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Gifty Adom-Asamoah

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Dr. (Mrs) Gifty Adom Asamoah is a planning professional and a senior lecturer at the Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. In the field of academia, Dr. (Mrs) Gifty Adom- Asamoah has mentored and lectured students for more than a decade. She has taught several and continue to teach courses such as gender and development, gender and equity in transport, transportation planning, development infrastructure planning, demography and social infrastructure planning, development planning process and research methods to list a few. She has also worked as a consultant in the field of development and spatial planning for more than two(2) decades.Dr. (Mrs.) Gifty Adom Asamoah has enormous experience in the mentorship of graduate students. She has supervised over 50 master’s students. She currently has four (4) Ph.D. students which includes one student from Gambia. In the area of research, Gifty has published a number of articles in high impact factor journals. Her research interest includes areas such as transportation planning, infrastructure planning and gender studies with emphasis on women and children’s mobility and challenges hindering their socio –economic development in Ghana. Dr. (Mrs) Gifty Adom Asamoah’s research work currently focuses on poverty reduction through access to land among female headed households, climate change mitigation and transport emission and climate change and the education of female farmers.Dr. (Mrs) Gifty Adom Asamoah has served on several boards and committees at the university, national and international levels. She has served as a member of the University GUSSS Management Board, University Ranking Committee and University Sport Board among others at the university level. At the national level the boards and committees include being a member on the Centre for Urban Transport Board, District Tourism Development Committee and resource person for the National Population Council to train District Planning and Budget Officers in the country and Council Member, Tamale Technical University Governing Council. On the international front, she has represented KNUST on a workshop on Female Academics in West Africa and also served as a facilitator on a workshop on Women Advancement Forum International Exchanges Research and Academia (WAFIRA, 2017) organized by German Academic and Exchanges Services (DAAD).

Research Summary

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The researcher investigates microplastics and their effects on plastic pollution. They explore urbanization challenges in Ghana, linking these with environmental issues such as coal dust exposure. Taxation impacts and economic systems influence social services like health. Urban transport innovations enhance accessibility, while gender dynamics impact socio-spatial dynamics. The role of market women in informal economies highlights equitable opportunities. The paper integrates theory into policy-making, revealing the multifaceted interplay of factors shaping urban development across microplastics, coal dust exposure, taxation, public transport, gender dynamics, and urban infrastructure.

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A holistic assessment of microplastic ubiquitousness: Pathway for source identification in the environment(2022)
A systematic review of the physiological and environmental impacts of coal dust and its control technologies(2024)
From the seat of a traditional Kingdom to a Garden city: the socio-spatial politics of managing green areas in Kumasi, Ghana(2018)
The Role of Market Women in the Informal Urban Economy in Kumasi(2012)
Gender disparities in rural accessibility and mobility in Ghana(2019)
Sustainable transportation in Africa: A bibliometric, visualisation and thematic analysis(2024)
Rethinking or Affirming the “Affordability” Debate on the Efficiency of Urban Public Transport Usage: Case of Kumasi, Ghana(2021)
Public transport reliability in growing cities: the case of Asokore Mampong, Ghana(2024)
Transport investments and the changing space economy in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)
Understanding walking behaviour from an African context through the lenses of the theory of Planned behaviour(2025)
Economic empowerment among female shea actors: the case of Savelugu District, Ghana(2024)
Educating the Rural Woman Farmer for Climate Resilience in the Global South: Enablers and Barriers(2023)
Drivers of adaptive capacity of rural women farmers: The role of climate action and information mediums in rural Ghana(2024)
Understanding Visitor Experiences and Motivations Through an Importance-Satisfaction Analysis of a Protected Area in Ghana(2024)
Land Use Challenges in Mining Communities – The Case of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality(2019)
Contested Space: Manila Sunset Bay and the Conflict Over Land Reclamation for an Urban Transformation Project(2015)
The Informal Labour Sector in Contemporary Urban Society: The Case of Domestic Workers in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana(2016)
The tussle for freight parking in seaport cities; the case of Tema(2022)
Walking Behaviour in Africa: Insight from the Theory of Planned Behaviour(2024)
Motorcyclists’ Red-light Behavior at Signalized Intersections in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana(2025)

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