Search Results - "Asare, Kofi Yeboah"

Sand mining deteriorates soil fertility and farming livelihoods around Accra, Ghana by Hemmler, Katharina Salomea, Asare, Kofi Yeboah, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah, Buerkert, Andreas

“…Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa requires vast quantities of sand to meet infrastructural demands. In Accra, Ghana, sand mining occurs predominantly on…”
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Sustainability of alternative livelihood strategies in selected sand mining communities in the Ga South Municipality and Gomoa East District of Ghana by Asare, Kofi Yeboah, Mensah, John Victor, Agyenim, Joseph Boateng, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah

“…AbstractIn Ghana, terrestrial sand mining in rural and peri-urban areas negatively affects the livelihoods of the majority of the residents employed in…”
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Scope and governance of terrestrial sand mining around Accra, Ghana by Asare, Kofi Yeboah, Hemmler, Katharina Salomea, Buerkert, Andreas, Mensah, John Victor

“…Sand is a crucial resource for the construction of urban infrastructure and constitutes an integral part of the built environment. In Ghana, terrestrial sand…”
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Non-farm livelihood diversification: Strategies and constraints in selected rural and peri-urban communities, Ghana by Asare, Kofi Yeboah, Koomson, Frederick, Agyenim, Joseph Boateng

“…Non-farm livelihood diversification is an important livelihood strategy for rural households in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the available evidence suggests…”
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A sand-security nexus: Insights from peri-urban Accra, Ghana by Asare, Kofi Yeboah, Dawson, Katherine, Hemmler, Katharina Salomea

“…•We put forward the notion of a sand-security nexus as a holding space for dialogue about the connections between sand extraction, transportation and…”
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Economic and socio-ecological effects of sand mining on livelihoods in the Gomoa East District and Ga South Municipality, Ghana by Asare, Kofi Yeboah, Mensah, John Victor, Boateng, Joseph Agyenim, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah, Hemmler, Katharina

“…•Sand mining land-based livelihoods and urbanization in Ghana.•Concurrent mixed methods approach.•Positive and negative effects of sand mining.•Pragmatic…”
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