Challenges and Potential Solutions for Sustainable Urban-Rural Linkages in a Ghanaian Context

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dc.contributor.authorMensah, A.
dc.contributor.authorSomanje, A.N.
dc.contributor.authorMohan, G.
dc.contributor.authorLopes, J.
dc.contributor.authorGordon, C.
dc.contributor.authorZhou, X.
dc.contributor.authorMoinuddin, M.
dc.contributor.authorSaito, O.
dc.contributor.authorTakeuchi, K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-08T13:01:20Z
dc.date.available2020-07-08T13:01:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-09
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractUrban-rural linkages are an integral part of fostering development in both urban and rural communities. However, the focus on development tends to have an urban bias toward Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with an increase in urbanization. Ghana is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in SSA. This paper sought to identify the challenges of urban-rural linkages, their corresponding solutions, and contributions to Agenda 2030 that are context-specific to Ghana through a stepwise solution scanning technique. In step 1, the study applied a scoping process to identify the urban-rural challenges. In step 2, a solution for the identified urban-rural challenges in step 1 was co-designed. In step 3, each identified solution was assessed based on its potential to contribute to all three pillars of sustainability by ranking and prioritization. In step 4, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) interlinkages of the top five prioritized potential solutions were analyzed. The identified challenges were (1) inequality and gender gaps, (2) poor and lack of basic and economic infrastructures, (3) the limited e ectiveness of decentralization, and (4) food and nutrition security dynamics. The prioritized potential solutions were gender inclusiveness, investment in infrastructures, sustainable agricultural systems, e ective decentralization, and financial inclusion. This study recommends maximizing the synergies and minimizing the trade-o s between the SDGs of the potential solutions identified.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipJapanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the Development Strategy for Urban Sustainability in Africa on the Basis of SDGs Interlinkage Analysis (USiA) Project, University of Tokyo, Japan. The first author was grated scholarship by Japan Foundation for United Nations University (jfUNU). United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) has paid APC.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSomanje, A.N.; Mohan, G.; Lopes, J.; Mensah, A.; Gordon, C.; Zhou, X.; Moinuddin, M.; Saito, O.; Takeuchi, K. Challenges and Potential Solutions for Sustainable Urban-Rural Linkages in a Ghanaian Context. Sustainability 2020, 12, 507.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su12020507
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/35493
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSustainabilityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries12;2
dc.subjecturban-rural linkagesen_US
dc.subjectpotential solutionsen_US
dc.subjectsustainable developmenten_US
dc.subjectsub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleChallenges and Potential Solutions for Sustainable Urban-Rural Linkages in a Ghanaian Contexten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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