Siting of fuel stations within residential areas in Ghanaian cities: Perceptions of residents in Wa on fire disaster risks.

This paper responds to the limited literature on perceptions of fire disaster risks associated with the siting of fuel stations in dense residential areas in African cities. We address three interrelated research objectives regarding fire disaster risk and safety behaviours. First, we explore residents' perception of the reasons for the siting of fuel stations in residential areas.

Effects of microfinance and small loans centre on poverty reduction in Wa West District, Ghana.

Poverty, a pervasive and consequential global issue, has garnered significant attention due to its wide-reaching prevalence and profound implications. Various strategies, including microfinance, have been implemented to tackle this pressing concern. One such strategy is the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) in Ghana, which aims to reduce poverty.

Role of non-governmental organizations in poverty reduction in the global South: evidence from world vision Ghana, Kintampo South district.

Poverty is a global issue, particularly in the Global South. This has made its reduction vital, although official efforts have yielded modest results. As a result, non-state entities such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) arose to supplement the government's poverty reduction initiatives.

Secondary cities under siege: examining peri-urbanisation and farmer households' livelihood diversification practices in Ghana.

Land formalisation and commoditisation are influencing peri-urban growth in secondary cities. This notwithstanding, studies on peri-urbanisation have not prioritized secondary cities and how land transactions shape city expansion and engender livelihood diversification. Few perspectives in urban theory and practice are derived from such secondary cities, while trajectories indicate that such cities are becoming the new face of urbanisation in the Global South.

Rearing livestock on the edge of secondary cities: examining small ruminant production on the fringes of Wa, Ghana.

Rapid urbanization exerts pressure on urban fringe resources in most cities in the global south. The resultant effect of this pressure is the rapid conversion of natural reserves and farmlands into residential and non-residential developments that affects crucial rural livelihoods including the production of small ruminants. However, scientific studies on the production of small ruminants on the fringes of cities in Ghana are limited.