Richard Serbeh
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 207889 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Richard Serbeh |
| NOMBRES | Richard |
| APELLIDO | Serbeh |
| FIRMA | SERBEH R |
| AFILIACIONES | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6666-4684 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2020 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Who controls Redd+ in West Africa
Geographers continue to analyze the politics of forest carbon offset projects, often emphasizing local-global and global North-Global South spatialities. Regional spatiality of the forest carbon economy remains largely unexplored, despite the analytical opportunities it offers. Drawing on analysis of data from ten (10) carbon offset registries, we map the uneven regional geographies of forest carbon offset projects (or REDD+ type projects) in Wes…
Asset or liability
This paper explores students’ perceptions of faculty-mentored research by drawing on the experiences of final year undergraduates sampled from a public university in Ghana. Embedded in a qualitative approach, the paper employs the cognitive interest and expectancy value theories, which model interests and satisfaction as predictors of affection and/or disaffection for an activity respectively. From these theoretical viewpoints, the paper argues t…
Living with familiar hazards
Urban expansion and livelihood dynamics in peri-urban Tamale, Ghana
At the heart of this paper are concerns for food security and sustainability-two challenges of wide relevance for geographers. Our work focuses specifically on the Guinea northern savanna ecological zone of Ghana, where poverty is grim and livelihood opportunities are limited and the intersection of urban expansion and livelihood dynamics is not well understood. This study analysed trends in and effects of urban expansion on farmers' livelihoods …
Unit Committees and Participation in Community Development
The unit committee in Ghana's local government is believed to facilitate participatory development. After decades of practice, there is little research on the unit committee's role in participatory development. This paper contributes to this research gap by drawing on the experiences of participants sampled from the Kumasi Metropolitan and Ahafo Ano South-west districts. The paper argues that the unit committee-participatory development interface…
Resource Capacity Assessment of Lower-Tier Health Institutions and Delivery of Responsive Care-Given Within Ghana's Decentralised Healthcare System
This study examined the capacity of decentralised health institutions at the Sunyani Municipality for responsive healthcare delivery, through the case study design. A sample size of 102 individuals comprising 60 household respondents and 42 healthcare staff were involved. Interviews and observations were used to collect data from the respondents. The human resource capacity of the health facilities was found to be adequate for responsive healthca…
Motivations for participating in community development in rural and urban Ghana
This paper examines the motivations for participating in community development in rural and urban districts in Ghana. Participation resulted from three motivations: shared responsibility, good of the community and requirement of a good citizen. The paper found no statistically significant difference between motivations and gender, age and education. However, there was a statistically significant difference between motivations and location. The pa…
Public perceptions of the health benefits of green spaces in urban Ghana
Recent years have witnessed a growth in research on urban green spaces given their significance to human wellbeing and environmental management. This paper explores the perceived health benefits of urban green areas by drawing on the experiences of 95 participants sampled from three urban communities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. It is a qualitative study employing a cross-sectional design. The paper argues that participants’ perceptions str…
Flood stressors and mental distress among community-dwelling adults in Ghana
Extant research has linked flooding with mental distress (MD) among flood-prone populations, but the mechanisms underlying this association remain largely unknown. This paper examines the association of flood stressors with MD among households in flood-prone communities in Ghana and estimates whether flood risk perceptions mediated the association. The study involved 767 household heads aged ≥20 years [mean = 47.3 ± 13.7); males = 61.4%]. Flood s…
Women’s political participation and performance as local government authorities under Ghana’s decentralization system
Looking Beyond Cash Transfers for Optimizing Poverty Reduction and Livelihood Sustainability in Rural Ghana
In this article, we argue that, if the poverty reduction inroads recorded from the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals could be optimized and sustained particularly in rural areas experiencing higher incidence of poverty and livelihood vulnerabilities, policymakers and development practitioners ought to look beyond cash transfer measures to embrace skills and technology transfer policies and programs. This approach has a greater tende…
Social Networks and the Geographies of Young People's Migration
Looking Beyond Cash Transfers for Optimizing Poverty Reduction and Livelihood Sustainability in Rural Ghana
In this article, we argue that, if the poverty reduction inroads recorded from the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals could be optimized and sustained particularly in rural areas experiencing higher incidence of poverty and livelihood vulnerabilities, policymakers and development practitioners ought to look beyond cash transfer measures to embrace skills and technology transfer policies and programs. This approach has a greater tende…
Urban expansion and livelihood dynamics in peri-urban Tamale, Ghana
