The impact of transport policies on road accessibility in Ghana

Posted on March 18, 2024

WALTHER – The impact of transport policies on road accessibility in Ghana Susanna Goewey, Olivier J. Walther, Paul Nugent Article first published online: 01 February 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2024.2309385 ABSTRACT: This article examines the impact of transport policies on road accessibility in Ghana. To measure accessibility gains, the article applies a model that compares the area […]

Spatial and temporal variability in the characteristics of extreme daily rainfalls in Ghana

Posted on February 27, 2023

CAPPS HERRON, WAYLEN – Spatial and temporal variability in the characteristics of extreme daily rainfalls in Ghana Holli Capps Herron, Peter Waylen, Kwadwo Owusu Article first published online: 24 February 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-05876-4 ABSTRACT: Focus on potentially increased frequency of extreme hydro-climatological events under climate change is intensified by Ghana’s reliance on rainfed agriculture, and […]

UF team awarded NASA grant to study artisanal mining and charcoal production in Ghana

Posted on October 10, 2022

A team of University of Florida researchers has been awarded a $660,000 grant to detect and monitor risks of artisanal mining and charcoal production in Ghana, NASA announced last week. Entitled “Integrating Socio-Economic and Remotely Sensed Information to Characterize Conflict Precursors and Land Degradation Dynamics in Ghana”, the three-year project will combine images collected by […]

Regionalization of Annual Precipitation in Ghana

Posted on February 7, 2020

CAPPS, WAYLEN – Regionalization of Annual Precipitation in Ghana Holli Capps, Dr. Peter Waylen, Dr. Kwadwo Owusu Poster Presented: 7 FEB 2020 Florida Society of Geographers

Announcing The Navi-Gator, Issue 2!

Posted on November 7, 2019

University of Florida Department of Geography The Navi-Gator OCTOBER 2019, ISSUE 2 So many new and exciting things have happened… Check out our amazing new grad lab in 1215! Come visit us in the geography office– lounge around in reclining chairs and grab some new GeoGator merch. We have T-shirts and sweatshirts for sale, […]

Geography Colloquium: “Assessing the Recovery of Rainfall in Central Ghana” & “Inter-spatial Relationship of Child Health & Satellite-derived Vegetation in Zambia”

Posted on April 6, 2016

Geography Colloquium Assessing the Recovery of Rainfall in Central Ghana Speaker: Ms. Carly Muir Graduate Student, Geography Inter-spatial Relationship of Child Health & Satellite-derived Vegetation in Zambia Speaker: Ms. Audrey Smith Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, April 7, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

African Diaspora in Ghana: Going Back to the Future

Posted on January 8, 2016

Dr. Barbara McDade-Gordon recently joined participants from the Americas, Europe, Asia, and throughout the African Continent, at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria for the First Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA). Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was among the keynote speakers, delivering addresses on the conference theme, “African Studies in […]

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