Gideon Abagna Azunre
Biographic Data
| ID | 4416979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gideon Abagna Azunre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gideon Abagna |
| FAMILY NAME | Azunre |
| SIGNATURE | AZUNRE G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9237-3714 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Co-production and informal settlement redevelopment: Locating the hybrid space of community development committees
This article assesses the process of committeefication and its potential for planning and redeveloping slums and informal settlements. Grounded in critical literatures on co-production and governance spaces, it analyzes four community development committees (CDCs) established in two internationally funded programs by the World Bank and UN-Habitat in the rapidly urbanizing city of Accra, Ghana. Drawing on surveys, interviews, and focus group discu…
Exploring the street economy in African cities: A review of practices, regulatory policies, and challenges of urban governance in Ghana
This paper explores the governance and resilience of the urban street economy in Ghanaian cities as a reflection of the operational features of informality in African cities. The paper draws on a comprehensive review of secondary documents to explore the practices, policy regulation, urban governance challenges, and resilience of the street economy in urban Ghana. Findings show that eviction, relocation, harassment, and merchandise confiscation a…
Pathways to just conservation: A crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis of environmental defender mobilization in conservation conflicts
Identifies four causal pathways for successful environmental defender mobilization. • Direct action tactics are absent from all successful configurations. • Knowledge-based strategies drive mobilization success. • Supporting defender-led knowledge mobilization is vital for just conservation. Conservation policies intended to address biodiversity loss and climate change are increasingly linked to land dispossession, human rights violations, and th…
Unpacking the practice of participation in participatory slum upgrading: Critical insights from Ghanaian informal settlements
The movement to democratize informal settlement policies has culminated in a unanimous agreement to pursue upgrading over evictions. Yet, research on participatory slum upgrading often laser focuses on quantifiable tangible outcomes (e.g., mileage of roads constructed) rather than intangible processes . Consequently, the primary objective of this paper is to nuance our understanding of the process of participation in the context of internationall…
The jugaad urbanism-sustainable circular cities nexus: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa's informal settlements
Informal settlements have long been viewed derogatorily as terrains of despair. Some scholars even summarily dismiss them as offering little to no value to the functioning of cities. Underpinned by the Foucauldian idea of ‘milieus,’ this article challenges the apocalyptic depiction of informal communities, emphasizing their profound roles in sustainable and inclusive cities. Recently, the concept of ‘jugaad urbanism’ has been used to typify this …
Why are ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in African cities encroached on? Unveiling the encroachers' outlook
Symbolic legitimization of evictions in post-colonial African cities: A review from Ghana's Old Fadama
An assessment of regulatory compliance and residents’ perceptions of the siting of telecommunication masts: Insights from a rapidly urbanising Ghanaian city
This study assesses the level of compliance with the regulations that guide the siting of telecommunication masts in the Kumasi Metropolis. Adopting a comparative case study research approach, 83 respondents were interviewed. The results of the study showed that, there was a complete compliance with the height standard for masts; however, there was high level of non-compliance with regards to the safety zone of 20m. Also, the requirement for the …
A view of urban sprawl through the lens of family nuclearisation
Informality-sustainable city nexus: The place of informality in advancing sustainable Ghanaian cities
Urban informalities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A solution for or barrier against sustainable city development
Sustaining Ghana’s cocoa sector through environmentally smart agricultural practices: An assessment of the environmental impacts of cocoa production in Ghana
The sustainability of the cocoa industry in the developing world depends heavily on the preservation of the natural environment. There is, therefore, an urgent need for more research, policies and strategies that will help address and minimize the environmental impacts of cocoa production. This study was conducted using both secondary and primary data sources. The secondary data were collected from documentary sources such as reports from the Min…
A review of the role of urban agriculture in the sustainable city discourse
Urban informalities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A solution for or barrier against sustainable city development
A view of urban sprawl through the lens of family nuclearisation
The jugaad urbanism-sustainable circular cities nexus: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa's informal settlements
Informal settlements have long been viewed derogatorily as terrains of despair. Some scholars even summarily dismiss them as offering little to no value to the functioning of cities. Underpinned by the Foucauldian idea of ‘milieus,’ this article challenges the apocalyptic depiction of informal communities, emphasizing their profound roles in sustainable and inclusive cities. Recently, the concept of ‘jugaad urbanism’ has been used to typify this …
