Daniel Kwame Blija
Biographic Data
| ID | 4416952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Kwame Blija |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel Kwame |
| FAMILY NAME | Blija |
| SIGNATURE | BLIJA D K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0994-111X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Reimagining land use planning
Drawing on scholarly debates in sustainable southern urbanism, this study explores the prospects of reimagining residential land uses in rapidly urbanizing Ghanaian cities to integrate agriculture. It assesses whether mixed residential–agricultural land-use can sustain urban agriculture and if residential landowners will allocate plot space to agriculture. We surveyed 280 landowners across four peri-urban settlements in Kumasi and used parcel-lev…
Housing as an Expression of Migration Possibilities, Status and Belonging
Drawing on data from multiple methods, including 443 household heads, 71 transmigrants, and five key informant interviews, this paper unpacks the effects of translocal householding on rural housing transformation in Nkoranza South Municipality, Ghana. We report that housing constitutes a site through which translocal networks are enacted, negotiated, and materially expressed. Three distinct mechanisms underpin this process: (i) financial transfer…
The politics of urban climate adaptation
Mobility dynamics of transmigrants and their implications on socioeconomic development
Migration is a key livelihood strategy for many households globally. Despite numerous studies on migration in Ghana, there is limited research on the dynamics of transmigration and its socioeconomic impacts. This paper addresses this gap by examining transmigration in the Nkoranza South Municipality, Ghana. The study employed a mixed-methods approach with a survey of 477 migrant households and key informant consultations. The data obtained were a…
A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of transportation satisfaction among translocal migrants across Ghana’s urban spaces
Using the concept of translocality, this study examines how translocal migrants perceive and experience transport systems, specifically, service and infrastructure, as well as confidence in transport-related institutions. Adopting an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach, data were obtained from 438 translocal migrants from Nkoranza South Municipality of Ghana living in Kumasi through the ‘follow the migrant approach’ after a reconnaissan…
Leveraging on urban ecological citizenship to create sustainable Ghanaian cities
Ecological citizenship offers a normative explanation of how residents should lead their lives sustainably within the restraints of free market economies. However, in practice, less scholarship has characterised the understanding, perception, and practice of ecological citizenship from the Global South context. Thus, using a cross-case design, this paper draws on multiple methods, including 209 and 197 household surveys in Aboabo (an informal set…
A Room in the City, a House in the Village
Access to decent and affordable housing is a major source of distress for migrants in many cities in Africa. For translocal migrants, there are limited housing pathways, further constrained by various socio-cultural practices. Using translocal migrants in Kumasi as a case, we posed and answered three key questions: (i) What housing pathways do translocal migrants pursue? (ii) How do they access and finance them? and (iii) What socio-cultural supp…
Subjective or objective ideal housing? Determinants of housing choice of translocal migrants in the Ghanaian urban context
Housing choices are unique to different population groups and ignoring the distinctions in planning and supply can result in a mismatch between the housing delivered and the user's needs. Thus, identifying the determinants of housing choices of translocal migrants is a needed, yet under-studied area in housing scholarship. This paper investigates these factors among translocal households in Nkoranza South Municipality and their translocal migrant…
The place of translocal networks in inclusive city development
Migrants have often relied on their translocal ties to adapt to city challenges, particularly in the global south. However, the place of translocal networks in advancing the inclusive city agenda is fragmented in literature. Therefore, this study sought to systematically review pertinet literature to examine how translocal networks contribute to inclusive urbanism and discusses their implications for inclusive city development. The results from a…
A view of migrant women's “right to the city” through the lens of translocality
Incremental housing and compliance with development control in urban Ghana
The challenges in meeting housing demand in African cities have manifested in increased attention to encouraging and adopting incremental housing approach to address the persistent housing deficits with recourse to development control measures. Relatedly, there have been calls to recognize and understand how attitudes of incremental builders or homeowners conform to development control measures from an African perspective. Using Kumasi as a case …
Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana
Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in the cities in SSA is expected to exacerbate the situation, making the search for sustainable solutions an urgent one. In this review, we contribute to the search for sustainable urban sprawl containment strategies through the lens of policy transfer theory. Using Ghanaian cit…
Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana
Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in the cities in SSA is expected to exacerbate the situation, making the search for sustainable solutions an urgent one. In this review, we contribute to the search for sustainable urban sprawl containment strategies through the lens of policy transfer theory. Using Ghanaian cit…
A view of migrant women's “right to the city” through the lens of translocality
Incremental housing and compliance with development control in urban Ghana
The challenges in meeting housing demand in African cities have manifested in increased attention to encouraging and adopting incremental housing approach to address the persistent housing deficits with recourse to development control measures. Relatedly, there have been calls to recognize and understand how attitudes of incremental builders or homeowners conform to development control measures from an African perspective. Using Kumasi as a case …
