“And the Sea Met the Mountain”: Construction and Use of the Kwahu-Nkawkaw Transportation Systems in Gold Coast Ghana.

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dc.contributor.authorYeboah, N.Y.M.
dc.contributor.authorNtewusu, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-24T09:58:05Z
dc.date.available2019-12-24T09:58:05Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-10
dc.descriptionSeminaren_US
dc.description.abstractThe fundamentals of most modern day transport systems were laid during the early decades of the 20th century. Kwahu in general and Nkawkaw in particular strongly identify with the situation. The positions of Kwahu meant that it was practically impossible to be ignored in the grand colonial capitalist design to exploit resources from the southern and forest zones of Gold Coast, so that by the 2nd decade of the 20th century the basic patterns of transportation systems (railway and roads) in Kwahu had been laid. This paper advances the argument that the creation of transportation systems in Kwahu was ultimately motivated by the need to explore the resources of Kwahu and beyond for oceanic transport, but also important to the colonial administration was what I refer to as “the strategic geographical location” of Kwahu, an impetus that significantly influenced the decision of the colonial administration as far as accessibility was concerned. The paper also explores into details the construction and benefits of transport systems (railway and road) in Kwahu with particular reference to Nkawkaw in the colonial era. Not only is it a historical piece, but also a placement of a historical development in modern transportation designs as the Kwahu-Nkawkaw road has assumed a position of much significance with regards to regional, long distance and transnational motor traffic.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/34318
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectmodern day transporten_US
dc.subjectKwahu-Nkawkawen_US
dc.subjectexploit resourcesen_US
dc.subjectforest zonesen_US
dc.title“And the Sea Met the Mountain”: Construction and Use of the Kwahu-Nkawkaw Transportation Systems in Gold Coast Ghana.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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