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Khiddir Iddris, Andreas Buerkert, Ellen Hoffmann, Katharina Hemmler, Martin Oteng-Ababio
{"title":"Navigating the Path to Sustainable Rurbanity: The Assemblage of Livelihood Pursuits in E-Waste Hubs of Urban Accra","authors":"Khiddir Iddris, Andreas Buerkert, Ellen Hoffmann, Katharina Hemmler, Martin Oteng-Ababio","doi":"10.1002/geo2.70055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.70055","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Little is known about the complex power and governance dynamics within e-waste hubs in the Global South. Taking the example of Sodom-Agbogbloshie, Mortuary-road, Ashaiman and Ashaiman New Town in Ghana's capital Accra, we explore their role as catalysts for sustainable rurbanity—a concept that blends urban and rural characteristics within an informal economy. Ghana, home to some of Africa's largest informal e-waste dumpsites, presents a typical case where e-waste processing, traditional herding and related economic activities converge, creating a vibrant yet challenging landscape for urban informal actors. Our research utilises the assemblage theory to analyse the interconnectedness and interdependencies of various economic practices, social networks and environmental factors. Employing a mixed methods approach, data were collected through stratified random sampling, resulting in a total of 420 respondents across the four locations. Non-parametric statistical tests, including Kruskal–Wallis, Dunn's post hoc tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and chi-squared tests, were used to assess the economic, social and environmental dynamics of the four e-waste hubs. Key findings highlight diverse demographics, the adaptability of economic activities, site-specific resilience to economic outcomes and the motivations driving engagement in the informal sector. We also identify major challenges, including health risks, environmental footprints, and socio-economic instability, and outline pathways to sustainable rurbanity. The pathways comprise integrating local endowments, improving connectivity, promoting diverse livelihoods, and establishing supportive institutions. Leveraging the unique rurban characteristics, this study provides a blueprint for transforming informal economies into more resilient and thriving communities, capable of withstanding urbanisation pressures while preserving their local identity and socio-economic fabric.</p>","PeriodicalId":44089,"journal":{"name":"Geo-Geography and Environment","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/geo2.70055","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146002548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Nuhu Adeiza Ismail, Ingrid Boas, Simon Alexander Bunchuay-Peth, Annah Zhu, Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj, Lukas Husa, Magdalena Berger, Adane Kebede Gebeyehu, Aliou Sall, Somrak Chaisingkananont, Amadou Ndiaye
{"title":"Cultural Heritage in Motion: Adaptive Mobile Cultures of (Semi)nomadic Indigenous People in Changing Climates","authors":"Nuhu Adeiza Ismail, Ingrid Boas, Simon Alexander Bunchuay-Peth, Annah Zhu, Kwanchit Sasiwongsaroj, Lukas Husa, Magdalena Berger, Adane Kebede Gebeyehu, Aliou Sall, Somrak Chaisingkananont, Amadou Ndiaye","doi":"10.1002/geo2.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.70054","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Studies that explore the interconnection of cultural heritage, climate (im)mobilities and Indigenous ways of knowing in changing climates are rare. This article calls for reimagining and reframing this intersection in global climate governance. What existing studies have shown, and what we advocate exploring further, is that the mobile livelihoods or mobility practices of Indigenous mobile groups are more than an adaptation strategy or a fix for climate change. They embody meaning, rituals, ancestral guidance and ways of knowing nature, land, seas and the universe, connecting intangible and tangible dimensions of culture in relational ways. This paper conceptualises mobility not merely as a response to environmental changes and climatic stress but as a living heritage of Indigenous ways of knowing. To elaborate on the dynamics of the adaptive and mobile-oriented cultural expressions of Indigenous mobile groups in changing climates, we draw on four case studies of (semi)nomadic communities in Ethiopia, Senegal and Thailand to illustrate how the mobility practices of many Indigenous groups constitute mobile systems of observation, forecasting and ecological adaptation that embody centuries of empirical climate knowledge. Our case studies also illustrate how sedentary-focused sustainability projects that overlook adaptive mobile cultures can impinge on not only the mobility rights of historically mobile groups but also on their adaptive cultural practices. Hence, we demonstrate the need for integrating the peculiarities of mobile-oriented cultures in climate mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage policies to avoid maladaptive outcomes that threaten both livelihoods and cultural identity.</p>","PeriodicalId":44089,"journal":{"name":"Geo-Geography and Environment","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/geo2.70054","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146016277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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