Owusu Amponsah

Dados Biográficos

ID390391
NOMEOwusu Amponsah
PRENOMESOwusu
SOBRENOMEAmponsah
ASSINATURAAMPONSAH O
AFILIAÇÕESKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ORCID0000-0002-8131-1913
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS69
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES73
TOTAL COMO AUTOR69
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2016
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H5

  • Mapping the uneven landscape

    Open AccessKelvin Owusu Ansah-Opoku, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2026

  • Urban sprawl, urban form, and urban land use pattern

    Donkor Ankrah, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLEAfrican Geographical Review2026

    Unplanned urbanization continues to threaten the sustainability of cities in the global south. This study seeks to assess the urban planning response to the effects of sprawl on the urban form and land use pattern of Kumasi. The study relied on geospatial techniques to determine changes in land use patterns, landforms, and sprawl. A qualitative research approach was used to examine urban planning response to the causes and effects of urban sprawl…

  • Neighbourhood Income Disparities and Access to Urban Natural Assets in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

    Open AccessConstance Kuukua Akuffo, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLEAfrican Geographical Review2026

  • Reimagining land use planning

    Nurudeen Issifu, Owusu Amponsah et al.ARTICLEInternational Planning Studies2026

    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…

  • Exploring the extent of gender inequality in professional planning practice in Ghana

    Abigail Bonnah, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLEPlanning Practice and Research2026

    This study examines the effects of gender inequality on professional planning in Ghana, drawing on interviews with 296 female professional planners. The results of the study show a pronounced gender disparity with a gender parity index of 0.0841. Barriers include limited mentorship opportunities and demanding academic entry requirements for planning schools. The study recommends structured mentorship programs and gender-sensitive recruitment poli…

  • Housing as an Expression of Migration Possibilities, Status and Belonging

    Daniel Kwame Blija, Emmanuel Amponsah et al.ARTICLEHousing Theory and Society2026

    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…

  • Situating the contribution of nature-based solutions in informal settlements within the context of urban metabolism

    Dorothy Julian Nalumu, Daniela Perrotti et al.ARTICLELocal Environment2026

  • Exploring the street economy in African cities

    Barnabas Addi, Clifford Amoako et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Affairs2026

    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…

  • Non-compliance with planning regulations and their implication for the achievement of the sustainable development goals

    Open AccessAkwasi Konadu, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2025

  • Ghana’s educational system in the digital age

    Open AccessMichael Kwadwo Opoku, Michael Opoku et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2025

  • Access politics in an emerging economy

    Open AccessMary Amoah, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2025

  • The application of a data framework to assess the contribution of nature-based solutions to urban metabolism in informal settlements of Kumasi, Ghana

    Open AccessDorothy Julian Nalumu, Daniela Perrotti et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2025

  • The functionality of urban green spaces in the greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

    Open AccessDesmond Gagakuma, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLESN Social Sciences2025

    The social, economic, and environmental health of cities relies on the effective and efficient management of its natural assets such as green spaces. Cities in the developing world are still experiencing uncontrolled urbanization, which poses a threat to the sustainability of green spaces. In this study, the researchers present the classification of green spaces in Kumasi using Swanwick et al.’s (Built Environ 29(2):94–106, 2003) categorisation o…

  • Urban planning failure in the protection of ecologically sensitive areas

    Stephen Appiah Takyi, Awolorinke Chiga Augustine et al.ARTICLEJournal of Environmental Planning…2025

    The conventional literature on urban wetlands has, over the years, focused on the effects of urbanization on the encroachment of wetlands and ecosystem services. Nonetheless, little is known about how institutions respond to the encroachments along ecologically sensitive areas within the context of the global south. A comprehensive insight into the management strategies adopted by institutions in ecosystem services governance is essential for adv…

  • Practices in Central Kumasi

    Open AccessMary Amoah, Alexander Boakye Marful et al.ARTICLEUrban Forum2025

  • Advance rent payment and its influence on access to housing by the urban poor

    Open AccessNelson Nyabanyi N-yanbini, Maxwell Okrah et al.ARTICLEJournal of Housing and the Built…2025Citada por: 3Referências: 8

    Globally, rental housing is more flexible and affordable to the urban dwellers than homeownership. However, urbanites must make payments in advance to access rental housing in Ghana. This study explores the influence of advance rental payments on access to housing by the urban poor and its consequences on the creation of orderly human settlements. The study used a survey of 250 respondents (200 renters and 50 homeowners), and seven interviews to …

  • Pathways to just conservation

    Open AccessRaphael Anammasiya Ayambire, Jeremy Pittman et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2025Referências: 16

    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…

  • For or against sustainable development? A geospatial analysis of the state of green space ecosystems in West Gonja, Ghana

    Open AccessStephen Biliyitorb Liwur, Abdul Rashid Adam et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025Referências: 68

  • The jugaad urbanism-sustainable circular cities nexus

    Open AccessGideon Abagna Azunre, Richard Apatewen Azerigyik et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2025Citada por: 4Referências: 47

    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 …

  • Securing the future of urban agriculture

    Open AccessNurudeen Issifu, Owusu Amponsah et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2025Citada por: 1Referências: 63

    Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) holds significant promise for advancing sustainable urban development in rapidly urbanizing cities. UPA contributes to food security, enhances urban resilience, and supports the creation of green spaces, all of which are essential in mitigating the adverse impacts of urbanization. Yet, as cities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Ghana, continue to expand, agricultural lands are increasingly converted in…

  • A Room in the City, a House in the Village

    Open AccessDaniel Kwame Blija, Emmanuel Amponsah et al.ARTICLEAfrica Spectrum2025Referências: 78

    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…

  • Capital city functions and sustainable city nexus

    Open AccessAchaab Peter-King Akanzerewai, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLEUrban Governance2025Referências: 1

  • Situating the compliance with land use regulations within the context of sustainable city development

    Open AccessPearlseyram Asamoah, Stephen Appiah Takyi et al.ARTICLEUrban Governance2025Referências: 1

  • Why are ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in African cities encroached on? Unveiling the encroachers' outlook

    Open AccessOwusu Amponsah, Otiwaa Boakye et al.ARTICLECities2025Referências: 1

  • Subjective or objective ideal housing? Determinants of housing choice of translocal migrants in the Ghanaian urban context

    Open AccessDaniel Kwame Blija, Emmanuel Amponsah et al.ARTICLECities2025Citada por: 1Referências: 3

    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…