Enoch Akwasi Kosoe

• PhD Social Administration
• Senio Lecturer at SDD University of Business and Integrated Development Studies

Green infrastructure (GI) represents a critical approach to urban planning, integrating natural and semi-natural features into cities to address environmental and health challenges associated with rapid urbanization and climate change. This chapter discussed the multifaceted role of green infrastructure, focusing on various types, such as urban par...

The intersection of the circular economy (CE) and bioeconomy represents a transformative approach to addressing sustainable development challenges, particularly in the Global South. This chapter highlights the synergies between CE and bioeconomy, highlighting their combined potential to foster resource efficiency, waste reduction, and sustainable g...

This chapter discusses the critical role of raw materials in fostering a sustainable bioeconomy in the Global South, emphasizing the intersection of environmental, socio-economic, and technological dimensions. Bioeconomy leverages biological resources to produce energy, materials, and chemicals and offers a strategic pathway for achieving sustainab...

The development of a bioeconomy in the Global South offers significant opportunities for sustainable development by leveraging abundant natural resources and biodiversity. This chapter highlights the various processes that underpin the bioeconomy development, emphasizing their relevance, challenges, and potential in regions such as Africa, Asia, an...

This chapter discusses the evolving landscape of edible mushroom utilization, highlighting both current applications and forecasting future trends. It delves into the burgeoning uses of mushrooms beyond traditional culinary roles, underscoring their potential in health, industry, and environmental sustainability. It showcases innovative advancement...

Over the decades, urban waste management has become a critical development challenge for developing countries. Rapid urbanization and its correlates as unplanned land-use changes and Urban Informality have exacerbated the waste management challenges. Urban Informality has gained recognition and attention in research and policy because it plays doub...

In the face of rapid urbanization and escalating environmental concerns, the concept of green infrastructure has gained significant traction in urban planning circles. This chapter explores the integral relationship between green infrastructure and urban planning in fostering sustainable clean air. By examining the multifaceted benefits of green in...

Air pollution is a pervasive environmental problem with far-reaching economic implications. This chapter provides an analysis of the economic impacts of air pollution, focusing on the costs incurred to illustrate the impacts, as well as policy implications, and recommendations for mitigation strategies. The economic costs of air pollution are subst...

Air pollution has profound socioeconomic impacts that extend beyond public health and environmental concerns. This chapter aims to discuss the socioeconomic impacts of air pollution and highlights the multifaceted issues, ranging from economic costs to social inequalities and environmental justice concerns. Socially, air pollution diminishes the qu...

This chapter aims to bring attention to the origins of air pollution. Understanding the sources of air pollution is vital for grasping the intricate connections between human actions, natural occurrences, and environmental elements that contribute to poor air quality. Recognizing the origins, patterns, and effects of different air pollutants that h...

The gold mining sector in Ghana has significantly contributed to the nation's economic expansion by creating various employment prospects, both directly and indirectly, within mining communities. However, it is important to acknowledge that this industry has also had adverse environmental consequences. A sample size of 330 individuals, comprising s...

There is a global increase in cardiovascular diseases (like stroke, heart attack, and heart failure), especially in developing countries. Healthcare organizations in these low- and middle-income countries are unable to handle the current and projected economic and social effects of CDVDs and are struggling to deal with other diseases and developmen...

The absence of any form of a globally recognized and standardized regulation and policy for the coordination of the earliest form of medical care continues to hamper the development of this ageless and invaluable medical practice – herbal or traditional medicine. Considering that the availability, value, exploitation, exploration, and exportation o...

The lack of studies on waste management practices in small towns is a major gap given their fast-growing nature, especially in the global south. The study examines the peculiarities of waste management practices and behaviour choices in a small town and draws implications for urban sustainability trajectories different from the current pathways of...

Crops produced using recombinant DNA technology have invaluable food security roles but are not broadly accepted. Food insecurity affects between 45% and 50% of the Ghanaian populace, while the debate to adopt, accept, use, and commercialize genetically modified (GM) crops is ongoing. In this study, a choice‐based conjoint experimental design was a...

