Search Results - "Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah"

Interactions between traditional and modern institutions in environmental governance of mining in Asutifi North District of Ghana by Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah

“…Extraction of natural resources through mining creates land use conflicts, economic upheaval and environmental harm. Environmental governance is a system…”
Get full text

Environmental Governance in Gold Mining: The Role of Traditional Institutions in Asutifi North District of Ghana by Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah

“…Mining projects in mineral-rich countries have been justified as contributing to economic growth and social well-being. There are environmental, economic, and…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

Integrated Assessment of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana - Part 3: Social Sciences and Economics by Wilson, Mark L, Renne, Elisha, Roncoli, Carla, Agyei-Baffour, Peter, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah

“…This article is one of three synthesis reports resulting from an integrated assessment (IA) of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

Assessing the effectiveness of social accountability interventions in selected district assemblies in Ghana by Osei-Kufuor, Patrick, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah, Koomson, Frederick, Ntiri, Richard Oppong

“…Social accountability interventions have been implemented in low-and middle-income countries as a strategy to improve state-citizen engagement. However, there…”
Get full text

Sand mining and land-based livelihood security in two selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana by Anokye, Nana Amma, Mensah, John Victor, Potakey, Harriet Muriel Dzifa, Boateng, Janet Serwah, Essaw, David Wellington, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah

“…PurposeGlobally, rapid urbanisation characterised by increasing demand for housing and infrastructure needs has resulted in sand mining. In Ghana, sand mining…”
Get full text

Drivers of artisanal and small-scale mining in the Denkyira area, central region of Ghana by Antwi, Samuel, Kendie, Stephen Bugu, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah, Mariwah, Simon

“…•Poverty and unemployment have not been adequate in explaining artisanal and small-scale mining.•Social pressures have been touted as a supplementary driver…”
Get full text

Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana by Essaw, David Wellington, Mensah, John Victor, Anokye, Nana Amma, Tenkorang, Emmanuel Yamoah, Boateng, Janet Serwaa, Potakey, Harriet Murriel Dzifa

“…Governance systems are supposed to develop and manage natural resources for sustainable development. All groups of people with different interests can…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text