Urban area expansion has often been cited as a flood inducing factor globally. However,
there is a dearth of research on how the phenomenon influences the occurrence of floods in …

Urban green space (UGS) is although play a vital role in the mitigation of negative impacts of
urbanization, but it often abominably affected by the process of land-use land-cover (LULC) …

This article reviews the past 25 years of empirical research on the rural nonfarm economy
(RNFE) in developing countries; that literature has evolved in ways that track and mirror the …

The current policy and stakeholder debates suggest that climate change remains a risk
factor for the rising urban floods situation in Ghana. However, there is a dearth of empirical …

Introduction The prevalence and risk factors of type 2 diabetes vary across the urban and
rural milieus of Ghana's Ashanti Region, yet no study has been conducted to synthesise the …

The growing assumption in urban studies literature is that residents of slum communities
struggle to find space to live but not a place to recreate and enjoy green space. However, at …

In the era of global environmental change, land transformation is acknowledged as a critical
subject that needs to be addressed. Even though some studies have been carried out in …

In this paper, we examined the spatial depletion of urban green space, public knowledge
and attitude towards urban greenery in Greater Kumasi. This is a qualitative study involving …

Urban areas in Ghana have experienced worsening floods in terms of scale and number of
affected people. In many instances, attribution has been made to one dominant factor as the …

The paper examines agricultural livelihood effects of urban sprawl and farmers' response in
peri-urban Kumasi, Ghana, involving in-depth interviews with sixty farmers (n= 60) and four …