From Green to Grey: The Dynamics of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Urban Ghana Posted on 19/07/2018 (19/09/2019) by Siki kigongo PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles From Green to Grey: The Dynamics of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Urban Ghana Urbanization and Wellbeing July 2018 This paper examines the struggle for existence of contrasting spaces within an urban milieu drawing on experiences from Ghana. By analyzing remotely sensed images and review of relevant literature, the dynamics of change in the urban green–grey landscape were examined. While the grey (impermeable) space has increased from 23.3% to 77.6% between 1986 and 2016, green (permeable) space has declined from 76.7% to 24.4% within the same period. Rapidly growing and sprawling city, operating within a weak institutional framework, underlies the changes in land use/land cover in the Metropolis. This trend poses potential socio-environmental threat to the immediate city environment and even beyond. We recommend prioritizing greening of the city by Kumasi Metropolitan Authority with the involvement and support of all stakeholders. This demands public education and effective functioning of institutions through adequate resourcing, collaboration, and coordination within the broad framework of the new Land Use and Spatial Planning Act (Act 925). Download CONTRIBUTORS Associate Research Scientist Razak M Gyasi Razak Gyasi Ph.D, PD, is a Social Gerontologist and Associate… View Profile SIMILAR PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles What has poverty got to do with it? Analysis of household access to improved sanitation in Ghana Journal Articles Verbal autopsy interpretation: a comparative analysis of the interva model versus physician review in determining causes of death in the nairobi dss* Journal Articles Using historical vital statistics to predict the distribution of under-five mortality by cause* Briefing Papers Urban Health in Kenya Key Findings 2000 Nairobi Cross-Sectional Slum Survey Briefing Papers Urban Health in Kenya Key Findings 2000 Nairobi Cross-Sectional Slum Survey Journal Articles Towards Risk-Sensitive and Transformative Urban Development in Sub Saharan Africa Technical Reports The state of the world’s children 2012: children in an urban world* Technical Reports The report of the 3-D Commission: Data, social determinants, and better decision-making for health Journal Articles The health and well-being of older people in nairobi’s slums*