Abstract
This paper examines the relationships among population dynamics, environment and
economic development. We focus particularly on urbanization, whose impact is often characterized
as strongly negative. We first examine the broad conceptual issues of population,
urbanization, and environment, providing demographic insight to the understanding of therole of urban growth and urbanization in developing countries today (juxtaposed with the
historical experience of industrialized countries). Then, drawing on results using primary
data collected in coastal Ghana between 2002 and 2004, we introduce findings from several
components of our interdisciplinary population-environment research. These include the
influence of urbanization on coastal lagoon nutrient content; the role of urbanization in
fertility change; and the determinants of environmental attitudes. We conclude with a discussion
of the implications of our findings for both a more nuanced understanding of population-
environment links, as well as shifts in public policies and programs, particularly
policies aimed at migration, urban growth and urbanization.
Key words: Urbanization; Environmental quality; Population and migration; Sustainable
policies; Ghana.
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کیفیت شهرنشینی و محیط زیست :
نگاهی به غنا در مورد قوانین پایدار
مایکل جی.وایت
کاترین اس.اندرزژوسکی
بخش جامعه شناسی، دانشگاه براون، آمریکا
کوفی اوازابو-ازاره
اکوازی کومی-کیرمه
بخش جغرافی، دانشگاه فود آیلند، آمریکا
اسکات وی.نیکسون
بتی ای.باکلی
استفان ال.گرنگر
فارغ التحصیل مدرسه ی دریاشناسی، دانشگاه فود آیلند، آمریکا
هولی ای.رید
بخش جامعه شناسی، کالج کویین،
و سازمان کنی برای تحقیقات جمعیت شناسی، دانشگاه شهر نیو یورک، آمریکا