Ghana’s cultural diversity is a mosaic of traditions, languages, and expressions that contribute to the country’s vibrant identity. Efforts to preserve and celebrate this diversity are crucial for the continued flourishing of Ghana’s cultural heritage and water resources. Sustainable management of water resources entails meeting current water deman...

To meet global food demands for an ever-increasing human population, in the face of changing patterns of temperature and precipitation, agricultural intensification has been on the rise. The use of agrochemicals for agricultural intensification has immediate and long-term effects on global biodiversity and has caused significant changes in the func...

Agrochemicals, especially in the form of fertilizers and pesticides, dominate contemporary agricultural processes. They are used not only for the prospects of ensuring high crop yields but as a necessary practice aimed at achieving food sufficiency for the rising global population in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2. Thes...

Following the increasing failure of participatory governed planning interventions in attaining inclusive outcomes, critical governance scholars have articulated the need to pay attention to politics, especially in the global South. Motivated by this pertinent scholarly invitation, this study examines the politics in a state-community collaboration...

Decentralising solid waste collection to local authorities is expected to respond positively to the enigma of solid waste collection. The study contributes to a contextual understanding of household solid waste collection governance in rapidly growing secondary cities within democratic decentralised government systems. Specifically, the study exami...

The adoption of Information Communication Technology (ICT) by SMTHEs is increasing-with its accompanying benefits and challenges. Yet, researchers have barely turned their attention to the benefits and challenges of using ICTs among SMEs within the hospitality and tourism industry, especially in Ghana. Informed by the Unified Theory of Acceptance a...

The relationship between alcohol consumption and conflicts has been explored in several contexts. Little research has been conducted on the subject in Wa. The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between alcohol consumption and conflicts where alcohol consumption is on the increase. A quantitative research design is used to colle...

Studies have generally shown that climate change has tremendous impacts on cocoa productivity. Although there is an increasing proliferation of studies on adaptation strategies of cocoa farmers, many of the studies are not linked to climate services that provide information to help ensure climate smart decision-making among cocoa farmers. This stud...

Scholarship on solid waste management in Africa mostly focuses on institutional players and collaboration in achieving sustainable waste management. Little consideration is given to the technical issues and technologies for waste management; and the links to sustainable urban development. Using a systematic and inclusive literature review, this cha...

This study assessed sustainability of small town and rural water services in northern Ghana using lessons from Jirapa Municipality. A case study design, deploying mixed methods, was employed. Data were obtained from household questionnaires administration and in-depth interviews with community leaders and institutional stakeholders in the water sec...

The process of urban change does not only occur on the outskirts of the city but also in the inner cities in the form of infilling and alterations to existing housing. An observed trend in most cities of the Global South is the concentration and development within the city centres. Using the Wa Municipality as case study, this study seeks to examin...

The inherent benefits of community participation are sometimes used by local power holders as a façade to perpetuate non-participation in the management and use of forest resources. Guided by the concept of participatory exclusion, the study assessed the perceptions of inhabitants around the Wa Community Forest Reserve (WCFR), concerning the catego...

Analysis of the management and sustainability of natural resources in Ghana reveals that indigenous knowledge systems have played major roles. The aim of this paper was to assess how indigenous knowledge systems used for sacred biological resources have resulted in the sustainability of resources in three selected communities in the Upper West Regi...

The process of urban change does not only occur on the outskirts of the city, but also in the inner cities in the form of infilling and alterations to existing housing. An observed trend in most cities of Ghana is the concentration and development within the city centers. Using the Wa Municipality as a case study, this study seeks to examine the dy...

This study examines farmers' experiences and perspectives on land degradation and livelihoods in the Lawra Municipality, a semi-arid area in northwestern Ghana. An explanatory sequential mixed method approach, which combines both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques, was used. Data was collected through a survey of 228 farming ho...

Worldwide, there is increasing acknowledgement of the dangers of improper human waste management, particularly open defecation, on the environment and human wellbeing. With about 85.7% of Ghana's population without access to decent toilet facilities as of 2017, Ghana ranks highly in the world among countries with poor human waste management practic...

Despite the key roles of women in agroforestry systems, their contributions usually go unnoticed in male – dominated societies. This study was conducted in the Jaman South Municipality of Ghana to examine the forms and levels of women’s participation in agroforestry systems. The study used a concurrent mixed method design to collect data from 204 w...

