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Browsing Department of Environmental Sciences by Subject "Sustainability"

Browsing Department of Environmental Sciences by Subject "Sustainability"

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  • Assessment of legal framework for corporate environmental behavior and perceptions of residents in mining communities in Ghana 
    Armah, Frederick A.; Obiri, Samuel; Yawson, David O.; Afrifa, Ernest K.A.; Yengoh, Genesis T.; Olsson, Johanna Alkan; Odoi, Justice O. (University of Cape Coast, 2009)
    The paper examines the laws and policies that regulate corporate environmental practices in Ghana, with an emphasis on mining. In particular, the analysis of the legal and regulatory framework examines the extent to which ...
  • Enabling sustainability: Hierarchical need-based framework for promoting sustainable data infrastructure in developing countries 
    Yawson, David O.; Armah, Frederick Ato; Pappoe, Alex N.M. (University of Cape Coast, 2009-11-02)
    The paper presents thoughts on Sustainable Data Infrastructure (SDI) development, and its user requirements bases. It brings Maslow's motivational theory to the fore, and proposes it as a rationalization mechanism for ...
  • Ghana’s fertilizer subsidy policy: early field lessons from farmers in the Central Region 
    Yawson, David O.; Armah, Frederick A.; Afrifa, Ernest K.A.; Dadzie, Samuel K.N. (University of Cape Coast, 2010)
    This paper presents early field lessons on Ghana’s Fertilizer Subsidy Program from two farming communities in the Central Region. A combination of quantitative and qualitative approach was used to assess the availability, ...
  • Guiding phosphorus stewardship for multiple ecosystem services 
    Macdonald, Graham K.; Jarvie, Helen P.; Withers, Paul J. A.; Doody, Donnacha G.; Keeler, Bonnie L.; Powers, Stephen M.; Sharpley, Andrew N.; Shen, Jianbo; Douglas R. Smith; Weintraub, Michael N.; Zhang, Tiequan; Haygarth, Philip M.; Miyittah, Michael K. (University of Cape Coast, 2017)
    The essential role of phosphorus (P) for agriculture and its impact on water quality has received decades of research attention. However, the benefits of sustainable P use and management for society due to its downstream ...
  • Paths to attaining food security: the case of Cameroon 
    Yengoh, Genesis T.; Armah, Frederick Ato; Onumah, Edward Ebo (University of Cape Coast, 2010-08-03)
    This paper sets out to develop a framework for characterizing agricultural growth orientations. We identify four main components in the global food system (technology, institutions, people, and natural resources). Based ...

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