Do elections turn people into democratic citizens? Elections have long been seen as a way
to foster democracy, development and security in Africa, with many ho** that the secret …

Abstract Does the County to Urban District (CTD) and the County-level City to Urban District
(CLTD) policy, uniformly promote economic growth across regions with lagging …

Abstract The Western Wildlife Corridor (WWC) in Ghana's Northern Savannah ecological
zone is a contested landscape where efforts to reverse widespread environmental …

ABSTRACT A number of international development initiatives increasingly give recognition
and authority to city governments in sub-Saharan Africa. However, key features of urban …

Despite the growing responsiveness in creating eco-friendly cities with reference to SDG 11,
little attention has been focused on the role of Ghanaian local authorities (ie, District …

Costanza et al.'s (1997) landmark study stunned the world by concluding that ecosystem
services (ES) for the entire biosphere provided economic benefits in the range of 16 to 54 …

The number of seats in national legislatures around the world rarely changes. Yet, in Africa,
a substantial number of countries have regularly increased the size of their legislatures, and …

Urbanization is transforming the human and political geography of Africa. While a growing
body of research explores the urban dimensions of clientelism, contentious action, and …

Although countries throughout the develo** world continue to increase their number of
subnational administrative units, the consequences of administrative unit creation remain …

Since China is the largest develo** country in the world, its urban reconstruction has
significance for countries undergoing rapid urbanization. The recent development of its …