Abstract Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban
sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in …

Urbanisation is changing food systems globally, and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa and
South Asia. This transformation can affect rural livelihoods in multiple ways. Evidence on …

Metropolitan areas worldwide have grown rapidly and are usually surrounded by peri-urban
zones that are neither urban nor rural. Despite widespread use of the term 'peri-urban' …

The issue of air pollution from particulate matter (PM) is getting worse as more and more
people move into urban areas around the globe. Due to the complexity and diversity of …

This paper examined the effects of peri-urbanisation on arable land in Kumasi Metropolis.
The study involved classification of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) 1986 imagery and …

At present, there are many studies on the influencing factors of peri-urbanization, but there
are few studies from the perspective of land finance and public services. In order to further …

The main aim of this paper is to examine the effects of peri-urbanization on peri-urban land
use change patterns, using a binary logistic regression model, in the Bosomtwe district of the …

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 …

Green leafy vegetables (such as cocoyam (Colocasia spp) leaves, spinach (Spinach spp),
amaranths (Amaranthus spp), roselle leaves (Hibiscus spp), and lettuce (Lactuca spp)) form …