Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3917422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emmanuel Yamoah |
| FAMILY NAME | Tenkorang |
| SIGNATURE | TENKORANG E Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1219-2049 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Assessing the effectiveness of social accountability interventions in selected district assemblies in Ghana
Social accountability interventions have been implemented in low-and middle-income countries as a strategy to improve state-citizen engagement. However, there has been a minimal systematic attempt to document the effectiveness of social accountability initiatives, especially their ability to stimulate accountability actions by citizens. Subsequently, this paper assesses the effectiveness of a social accountability project in Ghana to build the ca…
Sustainability of alternative livelihood strategies in selected sand mining communities in the Ga South Municipality and Gomoa East District of Ghana
In Ghana, terrestrial sand mining in rural and peri-urban areas negatively affects the livelihoods of the majority of the residents employed in land-based livelihoods. We examine the sustainability of the alternative livelihood strategies the residents in these areas adopt as they lose their original livelihoods to sand mining. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 278 household heads and 23 key informants. Descriptive statis…
Environment and development
This study examines the impact of Ghana-China diplomatic relations on government efforts to combat illegal gold mining in Ghana. While diplomatic ties between the two nations foster cooperation, trade, and economic growth, the environmental damage caused by illegal Chinese miners has raised concerns. The study applies neoliberal theory to explore the dynamics of Ghana-China relations, Chinese migration, and economic growth. However, the adverse e…
Economic and socio-ecological effects of sand mining on livelihoods in the Gomoa East District and Ga South Municipality, Ghana
Drivers of artisanal and small-scale mining in the Denkyira area, central region of Ghana
Environmental Governance in Gold Mining
Mining projects in mineral-rich countries have been justified as contributing to economic growth and social well-being. There are environmental, economic, and social problems resulting from mining; therefore, the need for society to pool institutions to form environmental governance systems to manage these effects. It is within these institutions that power is prescribed, legitimated, and controlled. This study examines the roles of traditional a…
Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana
Governance systems are supposed to develop and manage natural resources for sustainable development. All groups of people with different interests can constructively contribute to sustainable sand mining for national development. This paper examines how governance processes affect sustainable sand mining in two local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were collected from household heads, core staff of the Assemblies, tipper tru…
Interactions between traditional and modern institutions in environmental governance of mining in Asutifi North District of Ghana
Extraction of natural resources through mining creates land use conflicts, economic upheaval and environmental harm. Environmental governance is a system developed to allocate different decision making authority levels over environmental resources to different social actors to alleviate recognised environmental dilemmas. However, the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of environmental governance depends on participation of various stakeholders incl…
Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana
Governance systems are supposed to develop and manage natural resources for sustainable development. All groups of people with different interests can constructively contribute to sustainable sand mining for national development. This paper examines how governance processes affect sustainable sand mining in two local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were collected from household heads, core staff of the Assemblies, tipper tru…
Economic and socio-ecological effects of sand mining on livelihoods in the Gomoa East District and Ga South Municipality, Ghana
Interactions between traditional and modern institutions in environmental governance of mining in Asutifi North District of Ghana
Extraction of natural resources through mining creates land use conflicts, economic upheaval and environmental harm. Environmental governance is a system developed to allocate different decision making authority levels over environmental resources to different social actors to alleviate recognised environmental dilemmas. However, the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of environmental governance depends on participation of various stakeholders incl…
Environmental Governance in Gold Mining
Mining projects in mineral-rich countries have been justified as contributing to economic growth and social well-being. There are environmental, economic, and social problems resulting from mining; therefore, the need for society to pool institutions to form environmental governance systems to manage these effects. It is within these institutions that power is prescribed, legitimated, and controlled. This study examines the roles of traditional a…
Governance for Sustainable Sand Mining in Two Selected Local Government Areas in the Central Region of Ghana
Governance systems are supposed to develop and manage natural resources for sustainable development. All groups of people with different interests can constructively contribute to sustainable sand mining for national development. This paper examines how governance processes affect sustainable sand mining in two local government areas in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were collected from household heads, core staff of the Assemblies, tipper tru…
Assessing the effectiveness of social accountability interventions in selected district assemblies in Ghana
Social accountability interventions have been implemented in low-and middle-income countries as a strategy to improve state-citizen engagement. However, there has been a minimal systematic attempt to document the effectiveness of social accountability initiatives, especially their ability to stimulate accountability actions by citizens. Subsequently, this paper assesses the effectiveness of a social accountability project in Ghana to build the ca…
Sustainability of alternative livelihood strategies in selected sand mining communities in the Ga South Municipality and Gomoa East District of Ghana
In Ghana, terrestrial sand mining in rural and peri-urban areas negatively affects the livelihoods of the majority of the residents employed in land-based livelihoods. We examine the sustainability of the alternative livelihood strategies the residents in these areas adopt as they lose their original livelihoods to sand mining. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 278 household heads and 23 key informants. Descriptive statis…
Environment and development
This study examines the impact of Ghana-China diplomatic relations on government efforts to combat illegal gold mining in Ghana. While diplomatic ties between the two nations foster cooperation, trade, and economic growth, the environmental damage caused by illegal Chinese miners has raised concerns. The study applies neoliberal theory to explore the dynamics of Ghana-China relations, Chinese migration, and economic growth. However, the adverse e…
Economic and socio-ecological effects of sand mining on livelihoods in the Gomoa East District and Ga South Municipality, Ghana
Drivers of artisanal and small-scale mining in the Denkyira area, central region of Ghana
Business (7 works) · Mining and Resource Management (7 works) · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Corporate governance (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Environmental governance (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works)