Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 395

Full Length Research Paper

Urban land use planning and its effects on the provision of public sanitation facilities in the Wa Municipality, Ghana

Prosper B. Laari
  • Prosper B. Laari
  • Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box 520, Wa, Ghana.
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Sumaila A. Bayorbor
  • Sumaila A. Bayorbor
  • Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University for Development Studies, P. O. Box 520, Wa, Ghana.
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Gideon Sagoe
  • Gideon Sagoe
  • Sewerage Systems Ghana Ltd., P. O. Box GP 1630, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 01 August 2019
  •  Accepted: 02 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 December 2019

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