Akosua Baah Kwarteng Amaka-Otchere
Biographic Data
| ID | 6833745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akosua Baah Kwarteng Amaka-Otchere |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akosua Baah Kwarteng |
| FAMILY NAME | Amaka-Otchere |
| SIGNATURE | AMAKA-OTCHERE A B K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8814-6631 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Decent work and career development in the green transition
Gendered motivations and behaviour in online sports betting
Toward sustainable energy transition
The residential sector is a critical contributor to global energy consumption. In Ghana, it accounts for 47% of the total electricity consumed. However, inadequate knowledge of categories of residential consumers, their profiles, and the implications on their consumption patterns could impede the development of targeted and sustainable interventions. This study examined the behavioral patterns among low-income urban households in Kumasi, using th…
Extending the boundaries of the value-belief-norm theory to off-farm livelihood preferences
This study explored prospects of extending propositions of the value-belief-norm theory to off-farm livelihood preferences among food crop farmers in the savanna ecological zone of Ghana. The predominantly qualitative study used the case study approach. Data collection involved questionnaire administration to 197 households, 6 community-level focus group discussions, and 18 key informant interviews. Quantitative analysis involved a non-parametric…
Shades of informality
Urban informal economic activities in the developing world have not been fully understood by city authorities. These viable economic activities are seen as a nuisance and are brutally treated. Using the case of Kumasi, Ghana’s second city, this study draws on multiple qualitative methods to explore the production, form, and dynamics of urban informality. Respondents were selected among street hawkers, market traders, shop owners, city officials a…
Locational factors for local revenue mobilisation in a Peri-urban municipal area around Accra, Ghana
Analyzing the contributions of transdisciplinary research to the global sustainability agenda in African cities
It is almost 6 years since the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, and countries have less than 10 years to achieve the set targets. Unlike most of the world, sub-Saharan African countries have reported only minimal progress, one that the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately disrupted. Transdisciplinary research (TDR) has been conceptualized as important for achieving sustainability goals such as the SDGs. In this paper we (i) …
Analyzing the contributions of transdisciplinary research to the global sustainability agenda in African cities
It is almost 6 years since the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, and countries have less than 10 years to achieve the set targets. Unlike most of the world, sub-Saharan African countries have reported only minimal progress, one that the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately disrupted. Transdisciplinary research (TDR) has been conceptualized as important for achieving sustainability goals such as the SDGs. In this paper we (i) …
Analyzing the contributions of transdisciplinary research to the global sustainability agenda in African cities
It is almost 6 years since the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted, and countries have less than 10 years to achieve the set targets. Unlike most of the world, sub-Saharan African countries have reported only minimal progress, one that the COVID-19 pandemic has unfortunately disrupted. Transdisciplinary research (TDR) has been conceptualized as important for achieving sustainability goals such as the SDGs. In this paper we (i) …
Shades of informality
Urban informal economic activities in the developing world have not been fully understood by city authorities. These viable economic activities are seen as a nuisance and are brutally treated. Using the case of Kumasi, Ghana’s second city, this study draws on multiple qualitative methods to explore the production, form, and dynamics of urban informality. Respondents were selected among street hawkers, market traders, shop owners, city officials a…
Locational factors for local revenue mobilisation in a Peri-urban municipal area around Accra, Ghana
Toward sustainable energy transition
The residential sector is a critical contributor to global energy consumption. In Ghana, it accounts for 47% of the total electricity consumed. However, inadequate knowledge of categories of residential consumers, their profiles, and the implications on their consumption patterns could impede the development of targeted and sustainable interventions. This study examined the behavioral patterns among low-income urban households in Kumasi, using th…
Extending the boundaries of the value-belief-norm theory to off-farm livelihood preferences
This study explored prospects of extending propositions of the value-belief-norm theory to off-farm livelihood preferences among food crop farmers in the savanna ecological zone of Ghana. The predominantly qualitative study used the case study approach. Data collection involved questionnaire administration to 197 households, 6 community-level focus group discussions, and 18 key informant interviews. Quantitative analysis involved a non-parametric…
Decent work and career development in the green transition
Gendered motivations and behaviour in online sports betting
Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (2 works) · Agricultural Innovations and Practices (1 works) · Agriculture (1 works)