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City and Environment Interactions, 2020 For years, flood vulnerability management in Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been limited to demolition of affected buildings, forced eviction of flood victims or distribution of relieve items.
Michael Poku-Boansi +3 more
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Chronic kidney diseases among homeless and slum dwellers in Accra, Ghana
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 INTRODUCTION: Chronic kidney disease is an important risk factor for cardiovascular-related morbidity and death. In Ghana, relatively little is known about the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in homeless and slum dwellers in the major cities ...
Ahmed Tijani Bawah +4 more
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Diversity &Inclusion Research, Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2026.ABSTRACT Migration among adolescent girls in Ghana, particularly adolescent female head porters locally known as Kayayei (singular: Kayayoo), is well‐documented, yet the interplay between migration drivers and future aspirations remains underexplored. This study investigates why migrant girls engage in head porterage in Accra's Makola and Agbogbloshie ...
Sylvester Kyei‐Gyamfi
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Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 5, July 2026.ABSTRACT Migration is increasingly recognised as an adaptive strategy to enhance social resilience amid environmental and socioeconomic stressors. However, systematic assessments of its impact on both migrants and their households remain limited. This study applies the translocal social resilience framework to analyse migration outcomes across origin ...
Coline Garcia +3 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.Unsanitary waste practices in developing countries increase disease risks by 2.1–3.1 times. This review demonstrates that integrating waste pickers, enforcing policies, and investing in circular systems can reduce health burdens by 30–50%, offering a clear path toward sustainable urban health.
Ashenafi Woldemichael Woime
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GEOUSP: Espaço e Tempo, 2018 O território ganense possui uma rica variedade de recursos minerais – como ouro, manganês, bauxita e diamantes – que tem sido explorada por grandes corporações estrangeiras desde o final do século XX, quando o país executou reformas neoliberais.
Kauê Lopes dos Santos
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The Plural Lives of E‐Waste: Valuation and Contestation in Accra's Recycling Network(s)
The Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 2, June 2026.Short Abstract Electronic waste (e‐waste) in Accra is shown to be plural and ontologically multiple, enacted as livelihood, commodity, hazard, governance object and political actor across dispersed recycling networks. Using a multi‐sited, follow‐the‐thing approach and 60 interviews, I specify four socio‐material mechanisms (i.e., copper's market tempo,
Ebenezer Gyampoh Amoah
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Informal Women's Work in Public Spaces: Why Should It Matter?
Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 756-767, May 2026.ABSTRACT Informal women's work in public spaces is central to livelihoods and social dynamics in cities of the Global South. For decades, public spaces have functioned as vital sites of economic activity, particularly for women engaged in informal work.
Philipa Birago Akuoko, Michèle Amacker
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Public Administration and Development, Volume 46, Issue 1, Page 93-103, February 2026.ABSTRACT In its quest for development, Ghana must address socioeconomic challenges not of its own making, use resources it does not have, and apply externally imposed technocratic knowledge‐based solutions largely incompatible with Ghanaians' lived experience.
Jessica Kritz, Peter F. Haruna
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A Path Through Landscapes of Waste
RiCognizioni, 2015 This contribution suggests a parallel analysis of the debut works of two post-colonial African writers, A.K. Armah and A. La Guma, inscribed within the recent trend labelled 'literature of waste'. Scrutinised through ecocritical and sociological theories,
Chiara Giobergia
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