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Title
Planning for Improved Waste Management and Sanitation in the Krachi District - Ghana |
Full text
http://dspace.knust.edu.gh/dspace/handle/123456789/214 |
Date
2009 |
Author(s)
Hammond, Maria Magdalene Akweley |
Abstract
x, 117p. - As provided for in the Local Government Act, 1993(Act 462), waste management is the responsibility district assemblies in the country. To a large extent, district assemblies have not been able to perform this function creditably as evident by mounting heaps of refuse in our towns and villages; not to mention the number of people without access to toilet facilities. In the light of the foregoing, the study examines the sanitation situation in the Krachi District. Methods of collection and facilities for disposal of solid waste, liquid waste enad waste water in Kete Krachi, Ehiamankyene, Banda, Anyinaamea, Dambai and Asukawkaw are also examined. To achieve the above objective, data were assembled from documentary sources, consultations with organisations involved in waste management and sanitation in the district as well as from interviews with a sample of households in the settlements in the district. It is revealed from the study that the main method of solid waste disposal in the district is by op - KNUST Library |
Subject(s)
Waste Management; Sanitation; Planning; Krachi District, Ghana, District Assemblies; Solid Waste; Pit Latrine |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Thesis |
Identifier
2110 |
Repository
Kumasi - Kwame Nkrumah University
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