Farmer Response to Urban Pressures on Land, the Tamale experience

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Author(s)
Amarchey, C. A.
Publication language
English
Pages
3pp
Date published
01 Dec 2005
Type
Articles
Keywords
Livelihoods, Shelter and housing, Urban
Countries
Ghana

Over the last two decades, land use in Tamale has been changing from
predominantly agricultural (for cropping and animal husbandry) uses to
non-agricultural uses, such as provision of residential and recreational
space, transportation facilities, waste disposal and industrial production,
mainly dictated by the urbanisation phenomenon.