Peter Damoah-Afari- Doctor of Philosophy
- Lecturer at University of Energy and Natural Resources
Peter Damoah-Afari
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Lecturer at University of Energy and Natural Resources
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September 1999 - October 2006
Education
March 2003 - July 2009
September 1996 - May 1998
November 1990 - July 1994
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Publications (21)
This study analyzes long-term patterns in precipitation, (P), evapotranspiration (ET), and meteorological and agricultural drought indices in the Upper East Region (UER) of Ghana from 1981 to 2017. The study further investigates the relationship between these hydrometeorological variables and yields of groundnut, maize, millet, rice, and sorghum fr...
The Tutua-Bura-Angoben Shelter Belt project in Ghana, aimed at combating desertification and land degradation, faces an unexpected threat from heavy metal contamination. This study investigates the levels and spatial distribution of arsenic (As), lead (Pb), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) within the forest reserve, focusing on the implications for envir...
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) has a rich historical background in Ghana, contributing to over 40% of the country's gold production. However, current ASGM practices have neglected responsible mining operations, resulting in environmental degradation and adverse health impacts. A comprehensive study analysed 3344 soil samples from a mi...
Of all the things to consider about safe water, the pH of drinking water probably has been overlooked. Most spoken about, however, is alkaline water which has a host of supposed health benefits? For instance, it is known to help the body to clear toxins thereby improving metabolism. Meanwhile, research has shown that most diseases, illnesses, and b...
Purpose
This study aims to analyze the perceptions of smallholder farmers on climate change and events and further explores climate change adaptation strategies and associated challenges. The findings provide useful information for enhancing the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers to adjust to climate-related hazards and improve their resilien...
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) has a rich historical background in Ghana, contributing to over 40% of the country's gold production. However, current ASGM practices have neglected responsible mining operations, resulting in environmental degradation and adverse health impacts. A comprehensive study analyzed 3344 soil samples from a mi...
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Buruli ulcer (BU), a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU), as the third most prevalent mycobacterial disease in 1998, following tuberculosis and leprosy. In Ghana, there have been over 2000 reported cases in the past decade, with outbreaks in 90 administrative districts, including Amansie...
A culvert is an important structure in Road construction to allow the conveyance of Channels crossing the road. Culverts are sized for a road to accommodate the volume of water crossing the road network to avoid flooding. Ghana Highways has a standard manual for culvert sizing at channel crossing. This manual serves as a guide for the proper sizing...
Dormaa Ahenkro township has been in existence for many centuries and that, there are different kinds of buildings in the city. With regard to the ages of the buildings which is very important for authorities to track the history of some buildings for
safety and economic resources. This study navigates the intersection of geospatial technology and...
The rapid urbanization coupled with tremendous growth in population and built-up areas in the cities has led to issues associated with global climate change impacts, such as urban heat islands. Sunyani Municipality is a growing area in Ghana with an increasing population and urbanisation. Many people in Ghana are moving to settle in Sunyani for dif...
Rapid urban expansion and changing land use in Dormaa Central Municipality, Ghana, pose challenges to sustainable development and agricultural preservation. Using GIS and Satellite Remote Sensing, this study analyzed urban changes and land use from 2001 to 2021. The findings revealed a 10% annual increase in urbanization, expanding the urban area b...
Upsurge in pedestrian-involved crashes, in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, has led to the installation of speed humps to ameliorate the situation. This has, however, attracted public complaints citing ride discomfort, vehicle damage and safety concerns. This study aims to explore the extent to which crossing speed and hump dimensions contribute to...
Floods constitute a pervasive and destructive natural disaster worldwide, with increasing frequency and severity necessitating innovative approaches for monitoring, management, and mitigation. Traditional flood assessment methods, reliant on labour-intensive field inspections during flood events, are constrained by time-consuming processes and limi...
In this paper, we have shown the capability of using InSAR techniques to map land subsidence phenomenon in both qualitative and quantitative terms. DInSAR techniques make it possible to study the magnitue, extent and pattern of land subsidence phenomenon more efficiently than any other method available today. The problem of loss of coherence in Sha...
xxvi, 244 leaves : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. PolyU Library Call No.: [THS] LG51 .H577P LSGI 2009 Damoah-Afari Subsidence phenomenon in Shanghai has been monitored by interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) techniques in this study. The research employed different InSAR techniques to study both the spatial and the temporal variat...
Differential (D) and persistent scatterer (PS) interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) (DInSAR and PSInSAR) techniques are arguably the most cost effective and efficient methods today for ground surface deformation monitoring since their invention in the last quarter of the twentieth century. They overcome the limitations of traditional me...
Differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) (DInSAR) has proven to be very useful in mapping and monitoring land subsidence in many regions of the world. Shanghai, China's largest city, is one of such areas suffering from land subsidence as a result of severe withdrawal of groundwater for different usages. DInSAR application in Shan...
We present the results of using differential interferometry (DInSAR) technique for measuring land subsidence rate in Shanghai, China. Eleven (11) ERS-1/2 scenes acquired over Shanghai during the period 6 June 1992 to 27 July 2002 were used. A total of 10 possible differential interferograms out of 55 possibilities were generated using a maximum nor...
The city of Shanghai has been experiencing subsidence since 1921 mainly due to intensive withdrawal of water from underground [1][2], and to some extent due to rapid infrastructural developments taking place in the city (e.g., concentration of skyscrapers in Xuhui District and the Lujiazui Financial Zone of the Pudong District) [3]. Subsidence phen...
