Re-visiting sustainable development
Sustainability and well-being from the perspectives of indigenous people in rural Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21690733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile (0000-0001-6215-9090, Department of Planning, SD Dombo University of Business & Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana, corresponding author), Raymond Aitibasa Atanga (0000-0002-3459-9440, Department of Development Studies, SD Dombo University of Business & Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana), Ibrahim Abu Abdulai (0000-0002-5813-2386, Department of Governance and Development Management, SD Dombo University of Business & Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-341 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-9839 • E-ISSN: 1469-6711 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13549839.2022.2040463 |
| OpenAlex | W4213308617 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 28 |
Although the Brundtland Commission’s definition of Sustainable Development (SD) is widely accepted and central to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it presents some limitations for application in the traditional African context. Drawing on a qualitative research design, this study interrogated indigenous knowledge systems of land governance among the Grune people in northern Ghana and the implications for SD. The emergent perspectives on land and land ownership are compelling and underpin the need for re-conceptualisation SD. To adapt SD to Grune worldview, it is imperative to redefine the frontiers of SD, by embracing a three-generational framework for addressing needs and achieving total wellbeing. In the context of decentralisation in Africa, an Endogenous Development (ED) approach to development planning is imperative for engineering social innovations and learnings that ensure socially and culturally acceptable development and the well-being of indigenous people and communities
Business · Commission · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Economic growth · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Indigenous · Political science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Land Rights and Reforms · Ecology
The Concept of Sustainable Development
Indigenous knowledge and implications for the sustainable development agenda
The challenge of defining wellbeing
Personal or interpersonal construal of happiness
Capability and Well‐Being
Commodities and capabilities
Culture and Public Action
Development as Freedom
Tourism and Sustainable Development
Sustainable development
Indigenous Struggles, Environmental Justice, and Community Capabilities
Sustainable development
Assessing the contribution of ecosystem services to human wellbeing
Research Design
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Indigenous Peoples
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |