Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana
© 2016. Informa UK Limited. The relationships between mining and land degradation, their potential socioeconomic impacts and extents were quantified and analysed in this study. A case study was conducted in the Upper West, which is an emerging mining region in Ghana. Land cover, socio-economic and m...
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| description | © 2016. Informa UK Limited. The relationships between mining and land degradation, their potential socioeconomic impacts and extents were quantified and analysed in this study. A case study was conducted in the Upper West, which is an emerging mining region in Ghana. Land cover, socio-economic and monthly rainfall data were used in GIS. Mining-induced land degradation indices range from 0.02 to 0.80. The Fournier co-efficient model was used to obtain erosivity indices between 42 and 84 mm, bringing mining concessions into severe erosivity zones. The results of this study will facilitate a concerted effort by governments and companies to prioritise sustainable mining and rural development. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-454592017-09-13T14:22:14Z Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana Moomen, Abdul Dewan, Ashraf © 2016. Informa UK Limited. The relationships between mining and land degradation, their potential socioeconomic impacts and extents were quantified and analysed in this study. A case study was conducted in the Upper West, which is an emerging mining region in Ghana. Land cover, socio-economic and monthly rainfall data were used in GIS. Mining-induced land degradation indices range from 0.02 to 0.80. The Fournier co-efficient model was used to obtain erosivity indices between 42 and 84 mm, bringing mining concessions into severe erosivity zones. The results of this study will facilitate a concerted effort by governments and companies to prioritise sustainable mining and rural development. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45459 10.1080/17480930.2016.1188253 Taylor & Francis restricted |
| spellingShingle | Moomen, Abdul Dewan, Ashraf Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana |
| title | Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana |
| title_full | Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana |
| title_short | Assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from Ghana |
| title_sort | assessing the spatial relationships between mining and land degradation: evidence from ghana |
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