The body of scientific literature on slum mapping employing remote sensing methods has
increased since the availability of more very-high-resolution (VHR) sensors. This improves …

Over 1 billion people currently live in slums, with the number of slum dwellers only expected
to grow in the coming decades. The vast majority of slums are located in and around urban …

The urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to expand by nearly 800 million
people in the next 30 years. How this rapid urban transition is affecting household-level …

Most earth observation (EO) approaches only yield a binary delineation of deprived/non-
deprived areas–an oversimplified characterisation with little information inferred regarding …

Climate change is known to have differential impacts in the Global South, with gender and
poverty being determining factors. In Ghana, both these factors come into play as women …

Introduction: Research has begun to examine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
prevention strategies within the Ghanaian context. Still, little is known about specific …

Slums pose a significant challenge for urban planning and policy as they provide shelter to a
third of urban residents. UN-Habitat reports that, in 2001, approximately 924 million people …

Since the 1970s, a variety of studies has searched for the sociodemographic, housing and
economic determinants of energy poverty. A central question, however, has not been …

For years, flood vulnerability management in Accra, the capital of Ghana, has been limited to
demolition of affected buildings, forced eviction of flood victims or distribution of relieve …

This research addresses the pressing need to strengthen climate change resilience of the
urban poor living in informal settlements by leveraging social capital-skills and networks …