Creating an Environmental
Geographic Information System
for the City of Kumasi, Ghana
Examensarbete i Hållbar Utveckling 99
Creating an Environmental
Geographic Information System
for the City of Kumasi, Ghana
Felix Engelhardt
Felix Engelhardt
Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences
Master Thesis E, in Sustainable Development, 30 credits
Printed at Department of Earth Sciences,
Geotryckeriet, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 2012.
Master’s Thesis
E, 30 credits
Examensarbete i Hållbar Utveckling 99
Creating an Environmental
Geographic Information System
for the City of Kumasi, Ghana
Felix Engelhardt
Supervisor: Cecilia Sundberg
Evaluator: Tomas Thierfelder
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1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Aim and research questions .............................................................................................................................. 2
3 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
4 Background ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
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