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Energy efficiency processes and sustainable development in HEIs

Nunoo, E. K.; Mariwah, S.; Suleman, S. Shafic (University of Cape Coast, 201)
The development of road transport in Southern Ghana and Ashanti since about 1850

Dickson, K. B. (University of Cape Coast, 1961)

The story of the development of road transport in Southern Ghana and Ashanti begins much earlier than the nineteenth century, but the choice of the date 1 850 is not entirely arbitrary. If the economic history of Ghana ...
African families and AIDS: context, reactions and potential interventions

Caldwell, John; Caldwell, Pat; Ankrah, E. Maxine; Anarfi, John K.; Agyeman, Dominic K.; Awusabo- Asare, Kofi; Orubuloye, L.O. (University of Cape Coast, 1993)

This paper reviews publications and research reports on how sub-Saharan African families have been affected by, and reacted to, the AIDS epidemic. The nature of the African family and its variation across the regions is ...
Driver behaviour and city traffic: empirical observations from Accra, Ghana

Abane, A. M. (University of Cape Coast, 1994)

Deviant driving behaviour and the effect on traffic in Accra is examined. The evidence is inconclusive but seems to suggest that the person behind the wheel is responsible for a substantial number of the traffic problems ...
Environmental management practices in us hotels

Mensah, Ishmael (University of Cape Coast, 1994)
Attitudes to and management of HIV/AIDS among health workers in Ghana: the case of Cape Coast municipality

Awusabo-Asarea, Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 1996)

Constance Mario Health Care Workers as key players in the prevention and management of diseases and important opinion and community leaders have become targets for studies, more so with the outbreak of HIV. Their perceptions, ...
Tackling traffic congestion in Accra, Ghana: A road user’s perspective

Abane, A. M. (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

A fast emerging component of the urban transportation problem in cities of the Third World is the problem of traffic congestion. Rapid increases in car ownership coupled with poor land use planning, equate road space lack ...
The meal experience of customers of grade 3 restaurants in Sekondi-Takoradi

Fraikue, Frances Betty; Mensah, Ishmael; Amuquandoh, F.E (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

Meal experience is key to customer satisfaction and profitability of restaurants. The main objective of the study was to examine the meal experience on customers’ of grade three restaurants within Sekondi-Takoradi. It ...
Unveiling the potential nutrients present in fresh and dried makuea poo-ung

Fraikue, Frances Betty; Janardhanan, Pillai; Kumar, Prasanna; Amenumey, Edem Kwesi; Acquah, Samuel Joe (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

Makuea poo-ung is a highly nutritious fruity vegetable. The main objective of this study was to compare the nutritional contents of fresh and dried makuea poo-ung, then compare to nutrients presents in general eggplants. ...
Shoreline change analysis using end point rate and net shoreline movement statistics: an application to Elmina, Cape Coast and Moree Section of Ghana’s Coast

Jonah, F.E.; Boateng, I.; Osman ., A; Shimba, M.J.; Mensah, E.A; Adu-Boahen, K.; Chuku, E.O.; Effah, E. (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

Most coastlines in the world are under the threat of erosion. As such many developed nations have instituted long-term measures to control the rate of change. However, along most developing nation coastlines, little attention ...
Hospitality management competency requirements of the hospitality industry in Ghana: practitioners’ and educators’ perspectives

Anthony, Grace; Mensah, Ishmael; Amenumey, Edem Kwesi (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

This paper assessed industry practitioners’ and educators’ views on the competencies required by the hospitality industry in Ghana. Data was collected through a survey of 111 respondents. Means were used to rank the ...
How green are hotels in Accra? Environmental management practices and initiatives in tourist accommodation

Mensah, Ishmael (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

There have been growing concerns about the impacts of hotels on the environment globally and in Accra where there is uncontrolled development of hotel facilities. This has led to calls for hotels to reduce their carbon ...
Effects of socio-demographic characteristics and perceived benefits of tourism on community participation in tourism in the Mesomagor area of the Kakum National Park, Ghana

Mensah, Ishmael (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

Community participation in tourism development is essential for their socio-economic well-being and the sustainable management of natural and cultural resources. In view of this, community-Based Ecotourism Projects (CBEPs) ...
Effect of strategic orientation on performance of star-rated hotels in Ghana

Owusu, Dominic; Mensah, Ishmael K.; Amenumey, Edem K.; Mensah, Rebecca Dei (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

The study used the resource dependency theory to determine the strategic orientation that star rated hotels in Ghana should adopt to realize both financial and non-financial performance. Out of a population of 680 star-rated ...
Determinants of emotional labor among employees in the hospitality industry in Accra, Ghana

Blankson-Stiles-Ocran, Sarah; Amissah, Eunice Fay; Mensah, Abigail Opoku (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of emotional labor among frontline employees in Ghanaian hotels. Specifically, the study identified the determinants of emotional labor which were hypothesized ...
‘Youthscapes’ and escapes in rural Africa: education, mobility and livelihood trajectories for young people in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa

Porter, GIna; Hampshire, Kate; Abane, Albert; Munthali, Alister; Robson, Elsbeth; Mashiri, Mac; Tanle, Augustine; Maponya, Goodhope (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

This paper focuses on the linkages between education, mobility and livelihood potential for young people in rural areas of three sub-Saharan countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. Young peoples’ lives in rural locations ...
Beyond science: Traditional concept of preservation and biodiversity in Ghana: Focus on two traditional areas in Central Region

Kobina, Esia-Donkoh (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

Since time immemorial, indigenous knowledge systems of different geographical environments across the globe have been used to protect and conserve groves. Presently, while some of these edifices are being preserved for ...
Analysing inbound tourists' perceptions of Ghana

Boakye, Kwaku (University of Cape Coast, 2006)

It is almost axiomatic to state that a destination's image determines to a large extent its allure and subsequently. Its level of patronage. Though image can be formed either by a marketing agency or from the experiences ...
Environmental management and sustainable tourism development: The case of hotels in Greater Accra Region (GAR) of Ghana

l Mensah, Ishmae (University of Cape Coast, 2006)

Due to calls for more sustainable tourism practices, environmental management, which was the preserve of the smokestack industries, has engaged managers of most hotels around the globe. The literature is replete with ...
The kaya yei phenomenon in Ghana: female migration from the upper-west region to Kumasi and Accra.

Tanle, Augustine; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2007)

migrants and regarded women mostly as associational migrants who accompanied their husbands or close relations to urban centres. Within the last two to three decades, there has been the phenomenon of independent migration ...

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