Search Results - "Hemmler, Katharina"

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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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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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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Leveraging machine learning and Landsat time series for high-resolution mapping of mining-induced vegetation changes in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Himmy, Oussama, Nguyen, Thanh Thi, Hemmler, Katharina Salomea, Loulad, Safia, Rhinane, Hassan, Buerkert, Andreas

“…Quarries are open pit mines, where construction materials such as granite and clay are extracted from the earth's surface, leading to a major disturbance of…”
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