At the heart of this paper are concerns for food security and sustainability-two challenges of wide relevance for geographers. Our work focuses specifically on the Guinea northern savanna ecological zone of Ghana, where poverty is grim and livelihood opportunities are limited and the intersection of urban expansion and livelihood dynamics is not well understood. This study analysed trends in and effects of urban expansion on farmers' livelihoods …
Unit Committees and Participation in Community Development
The unit committee in Ghana's local government is believed to facilitate participatory development. After decades of practice, there is little research on the unit committee's role in participatory development. This paper contributes to this research gap by drawing on the experiences of participants sampled from the Kumasi Metropolitan and Ahafo Ano South-west districts. The paper argues that the unit committee-participatory development interface…
Social Networks and the Geographies of Young People's Migration
Living with familiar hazards
Looking Beyond Cash Transfers for Optimizing Poverty Reduction and Livelihood Sustainability in Rural Ghana
In this article, we argue that, if the poverty reduction inroads recorded from the declaration of the Millennium Development Goals could be optimized and sustained particularly in rural areas experiencing higher incidence of poverty and livelihood vulnerabilities, policymakers and development practitioners ought to look beyond cash transfer measures to embrace skills and technology transfer policies and programs. This approach has a greater tende…
Social Networks and the Geographies of Young People's Migration
Women’s political participation and performance as local government authorities under Ghana’s decentralization system
Motivations for participating in community development in rural and urban Ghana
This paper examines the motivations for participating in community development in rural and urban districts in Ghana. Participation resulted from three motivations: shared responsibility, good of the community and requirement of a good citizen. The paper found no statistically significant difference between motivations and gender, age and education. However, there was a statistically significant difference between motivations and location. The pa…
Public perceptions of the health benefits of green spaces in urban Ghana
Recent years have witnessed a growth in research on urban green spaces given their significance to human wellbeing and environmental management. This paper explores the perceived health benefits of urban green areas by drawing on the experiences of 95 participants sampled from three urban communities in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. It is a qualitative study employing a cross-sectional design. The paper argues that participants’ perceptions str…
Flood stressors and mental distress among community-dwelling adults in Ghana
Extant research has linked flooding with mental distress (MD) among flood-prone populations, but the mechanisms underlying this association remain largely unknown. This paper examines the association of flood stressors with MD among households in flood-prone communities in Ghana and estimates whether flood risk perceptions mediated the association. The study involved 767 household heads aged ≥20 years [mean = 47.3 ± 13.7); males = 61.4%]. Flood s…
Asset or liability
This paper explores students’ perceptions of faculty-mentored research by drawing on the experiences of final year undergraduates sampled from a public university in Ghana. Embedded in a qualitative approach, the paper employs the cognitive interest and expectancy value theories, which model interests and satisfaction as predictors of affection and/or disaffection for an activity respectively. From these theoretical viewpoints, the paper argues t…
Living with familiar hazards
Urban expansion and livelihood dynamics in peri-urban Tamale, Ghana
At the heart of this paper are concerns for food security and sustainability-two challenges of wide relevance for geographers. Our work focuses specifically on the Guinea northern savanna ecological zone of Ghana, where poverty is grim and livelihood opportunities are limited and the intersection of urban expansion and livelihood dynamics is not well understood. This study analysed trends in and effects of urban expansion on farmers' livelihoods …
Unit Committees and Participation in Community Development
The unit committee in Ghana's local government is believed to facilitate participatory development. After decades of practice, there is little research on the unit committee's role in participatory development. This paper contributes to this research gap by drawing on the experiences of participants sampled from the Kumasi Metropolitan and Ahafo Ano South-west districts. The paper argues that the unit committee-participatory development interface…
Resource Capacity Assessment of Lower-Tier Health Institutions and Delivery of Responsive Care-Given Within Ghana's Decentralised Healthcare System
This study examined the capacity of decentralised health institutions at the Sunyani Municipality for responsive healthcare delivery, through the case study design. A sample size of 102 individuals comprising 60 household respondents and 42 healthcare staff were involved. Interviews and observations were used to collect data from the respondents. The human resource capacity of the health facilities was found to be adequate for responsive healthca…
Who controls Redd+ in West Africa
Geographers continue to analyze the politics of forest carbon offset projects, often emphasizing local-global and global North-Global South spatialities. Regional spatiality of the forest carbon economy remains largely unexplored, despite the analytical opportunities it offers. Drawing on analysis of data from ten (10) carbon offset registries, we map the uneven regional geographies of forest carbon offset projects (or REDD+ type projects) in Wes…
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