期刊名称：Journal of Environmental Science and Water Resources
印刷版ISSN：2277-0704
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：053-061
出版社：Wudpecker Journals
摘要：The challenge of acquiring land for the final disposal of solid waste in urban area s of Ghana has become a critical issue in the urban planning process because of its enormous impact on the economy, ecology and environmental health. Waste dumps have been blamed for the upsurge in disease such as malari a, diarrhea, dermal infection, r espiratory tract infectio n and typhoid among other s in the communities they are located. This has therefore resulted in conflicts and demonstrations between city authorities and communities where waste dumps are located. The Owhim disposal site in the KMA which is generally sited based on access to tipping vehicles rather than hydrological or public health considerations does not conform to international environmental standards. Using both qualitative and quantitative approach es, the research reveals that residents of Owhim are con tinousely exposed to environmental health hazards from the waste dump and this has brought an upsurge of diseases such as malaria,diarrhea, respiratory tract infection and skin diseases since the inception of the solid waste dump . The paper concludes that the residents have just become victims of poor location dicision which also reflects the much bigger policy context of spatial planning, in which land use, and development policies are shaped
