
ABSTRACT Effective adaptation to climate change provides the means through which agricultural households reduce the vulnerability of their livelihood to the impacts of climatic hazards. Effective strategies reduce the adverse impacts of fluctuations and changes in climatic variables on households’ livelihood leading to the achievement of their livelihood targets whiles maintaining the quality of the environment. Agricultural households in Sissala area have devised their own mechanisms for e...
ABSTRACT Cocoa has been the most important cash crop in Ghana, contributing significantly to the country’s GDP and providing a significant source of income for a lot of households. The government, in trying to support the cocoa sector, has implemented several measures to help farmers achieve maximum cocoa output. However, there are still challenges in the sector. This study looked at the management practices adopted by farmers and its impact on cocoa yield in the Asutifi North District of G...