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Seth Appiah-Opoku
Researcher at University of Alabama
Publications - 24
Citations - 478
Seth Appiah-Opoku is an academic researcher from University of Alabama. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transportation planning & Sustainability. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 22 publications receiving 419 citations. Previous affiliations of Seth Appiah-Opoku include University of Vermont.
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Environmental impact assessment in developing countries: the case of Ghana
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined Ghana's EIA procedure and offered suggestions that could improve the EIA process in the country and facilitate its adoption in other developing countries, including Ghana is no exception.
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Proposed framework for sustainability screening of urban transport projects in developing countries: A case study of Accra, Ghana
TL;DR: In this paper, a framework is proposed for screening urban transport projects in developing countries to reflect local issues relevant to sustainability, based on the integration of indigenous and scientific knowledge to reflect the sustainability of candidate projects.
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Indigenous Beliefs and Environmental Stewardship: A Rural Ghana Experience
TL;DR: Based on a study of a monkey sanctuary in Ghana, West Africa, the authors argues that indigenous belief systems form an essential part of indigenous knowledge and that they can serve as a very effective tool for the protection of sacred groves and isolated patches of rainforests that have fallen victim to development as a result of increasing globalization, population pressures, and the spread of Christianity.
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Using protected areas as a tool for biodiversity conservation and ecotourism: a case study of Kakum National Park in Ghana.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss livelihood challenges associated with the use of protected areas as a tool for ecotourism at the Kakum National Park in Ghana, and reveal that most residents in villages close to the park have not realized the expected benefits of ecOTourism despite giving up access to resources inside park boundaries more than a decade ago.