A5091547788- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- School Choice and Performance
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Urban Planning and Governance
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2021-2024
University of Cape Coast
2023
University of Education, Winneba
2023
The notion of sustainability has been integrated into many aspects development to emphasise human needs now and in the future. Sustainable urbanization objectives are pertinent context rapidly expanding African cities, which urban inhabitants experience challenges associated with poor sanitation, climate hazards, energy food insecurity. There increasing calls for embracing transdisciplinary (TD) research mapping pathways towards these ever-growing particularly by integrating academic,...
It is almost 6 years since the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, and countries have less than 10 to achieve set targets. Unlike most of world, sub-Saharan African reported only minimal progress, one that COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately disrupted. Transdisciplinary research (TDR) been conceptualized as important for achieving sustainability goals such SDGs. In this paper we (i) analyze contributions five TDR projects toward achievements SDGs at city level in Africa,...
The study examined the effects of parental socio-economic status on performance Senior High School students in Ghana using Sefwi Wiawso Municipality Western North Region as case. Descriptive survey research design was employed for study. target population 960 second-year from four senior high schools Municipality. Using a formula, sample 203 determined. found out that parents’ income has effect students’ performance. findings showed significant educational level parent well. Furthermore,...
Property rate is widely considered as the most significant and stable revenue source for local governments. However, it fraught with challenges. These include lack of geo-data on rateable properties manual approach towards collection monitoring. A mixed method was adopted to gather analyse data from 15 government officials 5000 using interview guides semi-structured questionnaires assess property capacity a government. Geospatial technology applied management possible alternative. The study...
Urban informal economic activities in the developing world have not been fully understood by city authorities. These viable are seen as a nuisance and brutally treated. Using case of Kumasi, Ghana's second city, this study draws on multiple qualitative methods to explore production, form, dynamics urban informality. Respondents were selected among street hawkers, market traders, shop owners, officials customary Four main forms identified: roaming, settling, attaching, inserting. The suggests...
Transdisciplinary research has gained traction globally for mapping pathways sustainable urbanisation. The involvement of local communities is believed to central knowledge co-production needed address sustainability challenges. But working with can be challenging. This paper structured around the authors' personal reflections on undertaking transdisciplinary household energy conservation projects in Ghana and South Africa. reflects assumptions challenges doing urban Africa suggests some...
The Fogg Behaviour Model suggests that for behaviour to occur, motivation, ability and a trigger must interact at the same time. Using this framing, paper investigates reflects on triggers of energy use among low-income urban households in Kumasi, second largest city Ghana within broader framing sustainable transition. research adopted transdisciplinary approach. Selected voluntarily participated project implemented over period 2 years. Households were grouped into full-treatment,...