Spatial pattern and distribution of urban farms and climate change adaptation implications in urban Ghana

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual framework for the spatial distribution of urban agricultural activities and farmers climate change adaptation strategies. Source: Authors Construct, 2023.

Figure 2. Study area map. Source: Author’s Construct, 2023.

Figure 3. Spatial distribution of crop farm sizes in urban farming. Source: Field Work, 2023.

Figure 4. Spatial distribution of type of animals reared in urban farming. Source: Field Work, 2023.

Figure 5. Spatial distribution of type of housing structure in urban farming. Source: Field Work, 2023.

Table 1. Spatial statistics on the distribution of urban farm composition.

Farm feature	Nearest neighbour ration	z-Score	p-Value
Animal type
Poultry	0.585	−11.176	0.000
Sheep	0.614	−9.251	0.000
Goat	0.712	−6.770	0.000
Cattle	0.785	−2.387	0.016
Type of housing
Walls roofed with zinc	0.412	−20.288	0.000
Wooden structure roofed with zinc	0.460	−14.851	0.000
Open space	1.339	1.947	0.051
Crop farm sizes
Less than 0.3 an acre	0.478	−20.374	0.000
0.3 an acre	0.536	−6.817	0.000
0.5 an acre	1.226	1.372	0.169
1 acre	0.795	−1.172	0.240

Source: Field Work, 2023.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author [GKN] upon reasonable request.