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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
Changing livelihoods in response to mining: evidence from the Asutifi district of Ghana

Dauda, S.; Mariwah, S; Abane, A.M (University of Cape Coast, 2008)

Radical reforms and liberalisation in Ghana’s mining sector have stimulated increased investment with new multi-national mining companies coming on board as well as the rehabilitation of old mines. The cumulative effects ...
Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa

Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Abane, Albert; Robson, Elsbeth; Munthali, Alister; Mashiri, Mac; Tanle, Augustine (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

This paper explores young people’s experiences and perceptions of mobility and mobility constraints in poorer urban areas of Ghana, Malawi and South Africa within the specific context of inter-generational relations. Drawing ...
Who is reaching whom? Depth of outreach of rural micro finance institutions in Ghana

Awusabo-Asare, K.; Annim, S. K.; Abane, A. M.; Asare-Minta, D. (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

Outreach of microfinance institutions has been saddled with the definition of who is poor specifically within the context of an individual’s capability to access financial and non-financial services. This paper presents ...
Community perceptions of human excreta as fertilizer in peri-urban agriculture in Ghana

Mariwah, Simon; Drangert, Jan-Olof (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

Although human excreta contain the necessary nutrients for plant growth, local authorities in Ghana spend huge sums of money to dispose them as waste. Reusing excreta for agricultural purposes saves expenditure for chemical ...
Phenotypic plasticity of leaf length to an environmental gradient in Khaya ivorensis (Meliaceae) populations in Ghana

Danquah, Jones Abrefa (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

Khaya ivorensis encountears different ecological conditions in its native habitats in Ghana. The demand for this species has led to severe depletion of the natural stand, thus threatened with extinction. To address the ...
Poverty reduction through tourism: residents’ perspectives

Mensah, Emmanuel A.; Amuquandoh, Francis Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

increasing search for strategies to address the situation, and tourism has been identified as one of the relevant tools for reducing poverty. The paper assesses the role that tourism can play in addressing the needs of the ...
Children as research collaborators: issues and reflections from a mobility study in Sub-Saharan Africa

Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Bourdillon, Michael; Robson, Elsbeth; Munthali, Alister; Abane, Albert; Mashiri, Mac (University of Cape Coast, 2010-06-08)

This paper reflects on issues raised by work with children in an ongoing child mobility study in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. There are now 70 school pupils of varying ages involved ...
Assessment of climate shift and crop yields in the Cape Coast area in the Central Region of Ghana

Owusu-Sekyere, J. D.; Alhassan, M.; Nyarko, B. K. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

The aim of the study was to assess the variability and trend of major climatic elements in the Cape Coast metropolis and the possible impact of these changes on the yield of major crops produced in the metropolis. Climatic ...
Comparison of post-fire planted and natural dry semi-deciduous forest communities in Ghana

Danquah, Jones Abrefa; Pappinen, Ari; Appiah, Mark (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

The planting of mixed indigenous tree species for reforestation has gained attention in conservation biology, because they allow the recruitment of other woody species to a site. This study compared the differences in tree ...
Comparison of land cover image classification methods

Osei, Kingsley Nana; Osei, Edward Matthew Jnr; Sarpong, Adjapong Adwoa (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

In remote sensing, many methods have been developed for image classification. In this study, three of the methods namely Maximum Likelihood classification (MLC), Backpropagation Neural Network classification (BPNN), and ...
Spatio-temporal analysis of two coastal wetland systems in Ghana: Addressing ecosystem vulnerability and implications for fisheries development in the context of climate and land use changes

Aheto, D. W.; Mensah, E.; Aggrey-Fynn, J.; Obodai., E. A; Mensah, C. J; Okyere, I.; Aheto, S. P. K. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

Lagoons and estuaries are among Ghana’s most critical habitats providing fish and other wildlife resources in support of the country’s economy. In the context of climate change, it is feared that these ecosystems are faced ...
The soul is willing but ...: Exploring community sanitation preferences for environmental sustainability

Mariwah, Simon (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

Sanitation has been" dentified as an essential aspect of evelopment as it affects the quality of life and roductivity of the population. But sanitation facilities are only sustainable when people make their own choices and ...
The plight of working children at Mankessim, Ghana

Esia-Donkoh, Kobina; Abani, Albert M.; Esia-Donkoh, Kweku (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

Children serve as social assets or domestic and economic activities. It is therefore not uncommon to see children in Ghana working under the instructions of their parents. In some instances, children are engaged in economic ...
Children’s Mobility in Ghana: An overview of methods and findings from the Ghana Research Study.

Porter, Gina; Hampshire, Kate; Abane, Albert (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

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