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Landscape dynamics and related geo hazard in the Ga South Municipality, Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Otoo, E.A
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-10T13:57:18Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-10T13:57:18Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/1693
dc.description A thesis in the Department of Geography Education, Faculty of Social Science Education, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Geography Education) in the University Of Education, Winneba JUNE, 2020 en_US
dc.description.abstract Given the extent of human activities and the level of excavations taking place, the Mile11 Hills have become a potential geo-hazard zone. This study sought to investigate the extent of landscape change, it causes and possible geological hazards between 1986 and 2018 where explanatory sequential design and the mixed-method research approach was adopted to achieve the study’s objectives. The study used spatial cartographic tools (GIS and Remote Sensing) to examine the extent of landscape change. As well, forty participants were purposively sampled and interviewed for the qualitative analysis. The results confirmed the landscape was undergoing both degradational and depositional geomorphic changes. About 56.11% of the landscape underwent degradation while 43.89% underwent deposition. Geomorphic change in the municipality was largely due to anthropogenic change rather than geological changes which were evidenced by the activities of urbanisation, sand mining and quarrying, posing a potential geo-hazard risk to residents in the area. The area was rapidly losing vegetative cover to urbanisation between 2003 and 2018. Possible geological hazards envisaged included earthquake, landscape influenced flooding, mudflow and landslide. It is therefore recommended that drastic measure should be taken to zone and relocate residents from the area. Proper coordination between traditional land owners, EPA, GGSA and GSMA be ensured to enhance proper planning in the municipality. Hazard prone areas should also be zoned and residents relocated to prevent future fatalities. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Unversity Of Education,Winneba en_US
dc.subject Landscape dynamics en_US
dc.title Landscape dynamics and related geo hazard in the Ga South Municipality, Ghana en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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