Unpacking the practice of participation in participatory slum upgrading: Critical insights from Ghanaian informal settlements
The movement to democratize informal settlement policies has culminated in a unanimous agreement to pursue upgrading over evictions. Yet, research on participatory slum upgrading often laser focuses on quantifiable tangible outcomes (e.g., mileage of roads constructed) rather than intangible processes . Consequently, the primary objective of this paper is to nuance our understanding of the process of participation in the context of internationall…
Sustaining Ghana’s cocoa sector through environmentally smart agricultural practices: An assessment of the environmental impacts of cocoa production in Ghana
The sustainability of the cocoa industry in the developing world depends heavily on the preservation of the natural environment. There is, therefore, an urgent need for more research, policies and strategies that will help address and minimize the environmental impacts of cocoa production. This study was conducted using both secondary and primary data sources. The secondary data were collected from documentary sources such as reports from the Min…
A review of the role of urban agriculture in the sustainable city discourse
Informality-sustainable city nexus: The place of informality in advancing sustainable Ghanaian cities
Urban informalities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A solution for or barrier against sustainable city development
An assessment of regulatory compliance and residents’ perceptions of the siting of telecommunication masts: Insights from a rapidly urbanising Ghanaian city
This study assesses the level of compliance with the regulations that guide the siting of telecommunication masts in the Kumasi Metropolis. Adopting a comparative case study research approach, 83 respondents were interviewed. The results of the study showed that, there was a complete compliance with the height standard for masts; however, there was high level of non-compliance with regards to the safety zone of 20m. Also, the requirement for the …
A view of urban sprawl through the lens of family nuclearisation
Symbolic legitimization of evictions in post-colonial African cities: A review from Ghana's Old Fadama
Pathways to just conservation: A crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis of environmental defender mobilization in conservation conflicts
Identifies four causal pathways for successful environmental defender mobilization. • Direct action tactics are absent from all successful configurations. • Knowledge-based strategies drive mobilization success. • Supporting defender-led knowledge mobilization is vital for just conservation. Conservation policies intended to address biodiversity loss and climate change are increasingly linked to land dispossession, human rights violations, and th…
Unpacking the practice of participation in participatory slum upgrading: Critical insights from Ghanaian informal settlements
The movement to democratize informal settlement policies has culminated in a unanimous agreement to pursue upgrading over evictions. Yet, research on participatory slum upgrading often laser focuses on quantifiable tangible outcomes (e.g., mileage of roads constructed) rather than intangible processes . Consequently, the primary objective of this paper is to nuance our understanding of the process of participation in the context of internationall…
The jugaad urbanism-sustainable circular cities nexus: Insights from sub-Saharan Africa's informal settlements
Informal settlements have long been viewed derogatorily as terrains of despair. Some scholars even summarily dismiss them as offering little to no value to the functioning of cities. Underpinned by the Foucauldian idea of ‘milieus,’ this article challenges the apocalyptic depiction of informal communities, emphasizing their profound roles in sustainable and inclusive cities. Recently, the concept of ‘jugaad urbanism’ has been used to typify this …
Why are ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in African cities encroached on? Unveiling the encroachers' outlook
Co-production and informal settlement redevelopment: Locating the hybrid space of community development committees
This article assesses the process of committeefication and its potential for planning and redeveloping slums and informal settlements. Grounded in critical literatures on co-production and governance spaces, it analyzes four community development committees (CDCs) established in two internationally funded programs by the World Bank and UN-Habitat in the rapidly urbanizing city of Accra, Ghana. Drawing on surveys, interviews, and focus group discu…
Exploring the street economy in African cities: A review of practices, regulatory policies, and challenges of urban governance in Ghana
This paper explores the governance and resilience of the urban street economy in Ghanaian cities as a reflection of the operational features of informality in African cities. The paper draws on a comprehensive review of secondary documents to explore the practices, policy regulation, urban governance challenges, and resilience of the street economy in urban Ghana. Findings show that eviction, relocation, harassment, and merchandise confiscation a…
Political science (8 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (8 works) · Environmental planning (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (4 works) · Urban Planning and Governance (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works)