Urban solid waste constitutes a major problem for environmental management in developing countries. The inability of municipal authorities to tackle this problem effectively calls for alternative management approaches, including private sector participation. This paper explores the relevance and application of indigenous knowledge and practices for...

Analysis of the management and sustainability of natural resources in Ghana reveals that indigenous knowledge systems have played major roles. The aim of this paper was to assess how indigenous knowledge systems used for sacred biological resources have resulted in the sustainability of resources in three selected communities in the Upper West Regi...

This study examined sociocultural and economic factors determining open defecation in the Wa Municipality, Ghana. The study employed a mixed method approach involving questionnaire administration to 367 households systematically selected from 21 communities, observation, and eight key informant interviews. The mixed logit model was used to determin...

Climate change is a global phenomenon, yet its impacts are more localized in vulnerable and poor regions. This chapter finds answers to how urban residents in a Ghanaian city of Tamale have been responding locally to the adverse effects of climate change. Four suburbs were studied using in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions for the data...

Intra- and inter-regional migration is widely described. Prior studies have attribute varied reasons for this development including the quest for greener pastures and unequal development in northern Ghana. What has escaped critical scrutiny is some migrants’ ability to escape extreme rural poverty, albeit in harsh urban environment. Such a missing...

Wa, a fast growing municipality in Ghana, is at the first stage of the urban environmental transition where most of the environmental problems tend to occur within or close to the home, including the management of human faecal matter. This study examined the state of faecal matter management in Wa. A stratified sample of residential areas and a sys...

Even though development is about change, conservative rurality associated with the refusal of rural societies to submit to technological, livelihood and socio-cultural changes has not received adequate focus in development studies and practice. Using the case of selected rural communities in Ghana and their response to the mass cocoa spraying inter...

This study contends that land degradation is depriving rural farmers and other agriculture-dependent poor people in semi-arid areas of sub-Saharan Africa of their traditional means of sustainable livelihood. The study sought to assess present trends in land degradation and management practices and examine the potential for redress based on the pers...

The study examined the housing conditions of households in residential units within the Wa Municipality of Ghana. The study employed mainly interviews and focus group discussions, with questionnaire survey as a complementary technique, drawing on concepts of households' demand for housing. The analysis suggests that households' choice of living spa...

Until 1983, uncontrolled wildfires were relatively uncommon especially in the forest zones of Ghana. However, the period following the 1980s has seen a significant rise in wildfires, with devastating effects on forest resources and sustainable agricultural livelihoods. Thus, the rise in wildfire incidence in Ghana since 1983 raises questions about...

ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Community-based tourism has, for over four decades, been promoted as a means of poverty reduction in developing countries. This study sought to investigate the social and economic effects of community-based tourism using the Wechiau Community-based Hippo Sanctuary located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The research relied...

Community-based tourism has, for over four decades, been promoted as a means of poverty reduction in developing countries. This study sought to investigate the social and economic effects of community-based tourism using the Wechiau Community-based Hippo Sanctuary located in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The research relied on both qualitative an...

Far too many people in urban Ghana live without access to safe drinking water and this is a primary determinant of continuing poverty. Using questionnaire survey and key informant interviews, this study explored the situation of households' access to potable water supply in the Wa Municipality, a low-income urban area in northwest Ghana. This study...

Until 1983 uncontrolled wildfires were uncommon, especially in the forest zones of Ghana. Unfortunately early efforts at curbing wildfires did not place emphasis on stakeholder management. This weakness has constrained wildfire management as a result of weak coordination among stakeholders in the management of wildfire. But an essential element for...

Ineffective solid waste management remains a major challenge to many developing economies, Ghana inclusive. This study therefore chronicles issues relating to solid waste management, drawing experiences from Wa, the regional capital of the Upper West Region. Based on 150 administered questionnaires to purposively selected respondents and 10 in-dept...

Public toilet is an unavoidable option for sanitation in many low-income towns and cities of developing countries. In most parts of Ghana, it is common practice for people to answer the call of nature in the open field as a result of the lack of household and public toilet facilities, which results in a poor sanitary, health and environmental situa...