Eruditing from indigenous adaptation strategies for resilient and sustainable coastal erosion management in southeastern Ghana
Abstract Ghana is witnessing an increase in the construction of coastal flood defence walls on its coast but the effects of the coastal defence on people have not been well documented. This paper explores two issues: (1) indigenous strategies for preventing sea erosion and (2) the effects the modern...
Main Author: | Shine Francis Gbedemah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2023-02-01
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Series: | Discover Sustainability |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-023-00123-z |
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