Tracking urban expansion using random forests for the classification of landsat imagery (1986–2015) and predicting urban/built-up areas for 2025: A Study of the …

BF Frimpong, F Molkenthin - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Kumasi is a nodal city and functions as the administrative and economic capital of the
Ashanti region in Ghana. Rapid urbanization has been experienced inducing the …

Land Cover Changes Utilising Landsat Satellite Imageries for the Kumasi Metropolis and Its Adjoining Municipalities in Ghana (1986–2022)

BF Frimpong, A Koranteng, T Atta-Darkwa, OF Junior… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Forest loss, unbridled urbanisation, and the loss of arable lands have become contentious
issues for the sustainable management of land. Landsat satellite images for 1986, 2003 …

Geo-spatial analysis of land use and land cover changes in the Lake Bosomtwe Basin of Ghana

POW Adjei, D Buor, P Addrah - Ghana Journal of Geography, 2014 - ajol.info
This paper examines forest degradation and biodiversity loss in the Lake Bosomtwe Basin of
Ghana between 1986 and 2008 from a geospatial perspective. The study was conducted …

Integration of biodiversity in urban planning instruments in developing countries: the case of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana

A Ahmed, JA Puppim de Oliveira - Journal of Environmental …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
There is a growing concern about integrating biodiversity into urban planning, yet,
discussions are concentrated on science-informed planning in general. Few have explored …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of the relationship between spatial urban expansion and temperature utilising remote sensing and GIS techniques in the Accra and Kumasi …

BF Frimpong, ARG Asonomaso-Kwabre - 2022 - opus4.kobv.de
Accra and Kumasi are the two major cities in Ghana. Spatial urban expansion has been
experienced in transforming different non-urban Land Use Land Cover (LULC) types into …

[PDF][PDF] Satellite Based Monitoring of Deforestation Driven by Population Growth in West Africa

A Koranteng, T Zawila-Niedzwiecki - Journal of Environment …, 2015 - researchgate.net
The study describes typical evolution of forest cover in West Africa based on Ghana's
example. In this region, the population is highly dependent on forestry products which …