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dc.contributor.authorKorah, Prosper Issahaku
dc.contributor.authorNunbogu, Abraham Marshall
dc.contributor.authorAkanpabadai Akanbang, Bernard Afiik
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-04T12:31:40Z
dc.date.available2019-07-04T12:31:40Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0264-8377
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.039
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/380655
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines how indigenous peri-urban households in Wa, one of the fastest growing towns in Ghana are adapting to the effects of physical transformation of their environment. By analysing Landsat satellite images and using social research methods, the paper discusses the nature and extent of urban growth, its impact on peri-urban livelihoods, and the coping strategies of peri-urban households. Findings show that urban land in Wa increased by 5.73 times—from 5.75 km2 in 1986 to 32.93 km2 in 2016 with an annual growth rate of 5.9%. This growth led to the conversion of agricultural lands into residential and other uses. As a result, many indigenous peri-urban households are abandoning agriculture in search for urban-based employment as a safety net. The study recommends partnership between local government and landowners to identify and protect high potential agricultural lands in Wa; modernisation of the land governance and management processes in view of the loss of cultural and spiritual values associated with land; prioritisation of physical and spatial planning at the district level; and equipping indigenous peri-urban households with skills to assist them create sustainable livelihoods to compensate for the loss of their agriculture lands.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom174
dc.relation.ispartofpageto185
dc.relation.ispartofjournalLand Use Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume77
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman geography not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440699
dc.titleSpatio-temporal dynamics and livelihoods transformation in Wa, Ghana
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorKorah, Prosper I.


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