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The case of electoral polling station data for geocoding in facilitating accessibility to social, economic and cultural opportunities in Ghana 选举投票站数据用于地理编码，以促进加纳获得社会、经济和文化机会

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-05-19 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2076134

G. Dumedah, Noah N-Yajasan Binche, G. Bob-Milliar, Seidu Iddrisu, Edward Kwabena Twumasi, Jephthah Agyenim Boateng

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引用次数: 3

How COVID-19 has affected research productivity in Africa: lessons for the future COVID-19如何影响非洲的研究生产力:对未来的教训

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-05-16 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2063142

O. Adekola, Hellen Namawejje, N. Oguguah, L. Onyegbulam, V. Nweze, A. Abasilim, Onyekachi Ikegwu, A. Mulema

引用次数: 1

Peri-urban land governance and market dynamics: perceptions and adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers in Tamale, Ghana 城市周边土地治理和市场动态:加纳Tamale小农的认知和适应策略

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-05-16 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2076132

J. Kidido, B. Ajabuin

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引用次数: 3

Impact of land use and climate change on forest reserves in Ghana 加纳土地利用和气候变化对森林储备的影响

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-05-16 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2070768

Samuel Nana Safo Kantanka, Michael Addaney, J. A. Akudugu, D. Anaafo, Richmond Quaye Apeatse, Loretta Clarke

引用次数: 2

The hidden safety net: wild and semi-wild plant consumption and dietary diversity among women farmers in Southwestern Burkina Faso 隐藏的安全网：布基纳法索西南部女农民的野生和半野生植物消费和饮食多样性

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-05-16 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2074481

J. Servin, William G. Moseley

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Forgotten territories: the uneven geography of FDI in Africa and the case studies of Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe 被遗忘的领土:非洲外国直接投资的不均衡地理分布以及对布隆迪、中非共和国、科摩罗、冈比亚、几内亚比绍和<s:1>刚果<s:1>和Príncipe的个案研究

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2073241

Kauê Lopes dos Santos

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The risk and associated control problems of Human African Trypanosomosis (HAT) in the endemic foci of Greater Equatoria Region, South Sudan 南苏丹大赤道区流行疫源地非洲人类锥虫病的风险和相关控制问题

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-04-25 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2063141

Yatta S. Lukou, D. O. Atari, K. Sube, J. Lako, E. Ochi, I. Elrayah

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Does joint agricultural decision-making improve food security among smallholder farmers? 联合农业决策能提高小农的粮食安全吗?

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-04-17 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2063140

Kamaldeen Mohammed, E. Batung, M. Kansanga, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, I. Luginaah

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引用次数: 9

Motivations for participating in community development in rural and urban Ghana 参与加纳城乡社区发展的动机

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-03-29 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2054436

Richard Serbeh, P. Adjei, D. Forkuor

引用次数: 1

Spatial driving forces of dominant land use/land cover transformations in Bako Tibe District, West Shewa, Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚西谢瓦Bako Tibe地区主要土地利用/土地覆盖变化的空间驱动力

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African Geographical Review Pub Date : 2022-03-29 DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2022.2054440

Beka Keno, Mikias Biazen Molla, F. Yimer

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