May 2015

Dynamics of a third world city: Case of Niamey, Niger

Urbanization is a landscape transformation process that is manifested by spatial expansion relative to human development. The present study aimed at the characterization of the spatio-temporal dynamics of Niamey city over the past 38 years (1975-2013) through a diachronic analysis of Lands at satellite images and application of landscape ecology principles. It sought to: (i) analyze the spatiotemporal pattern of land...

Author(s): Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Abdoulaye Diouf, Boubacar Moussa Mamoudou, Abou-Soufianou Sadda, Ali Mahamane, Mahamane Saadou

May 2015

Dimensions of spatial inequalities in Ghanaian cities

In many African countries, spatial inequalities in the provision and distribution of social services can be explained by a myriad of factors including the development approaches adopted in their colonial history. This paper explores the spatial inequality among cities in Northern and Southern Ghana as evident in the availability of infrastructural facilities such as health, education, telecommunication, and potable...

Author(s): Poku-Boansi, Michael and Amoako, Clifford