Land scarcity as a site selection challenge for the management of municipal solid wastes in Accra, Ghana

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volume

26

Issue

4

First Page

423

Last Page

437

Publisher

Inderscience

School

School of Engineering

RAS ID

35324

Comments

Kuranchie, F. A., Attiogbe, F., Quarshie, J. T., & Ntibrey, R. A. K. (2020). Land scarcity as a site selection challenge for the management of municipal solid wastes in Accra, Ghana. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 26(4), 423-437. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEWM.2020.110393

Abstract

© 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Some of the major contributing factors of poor solid waste management and disposal in developing countries are proximity of available land for waste disposal and attitudinal factors. This research used Accra, Ghana as a case study which has a land size estimated to be 3,245 km2 and a population growth rate of 3.1%. The outcome of the research projects that with Accra population of 4,010,054 and waste generation rate of approximately 0.5 kg/person/day, land proximity for waste disposal will no more be available by 2040. This will worsen the current waste management menace in the municipality if the situation remains unchanged. This research also recommends the contingent valuation method for the determination of adequate compensation for the associated communities to release land for efficient waste management and disposal in the region.

DOI

10.1504/IJEWM.2020.110393

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