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

Autor: Martin Oteng-Ababio, Jytte Agergaard, Lasse Møller-Jensen, Manja H. Andreasen

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Vol 6 (2024)

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, effective land governance has been a priority since the introduction of

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The quest for efficient waste management architecture in Ghana

Autor: Martin Oteng-Ababio

Publikováno v: Field Actions Science Reports, Vol 22, Pp 24-29 (2020)

In the quest for efficient waste management system in Ghana, authorities’ ‘waste war’ adjudication strategies have ignored the historical focus on socially all-inclusive planning designs. Instead, approaches adopted so far unduly promote a mark

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Following the footsteps: Urbanisation of Wa Municipality and its synergism in risk accumulation, uncertainties and complexities in urban Ghana

Autor: Martin Oteng-Ababio, George Owusu, Divine M. Asafo

Publikováno v: Jàmbá, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp e1-e10 (2019)

Global demographic characteristics have witnessed a significant shift with more than half of the world’s population crossing the rural–urban threshold in 2008. In Ghana, the 2010 census report revealed 50.9% urban population. While the many benef

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‘Prevention is better than cure’: Assessing Ghana’s preparedness (capacity) for disaster management

Autor: Martin Oteng-Ababio

Publikováno v: Jàmbá, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp e1-e11 (2013)

This article examines and contributes to the debate on Ghana’s capacity and preparedness to respond to disasters and build safer communities. Having witnessed a series of catastrophic events in recent times, many have questioned the capacity of the

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Mobility Disruptions in Accra: Recurrent Flooding, Fragile Infrastructure and Climate Change

Autor: Manja Hoppe Andreasen, Jytte Agergaard, Lasse Møller-Jensen, Martin Oteng-Ababio, Gerald Albert Baeribameng Yiran

Publikováno v: Andreasen, M H, Agergaard, J, Møller-Jensen, L, Oteng-Ababio, M & Yiran, G A B 2022, ' Mobility Disruptions in Accra: Recurrent Flooding, Fragile Infrastructure and Climate Change ', Sustainability .
Andreasen, M H, Agergaard, J, Møller-Jensen, L, Oteng-Ababio, M & Yiran, G A B 2022, ' Mobility Disruptions in Accra : Recurrent Flooding, Fragile Infrastructure and Climate Change ', Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 21, 13790 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su142113790
University of Copenhagen
Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 21; Pages: 13790

This paper analyzes the mobility disruptions experienced by urban residents in relation to heavy precipitation and flooding of roads. The empirical focus is Accra, Ghana, a rapidly growing African city with discernible challenges in its transport sys

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