A sand-security nexus: Insights from peri-urban Accra, Ghana

KY Asare, K Dawson, KS Hemmler - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
An expanding sphere of research engaging with the diverse geographies of sand, points to
connections between sand extraction and the multiple forms of livelihood, food, health and …

Private cities, land, and the transformation of Africa's urban fringe

AD Ablo - Urban Geography, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the effects of large-scale land deals for a private city development
project in Ghana–the Appolonia City of Light. From the conceptual lens of accumulation by …

Urbanisation and domestic energy trends: Analysis of household energy consumption patterns in relation to land-use change in peri-urban Accra, Ghana

GAB Yiran, AD Ablo, FE Asem - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban living has become a dominant lifestyle in the 21st century. The period also comes
with far-reaching changes in knowledge-gathering, which has become more …

Fine-scale classification of urban land use and land cover with planetscope imagery and machine learning strategies in the city of Cape Town, South Africa

BE Lefulebe, A Van der Walt, S Xulu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Urban land use and land cover (LULC) change can be efficiently monitored with high-
resolution satellite products for a variety of purposes, including sustainable planning. These …

Flood risk reduction and resilient city growth in sub-Saharan Africa: searching for coherence in Accra's urban planning

M Oteng-Ababio, J Agergaard… - … in Sustainable Cities, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Urban resilience experts have highlighted that frequent extreme weather events are a result
of rapid, unplanned development and climate change. To ensure coherent urban planning …

Impacts of urban expansion on the livelihoods of local farming communities: The case of Burayu town, Ethiopia

AH Talema, WB Nigusie - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In most African countries, including Ethiopia, there is growing interest in the need to
comprehend the connection between urban expansion and farmers' livelihoods. The aim of …

Private urbanism and the spatial rationalities of urban governance

AD Ablo - Urban Studies, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Many cities across Africa are characterised by poor planning, housing deficit, waste
management challenges and land-use conflicts. Government efforts to address these …

Land governance and access dynamics in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

EO Denchie, AD Ablo, R Overå - African Geographical Review, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The past decade's petroleum industry-related urban expansion has fueled a growing
demand for land with increasing conflicts in Sekondi-Takoradi. With an emphasis on land …

Development-Induced Impacts on the Livelihoods of Displaced Communities: The Case of Bole Lemi Industry Park, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

F Lemessa, B Simane, A Seyoum, G Gebresenbet - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Livelihood encompasses the resources and capabilities that individuals and households
utilize to ensure their survival and to enhance their well-being. This study examined the …

The effects of urban sprawl on the livelihoods of settler communities: lessons from selected municipalities in Ghana

SA Takyi, O Amponsah, SB Sarko, AY Senior - GeoJournal, 2023 - Springer
The unlimited outward and uncontrolled expansion of cities which connotes urban sprawl
has been a major urban development issue over the years in the Global North and South …