Why are ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in African cities encroached on? Unveiling the encroachers' outlook
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6419006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Owusu Amponsah (0000-0002-8131-1913), Otiwaa Boakye, Jacob Nchagmado Tagnan (0000-0003-4417-1269), Gideon Abagna Azunre (0000-0002-9237-3714), Foster Frempong (0000-0003-0688-652X), Stephen Appiah Takyi (0000-0001-6025-2515), Michael Ayertey Nanor (0000-0003-1859-9835) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 159 |
| Pages | 105761-105761 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0264-2751 • E-ISSN: 1873-6084 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105761 |
| OpenAlex | W4407029840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 74 |
Environmental planning · Geography · Political science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
How does environmental knowledge translate into pro-environmental behaviors?
Urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services in sub-Saharan Africa
The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems
Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools
Spatio-temporal analysis and level of awareness of Ghana’s buffer regulations on ecologically sensitive areas
Urban planning failure in the protection of ecologically sensitive areas
Use of geodesign tools for visualisation of scenarios for an ecologically sensitive area at a local scale
Built-up land expansion and its impacts on optimizing green infrastructure networks in a resource-dependent city
Urbanization in Africa
Does environmental knowledge drive pro-environmental behaviour in developing countries? Evidence from households in Ghana
Valuing green infrastructure in an urban environment under pressure — The Johannesburg case
A review of practices for sustaining urban and peri-urban agriculture
A review of the role of urban agriculture in the sustainable city discourse
Insouciant, powerless or helpless
Urban encroachment in ecologically sensitive areas
Land-Use/Land-Cover Change Analysis and Urban Growth Modelling in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (Gama), Ghana
Benefits of restoring ecosystem services in urban areas
Theoretical Notes On `Gray Cities
Knowledge, Action and Pro-environmental Behaviour
Implications of wetlands degradation for water resources management
From quiet to bold encroachment
Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana
Evaluation of planning policy for protecting green infrastructure from loss and degradation due to residential encroachment
A Ghanaian twist to urban sprawl
The fate of urban wetlands in Kumasi
Chieftaincy and sustainable urban land use planning in Yendi, Ghana
Understanding urban growth modeling in Africa
Everyday politics of land use planning in peri-urbanisation
Challenges to the enforcement of development controls in the Wa municipality
A view of urban sprawl through the lens of family nuclearisation
The Politics of Studentification and `(Un)balanced' Urban Populations
Un-civil society
Students in Cities
Geographies of Studentification and Purpose-Built Student Accommodation
From 'Dangerous Classes' to 'Quiet Rebels
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |