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

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.

RAS ID

35324

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2020

Volume

26

Issue

4

School

School of Engineering

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Inderscience

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

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10.1504/IJEWM.2020.110393