Secondary cities under siege: examining peri-urbanisation and farmer households’ livelihood diversification practices in Ghana

Abdulai, Ibrahim Abu; Ahmed, Abubakri

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10540

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“…Our study revealed that the extensive and haphazard urban sprawl came mainly at the expense of rural vegetation and some open lands in the RUI. This pattern of change is similar to that seen in many other countries of the Global South that have experienced a significant loss of rural vegetation due to urban sprawl [ 86 – 88 ]. This is often due to a scarcity of strategies to control unstructured urban sprawl and a lack of programs focused on promoting sustainable development in both the urban core and rural areas.…”

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confidence: 80%

Monitoring rural-urban transformation in the coastal region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco

Loulad,

Nguyen,

Simou

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Worldwide urbanization drives rural-urban transformation (RUT) which has major consequences in many countries of the Global South where there is an urgent need to better understand and manage the underlying processes and consequences for ecosystem services. To fill existing knowledge gaps on the extent and time course of RUT in Morocco, this study focused on (i) analyzing the spatial patterns of rural-urban transformation in the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra (RSK) region from 1972 to 2020, (ii) identifying key mechanisms of change, and (iii) defining the main driving forces behind the spatial transformation patterns. To this end, we processed data of the Landsat free archive, historical grayscale Corona images, and nighttime lights datasets on Google Earth Engine (GEE) using machine learning classifiers and LandTrendr spectral-temporal segmentation algorithms. With an overall accuracy (OA) ranging from 88–95%, the results revealed that during the study period the RSK region experienced a 473% growth of horizontal built-up reflected in an area increase from 63.4 km2 to 299.9 km2. The main changes occurred along the Kenitra-Rabat-Temara axis and in central cities connected to the main road network. The horizontal expansion of large and medium-sized cities led to the formation of a Rural-Urban Interface (RUI) on the outskirts. The urban sprawl of some cities has affected the surrounding rural lands within the RUI. Environmental, social, economic, and political forces have interacted in shaping the changes in rural-urban landscapes.

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confidence: 80%

Monitoring rural-urban transformation in the coastal region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco

Loulad,

Nguyen,

Simou

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…As shown in Figure 1, the study was conducted in three peri-urban communities: Danku, Kperisi, and Kpongu, all of which are within a 15-km radius from Wa and have both rural and urban characteristics (Dapilah et al, 2019;Ahmed et al, 2020;Abdulai et al, 2022). Land prices within these peri-urban communities have risen significantly over time (Boamah, 2013;Kuusaana and Eledi, 2015;Ahmed et al, 2020) and agricultural activities are fast diminishing (Dapilah et al, 2019).…”

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“…In the peri-urban areas, urban developments have significantly decreased shea populations (Poudyal, 2011;Amoako, 2012) while many usufructs whose lands have been alienated by their allodial landlords without their prior consent are expressing their resistance by cutting down shea trees for fuelwood and charcoal charring. Charcoal charring is an alternative livelihood, especially for women, as they are the most affected by urban land transactions (Dapilah et al, 2019;Abdulai et al, 2022). The Assembly member of Danku who had a contrary view during a focus group discussion said that: "In this community, once a land is sold, the person acquires ownership of the economic trees on the land, be it cashew, shea nut, dawadawa, mango, name them.…”

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Customary land governance dynamics and its implications for shea tenure and ecology in selected peri-urban communities in Ghana

Kuusaana

2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionThe shea ecosystem provides critical ecosystem services. However, rapid peri-urbanization threatens the governance of peri-land and shea tree resources and poses multiple risks to urban and peri-urban households. Yet, studies on tree tenure in Ghana have focused on cocoa though shea possesses similar economic prospects. This study examines the customary land tenure systems in the Wa Municipality and their impacts on land and shea through a governance lens.MethodsThis study was purely qualitative and relied on data from focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with 64 purposely selected participants. To enable the retelling of the participants' stories, the data was first coded, thematised, and analyzed using NVivo 10 software.ResultsThe results show that land and shea rights have been decoupled in peri-urban areas, and the grant of land for farming or housing is sequestered from the right to access and use shea trees without authorization. In view of this, urban usufructs cut shea trees to communicate their opposition to land transactions. Due to the fluidity of customary tenure, some family heads are redefining usufruct entitlements to land and counterclaiming the land and shea trees. In addition, the lack of incentives for smallholders to plant and manage shea trees inhibits shea governance and sustainability.DiscussionThis is exacerbated by the widespread tenure insecurity over land and investments in shea trees. Under family land jurisdictions, family heads must involve usufructs in all the processes of land transactions and assign them a clear mandate and entitlements in customary land administration to facilitate efficient land and shea governance.

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“…Bartels et al (2020) points out the consequences of periurbanisation as physical, economic and social transformation in an incremental manner. Although the changes in peri-urban areas tend to be associated with improvements in economic activities as peri urban dwellers are presented with opportunities to tap into services rendered by the city (Chirisa et al 2016;Ravets et al 2013), some scholars argues that peri-urbanisation produces inequalities, as peri urban settlers are deprived of resources such as land and water due to the increasing population (Abdulai et al 2020;Bartels et al 2020;Ingwani 2019). This has an implication on the quality of life of people who live in the peri-urban areas.…”

Section: Peri Urbanitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Peri-urbanisation is a concept that has multiple and varying impacts on peri urban areas across the globe. It is argued that for example in developed countries, peri-urbanisation is characterised by positive social and economic change while in the developing world, it is a zone characterized by chaos, usually resulting in sprawling developments (Abdulai et al 2020). The effects and challenges posed by peri urbanisation process may differ depending on the context and place.…”

Section: Peri Urbanitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Wetland use and Conservation in Peri-urban Communities: Reflections from Budeli, Mutoti and Mphego near Nandoni Dam, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Banda,

Gumbo,

Ingwani

2023

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

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The study analysed wetland resource uses and conservation perspectives in peri-urban communities of small towns. Wetland ecosystems provide many services to local communities amid threats of extinction and degradation. Wetland ecosystems are increasingly disappearing and this creates an imbalance in nature. This requires sustainable strategies to enhance conservation amid spatial development in the areas. The research is a phenomenal case study of three villages located in the peri-urban zone of Thohoyandou -a small town located in Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study is informed by the ecosystem services theoretical framework and adopted the mixed methods research approach to guide data collection. A household questionnaire survey was undertaken in Budeli, Mutoti and Mphego peri-urban villages of Thohoyandou town. A study sample of 309 households participated in this study. Descriptive statistics that included frequencies and percentages were used to analyse quantitative data, whereas thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. The research findings reveal that wetland ecosystems support the livelihoods of households living in the peri-urban communities in many ways. Human landuse activities are key drivers of conversion of wetland ecosystems into residential, livestock grazing fields and brick molding areas in villages Budeli, Mutoti and Mphego respectively. From the study findings it was derived that perspectives on wetland use and conservation alone are not adequate to save and protect wetland ecosystems. Collaborative implementation of spatial planning legislations and practices to complement grassroots efforts by local communities to curb the disappearance of wetland ecosystems is greatly needed.

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Secondary cities under siege: examining peri-urbanisation and farmer households’ livelihood diversification practices in Ghana

Cited by 13 publications

References 57 publications

Monitoring rural-urban transformation in the coastal region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco

Monitoring rural-urban transformation in the coastal region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco

Customary land governance dynamics and its implications for shea tenure and ecology in selected peri-urban communities in Ghana

Wetland use and Conservation in Peri-urban Communities: Reflections from Budeli, Mutoti and Mphego near Nandoni Dam, Limpopo Province, South Africa

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