The course is designed to introduce students to aspects of the physical, socio-political, and economic factors that have shaped the physical and cultural landscape of Ghana. Other issues to be covered are the evolution of Ghana’s landscapes; geographic regions of the country; distribution of population; settlement patterns; transport systems; identification, appraisal, use and conservation of the country’s resources; and the interplay of population, politics and other socio-economic variables with natural resources for socio-economic development.

Objective: To build the capacity of students to understand the landscape evolution of Ghana and the link between socio-economic and political factors and natural resource exploitation.

Mode of Delivery: The course will be delivered through lectures, field observations, group discussions and presentations.