Subjective or objective ideal housing? Determinants of housing choice of translocal migrants in the Ghanaian urban context
Housing choices are unique to different population groups and ignoring the distinctions in planning and supply can result in a mismatch between the housing delivered and the user's needs. Thus, identifying the determinants of housing choices of translocal migrants is a needed, yet under-studied area in housing scholarship. This paper investigates these factors among translocal households in Nkoranza South Municipality and their translocal migrant…
The place of translocal networks in inclusive city development
Migrants have often relied on their translocal ties to adapt to city challenges, particularly in the global south. However, the place of translocal networks in advancing the inclusive city agenda is fragmented in literature. Therefore, this study sought to systematically review pertinet literature to examine how translocal networks contribute to inclusive urbanism and discusses their implications for inclusive city development. The results from a…
Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana
Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in the cities in SSA is expected to exacerbate the situation, making the search for sustainable solutions an urgent one. In this review, we contribute to the search for sustainable urban sprawl containment strategies through the lens of policy transfer theory. Using Ghanaian cit…
Incremental housing and compliance with development control in urban Ghana
The challenges in meeting housing demand in African cities have manifested in increased attention to encouraging and adopting incremental housing approach to address the persistent housing deficits with recourse to development control measures. Relatedly, there have been calls to recognize and understand how attitudes of incremental builders or homeowners conform to development control measures from an African perspective. Using Kumasi as a case …
The place of translocal networks in inclusive city development
Migrants have often relied on their translocal ties to adapt to city challenges, particularly in the global south. However, the place of translocal networks in advancing the inclusive city agenda is fragmented in literature. Therefore, this study sought to systematically review pertinet literature to examine how translocal networks contribute to inclusive urbanism and discusses their implications for inclusive city development. The results from a…
A view of migrant women's “right to the city” through the lens of translocality
Mobility dynamics of transmigrants and their implications on socioeconomic development
Migration is a key livelihood strategy for many households globally. Despite numerous studies on migration in Ghana, there is limited research on the dynamics of transmigration and its socioeconomic impacts. This paper addresses this gap by examining transmigration in the Nkoranza South Municipality, Ghana. The study employed a mixed-methods approach with a survey of 477 migrant households and key informant consultations. The data obtained were a…
A fuzzy synthetic evaluation of transportation satisfaction among translocal migrants across Ghana’s urban spaces
Using the concept of translocality, this study examines how translocal migrants perceive and experience transport systems, specifically, service and infrastructure, as well as confidence in transport-related institutions. Adopting an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach, data were obtained from 438 translocal migrants from Nkoranza South Municipality of Ghana living in Kumasi through the ‘follow the migrant approach’ after a reconnaissan…
Leveraging on urban ecological citizenship to create sustainable Ghanaian cities
Ecological citizenship offers a normative explanation of how residents should lead their lives sustainably within the restraints of free market economies. However, in practice, less scholarship has characterised the understanding, perception, and practice of ecological citizenship from the Global South context. Thus, using a cross-case design, this paper draws on multiple methods, including 209 and 197 household surveys in Aboabo (an informal set…
A Room in the City, a House in the Village
Access to decent and affordable housing is a major source of distress for migrants in many cities in Africa. For translocal migrants, there are limited housing pathways, further constrained by various socio-cultural practices. Using translocal migrants in Kumasi as a case, we posed and answered three key questions: (i) What housing pathways do translocal migrants pursue? (ii) How do they access and finance them? and (iii) What socio-cultural supp…
Subjective or objective ideal housing? Determinants of housing choice of translocal migrants in the Ghanaian urban context
Housing choices are unique to different population groups and ignoring the distinctions in planning and supply can result in a mismatch between the housing delivered and the user's needs. Thus, identifying the determinants of housing choices of translocal migrants is a needed, yet under-studied area in housing scholarship. This paper investigates these factors among translocal households in Nkoranza South Municipality and their translocal migrant…
Reimagining land use planning
Drawing on scholarly debates in sustainable southern urbanism, this study explores the prospects of reimagining residential land uses in rapidly urbanizing Ghanaian cities to integrate agriculture. It assesses whether mixed residential–agricultural land-use can sustain urban agriculture and if residential landowners will allocate plot space to agriculture. We surveyed 280 landowners across four peri-urban settlements in Kumasi and used parcel-lev…
Housing as an Expression of Migration Possibilities, Status and Belonging
Drawing on data from multiple methods, including 443 household heads, 71 transmigrants, and five key informant interviews, this paper unpacks the effects of translocal householding on rural housing transformation in Nkoranza South Municipality, Ghana. We report that housing constitutes a site through which translocal networks are enacted, negotiated, and materially expressed. Three distinct mechanisms underpin this process: (i) financial transfer…
The politics of urban climate adaptation
Urban and Rural Development Challenges (10 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Urban planning (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Housing Market and Economics (2 works)