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Road construction and its socio-economic and health impact: a case study of Atonsu lake road
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The construction of roads has become very popular in our age due to heightened modernization, industrialization and the various benefits reaped from proper road systems. However, construction processes massively contribute to environmental pollution and negatively impact socio-economic activities, necessitating this study. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of road construction and soci......
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Unequal location, unequal access: the spatial analysis of solid waste disposal services in Northern Ghana Abstract Urban centres in Ghana continue to expand to areas with difficult accessibility, severely impacting location decisions on solid waste disposal sites (SWDS). This study uses the location theory to examine the spatial distribution of SWDS in urban Ghana. Methodologically, it uses the nearness neighbour tool, which is a key component in GIS for spatial analysi... ...
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