The health-trash nexus in challenging environments: A spatial mixed methods analysis of Accra, Ghana

Sandra Bempah, Andrew Curtis, Gordon Awandare, Jayakrishnan Ajayakumar, Nancy Nyakoe

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Abstract

Increasing urbanization in Ghana has led to a waste management crisis with multiple public health consequences. The contextualized mapping of what is dumped, where and why might provide vital on-the-ground support to address the problem itself, as well as the spillover disease impacts. One of the biggest challenges, however, are the required spatial and temporal granular data. In this paper, we employ a spatial mixed methods approach to investigate the issue of waste management through the lens of health and disparity in Teshie, a suburb of Accra, Ghana.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102701
JournalApplied Geography
Volume143
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2022

Keywords

  • Drain
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Spatial video geonarrative
  • Trash

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