New census-based research shows Ghana’s policy must confront the quality of the homes people already occupy.
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The activities of illegal miners are a threat to the sustainability of the crater.
Kente cloth reflects Asante beliefs, values and history.
Kumasi was once considered among west Africa’s greenest cities.
Ghana is experiencing record high temperatures and rainfall patterns have become inconsistent.
The inability of city authorities to enforce land-use regulations has allowed people to carry out ecologically unfriendly activities along the water bodies.
A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
The inability to curb road accidents in Ghana is tied to colonial and neocolonial legacies.
Africa’s urban challenges are increasingly well known and documented. But the amount of data produced on urban Africa still pales in comparison to other parts of the world.
The displacement of low-income households in favour of middle- and high-income professionals in Kumasi is a cause for concern.
Most local farmers are indifferent to the effect of chemicals on consumers.
The government touted a response based on science and data but a surge is showing otherwise
Policies should protect arable land from urban encroachment and make peri-urban households less vulnerable.
A lockdown by itself is not a magic wand for fighting coronavirus.
Ghana understands the leisure needs of people with disabilities but is struggling to meet those needs.
Governments should change their approach by deepening collaboration with citizens to ensure delivery of urban infrastructure
Policymakers in Africa approach rural and urban development separately. This needs to change.
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Lecturer, Kumasi Technical University
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Research Fellow, New York University
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Senior lecturer, Oxford Brookes University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Senior Lecturer, Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Senior Manager, Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies,, University of Ghana
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Senior Research Associate, University of Oxford
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Lecturer, Educational Innovations in Science and Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Senior lecturer, University of Ghana
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Senior Lecturer in Real Estate, Nottingham Trent University
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Researcher, City and Regional Planning, Middle East Technical University
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Graduate Researcher in Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)