Urban agriculture and sanitation services in Accra, Ghana: The overlooked contribution

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 94-103

  Lydecker, Mary ^a   Drechsel, Pay ^b  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Environment; Health; Sanitation; Services; Urban planning; Water management

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONE; FLOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SERVICES; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SANITATION; SOLID WASTE; STREAM; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN PLANNING; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 77955153506     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2009.0453     Document Type: Article

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