ABSTRACT People’s response to illness symptoms whenever they are perceived is dependent on them and influenced by a plethora of factors which makes them behave differently towards treatment seeking. With this, the study examined the health seeking behaviour in the Akuapem-North Municipality. Drawing on Kroeger’s (1983) health service utilisation model, it specifically examined individuals’ socio-demographic characteristics and other factors that influence the choice and use of particula...
ABSTRACT Attempts at addressing the increasing water shortage problems in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) over the years have been biased towards supply management without critically assessing the efficiency of water use from existing schemes of demand management. This study sought to assess the current water demand and supply patterns, and how this affects wastewater reuse options. It investigated whether socio-economic status as well as status of household water supply in differe...
Abstract The Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA) is a cosmopolitan area with people coming from various economic, social and health backgrounds. Cholera has however been endemic in the area for over three decades. The research aimed at finding the conditions causing the endemic presence of the disease within the Accra Metropolitan Area. The study involved the mapping of cholera risk factors across selected communities of different income levels within the AMA in order to show the level of risk face...
ABSTRACT Flood is most predominant natural disaster in the world, affecting most cities in Africa especially during rainy seasons. Only an average of 100 floods per decade used to occur. However, since middle of 20th century, flood cases have increased to more than 2,800 per decade. In Sub-Saharan African countries, efforts at managing flood disasters are mainly reactive approaches such as provision of relief to affected people. Reasons are that there is low level of technology for adaptation...
ABSTRACT The environmental impact of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Company for the environment and social conditions using the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) in Rivers State, Niger Delta area of Nigeria as a case study is analysed in this paper. Specifically, the paper analyses the environment and social consequences of the operations of NLNG on the immediate environment. Data were collected from both the secondary and primary sources. The paper reveals that air borne diseases are the...
ABSTRACT In many cities across the globe, transportation has been a major catalyst for economic growth and for the progress of human societies. However, as an activity that is largely dependent on the combustion of fossil fuels, on-road urban transportation has fast become one of the most important sources of anthropogenic-induced Greenhouse gases (GHGs) which are known to contribute to climate change. The causes and effects as well as adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate change h...
ABSTRACT Even though great progress has been made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals by reducing poverty, people continue to live in extreme poverty and more than two thirds of the world poor reside in rural areas. As a result, spatial inequality in development still exists between rural and urban areas due to lack of economic growth and effective policies for rural development. In order to examine microfinance and poverty alleviation in the Hohoe Municipality, the study empl...
ABSTRACT The significance of transport costs in location of industries in Ibadan is studied through the application of comparative cost approach while spatial differential in factor costs is investigated by means of field survey and statistical methods.
ABSTRACT Protected Areas are increasingly becoming significant due to their double potential as tourism and biodiversity conservation areas. This has led to an increasing desire by governments to convert a lot of forests into Protected Areas. However, these conversions are sometimes met with strict opposition from members of fringe communities. This is sometimes attributed to the destruction of livelihood sources of community members and thus affects the smooth management of protected areas. ...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the necessary means to promote ecotourism in the Suhum Kraboah Coaltar District owing to the potential ecotourism attractions the district abounds with. Forty respondents were purposively selected in the district for in-depth interview, using an interview guide. Data collected were analysed qualitatively. Findings of the study generally indicated that respondents are willing to participate in the ecotourism venture since they believe it will aid them, or especiall...
The total world population o£ about 5,128million in 1988 has increased rapidly to 5.508 million by 1993 with an annual natural growth rate o£ 1.6 percent (World Population Data Sheet. 1988 and 1993). Ironically, about 76.3 per cent (4,276 .111ion) o£ this large world population is £found in the less developed world where resources are less abundant. It is also in this part o£ the world where annual growth rates are high. For example Ghana's total populat10n o£ 14.4 Mil110n in 1988 has i...
ABSTRACT Globalization and the spread of export processing zones (EPZs) have resulted in the global drift of women into paid employment in this sector with marked implications for their empowerment across the world. Although Ghana has joined the tidal wave of establishing EPZs, the conditions under which women work in this sector and its implications on their empowerment are not well understood. This study was therefore conducted to assess the working conditions in Ghana’s EPZ and its influ...
ABSTRACT Ordinarily, the growth of the road transport industry and its relationship with development should not be antithetical to development, if such growth is in tandem with the adequate transportation infrastructure services, which are perceived as part of the daily rhythm of the development process. A reliable transport network is essential to public safety, economic vitality and the overall quality of life. Unfortunately, the Accra–Kumasi–Tamale highway, the busiest trans-national c...
ABSTRACT Containerisation has gradually become a dominant method of moving , cargo the world over sin~e its introduction in the 1960s and so has investment in container terminals. Container terminals form a central part ofthe transport infrastructure and its development leads to the overall development ofthe port system. The appointment of the Ghana Port Services Consortium (GPSC) to own and manage the container terminal under a 20 year build operate and transfer scheme (BOT) scheme will imm...
ABSTRACT Schistosomiasis is one of the prevalent Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Cross River State, Nigeria. Its transmission is associated with bathing, swimming and swamp farming especially in endemic communities. Previous studies on prevalence have focused on parasitological detection of infected persons and the effects of environmental and socioeconomic factors on exposure to schistosomiasis. However, spatial variations in the prevalence of the disease in endemic communities have r...