Effect of sand mining on riparian landcover transformation in Dallung-Kukou catchment of the White Volta basin, Ghana
Rapid urbanization has increased demand for sand in the construction industry to meet housing and infrastructure needs of urban population. The Dallung-Kukuo catchment of the White Volta River Basin is a major sand mining site for the construction industry in Tamale and other peri-urban communities....
Main Authors: | Latif Iddrisu Nasare, Stephanie Asabea Opoku, Amos Amponsah, Damian Tom-Dery, William J. Asante, Bernard N. Baatuuwie |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-08-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023056360 |
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