Perceptions and deeply held beliefs about responsibility for flood risk adaptation in Accra Ghana

Autor: Thayaparan Gajendran, Jason von Meding, Jerry Chati Tasantab, Kim Maund

Publikováno v: International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment. 11:631-644

Purpose Climate change is predicted to increase the vulnerability of urban populations to flood hazards. Against this backdrop, flood risk adaptation has become pertinent. However, in Ghana, current flood risk management practice is fostered by a rea

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https://doi.org/10.1108/ijdrbe-11-2019-0076

Beyond the plan: How land use control practices influence flood risk in Sekondi-Takoradi

Autor: Jerry Chati Tasantab

Publikováno v: Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9, Published: 2019
Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
Jàmbá : Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp e1-e9 (2019)

Using a pragmatic philosophical underpinning, this article analyses how land use planning actions and inactions contribute to flood risk creation in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. In recent times, the planning system in Ghana has come under intense public

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https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v11i1.638