How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana
Provisioning ecosystem services are under threat in peripheral areas in African cities due to urbanisation pressures. Previous studies have focused on land conversion and food crop production. How urbanisation pressures intertwine with the provisioning ecosystem services availability to peri-urban h...
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| author | Ibrahim Abu Abdulai Issaka Kanton Osumanu |
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| description | Provisioning ecosystem services are under threat in peripheral areas in African cities due to urbanisation pressures. Previous studies have focused on land conversion and food crop production. How urbanisation pressures intertwine with the provisioning ecosystem services availability to peri-urban households is an empirical question, which this paper answered using Wa in Ghana as a case. The mixed method research approach was employed involving 400 randomly selected households with the aid of a questionnaire, while interviews were also conducted with relevant stakeholders. Descriptive statistics and a five-point Likert scale were used to analyse the household data, while interview responses were thematised. We observed that urbanisation adversely affected ecosystems, reducing the availability of wild fruits, fuelwood, and game to farmer households. From the households’ perspective, most of these services will disappear in the future as urbanisation intensifies. We recommend the restoration of degraded lands for the conservation of natural habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bab75115bff34617b84564223887d4252023-11-02T14:47:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Urban Sustainable Development1946-31381946-31462023-12-0115128229810.1080/19463138.2023.22675182267518How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban GhanaIbrahim Abu Abdulai0Issaka Kanton Osumanu1Department of Governance and Development ManagementSD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesProvisioning ecosystem services are under threat in peripheral areas in African cities due to urbanisation pressures. Previous studies have focused on land conversion and food crop production. How urbanisation pressures intertwine with the provisioning ecosystem services availability to peri-urban households is an empirical question, which this paper answered using Wa in Ghana as a case. The mixed method research approach was employed involving 400 randomly selected households with the aid of a questionnaire, while interviews were also conducted with relevant stakeholders. Descriptive statistics and a five-point Likert scale were used to analyse the household data, while interview responses were thematised. We observed that urbanisation adversely affected ecosystems, reducing the availability of wild fruits, fuelwood, and game to farmer households. From the households’ perspective, most of these services will disappear in the future as urbanisation intensifies. We recommend the restoration of degraded lands for the conservation of natural habitats.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2023.2267518ecosystemghanaprovisioning servicesperi-urbanurbanisation |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim Abu Abdulai Issaka Kanton Osumanu How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development ecosystem ghana provisioning services peri-urban urbanisation |
| title | How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana |
| title_full | How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana |
| title_fullStr | How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana |
| title_short | How urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri-urban Ghana |
| title_sort | how urbanisation shapes availability of provisioning ecosystem services in peri urban ghana |
| topic | ecosystem ghana provisioning services peri-urban urbanisation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2023.2267518 |
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