DSpace 9

This site is running DSpace 9. For more information, see the DSpace 9 Release Notes.

DSpace is the world leading open source repository platform that enables organisations to:

  • easily ingest documents, audio, video, datasets and their corresponding Dublin Core metadata
  • open up this content to local and global audiences, thanks to the OAI-PMH interface and Google Scholar optimizations
  • issue permanent urls and trustworthy identifiers, including optional integrations with handle.net and DataCite DOI

Join an international community of leading institutions using DSpace.

The test user accounts below have their password set to the name of this software in lowercase.

  • Demo Site Administrator = dspacedemo+admin@gmail.com
  • Demo Community Administrator = dspacedemo+commadmin@gmail.com
  • Demo Collection Administrator = dspacedemo+colladmin@gmail.com
  • Demo Submitter = dspacedemo+submit@gmail.com
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  • Book Chapters  
    Review books or articles provide a critical and constructive analysis of existing published literature in a field, through summary, analysis, and comparison, often identifying specific gaps or problems and providing recommendations for future research. These are considered as secondary literature since they generally do not present new data from the author's experimental work. Review articles can be of three types, broadly speaking: literature reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. It also the researcher to stay abreast of new literature in the field.
  • Conference Proceedings and Papers  
  • Grey Literature  
    Grey literature consists of research and information produced outside conventional publishing channels, such as reports, policy briefs, working papers, and conference materials. It offers valuable insights and data that complement peer-reviewed sources, supporting research, policy, and practice.
  • Heritage Materials  
  • Institute of African Studies (IAS) J. H. Kwabena Nketia Archives  
    The J. H. Kwabena Nketia Archives preserve Ghanaian and African cultural heritage through music, oral traditions, photographs, and audiovisual collections. Guided by Professor Nketia’s vision that African traditional arts must be collected, preserved, practiced, and continually inspire creative expression, the Archives serve as a living resource for scholarship, teaching, and innovation

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    Promoting Sustainable Energy Transition: Assessing the Interplay of Environmental Taxes, Energy Aid, and Governance Quality
    (University of Ghana, 2023) Abdulai, E.
    Fossil fuel consumption, a leading cause of climate change and environmental degradation, necessitates a shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. However, energy transition is not without its challenges, including financial constraints, policy design, and governance deficiencies. To address these issues, nations have adopted environmental fiscal policies such as environmental taxes and energy development assistance, while also concentrating on enhancing the robustness of governance structures. This thesis explores the impact of these measures on the energy transition process through three related research papers. The first paper assesses the effects of carbon tax policy on energy transition-related environmental and socio-economic outcomes using a quasi-experimental design. The second paper investigates the impact of energy development assistance and governance quality on environmental tax efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa using instrumental variable regression techniques. The third paper examines the threshold effects of energy development assistance on energy transition efficiency, with a focus on the role of accounting and governance quality. Key findings include that carbon tax policy can promote energy transition by reducing emissions from energy consumption, improving energy intensity, increasing renewable energy adoption, and enhancing welfare. Additionally, findings suggest that energy development assistance should be context-specific, complementary, and coherent to support environmental taxation and the energy transition of aid recipient countries. Similarly, the findings reveal that energy development assistance can be effective if used in moderation and in conjunction with good accounting and governance practices. These findings have important policy implications for countries seeking to transition to cleaner and more sustainable energy sources.