Michael Osei Asibey

Planning

About

Michael Osei Asibey is an Urban Development and Environmental Policy and Sustainability expert who has had his training at the Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Development Planning, a Master of Philosophy degree in Planning and a PhD in Planning from at the Department of Planning, KNUST. Michael's research is focused on three themes of key theoretical and applied interest: urbanisation; environmental and ecological management and sustainability; sustainable cities and urban containment; informality; climate change adaptation and resilience; and urban greenery conservation and infrastructure. Through his research and extensive collaborations, he has gained considerable experience in urban studies and socio-ecological research, and use emerging analytical methods to understand the dynamics and consequences of human activities on the natural environment and functionality of human settlements. Michael has considerable experience in both mixed methods social science research and in researching across multiple landscapes (e.g., developing countries in general, Africa and Ghana in particular) on a variety of issues (e.g., urban greenery, natural resource management, climate change, and environmental planning).He has authored over 100 research outputs/articles (see: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Asibey), most of which are in highly ranked Q1 urban planning and environmental/ecological management and development journals (i.e., impact factor >2), including Geoforum, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Sustainable Water Resources Management, Cities, Energy, and Land Use Policy. Michael has reviewed articles for highly rated international scientific journals such as Habitat International, Geojournal, Journal of Urban Africa, the International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Sustainable Water Resources Management and SN Social Sciences, among others.Michael Osei Asibey has consulted for a number of organisations including but not limited to Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, Solidaridad West Africa, Canadian Development Foundation, Canadian Cooperative Association, Social Development Network, Department of Urban Roads, Ministry of Railway Development, Asanko Gold Ghana Limited, and SEND Ghana.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work centers on understanding the multifaceted issues shaping urban and regional development across several domains. Key themes include challenges in urban planning, the role of green spaces in improving environmental health, social progress through education and labor dynamics, transportation infrastructure, climate change impacts, resource management, energy use, and the integration of technology in sustainable cities. The research employs a comprehensive approach from physical sciences to social sciences, examining various aspects such as land use, education, energy systems, public transport, urban planning, environmental education, disaster management, resource scarcity, gender roles, urban agriculture, transportation logistics, community development, and policy frameworks. This integrated study aims to provide insights into the interplay between urban challenges, sustainability practices, and social equity.

Research Themes

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Urban planning and climate change in Ghana(2019)

Urban land use planning in Ghana: Navigating complex coalescence of land ownership and administration(2020)

Accommodating green spaces in cities: Perceptions and attitudes in slums(2021)

Beyond rhetoric: urban planning-climate change resilience conundrum in Accra, Ghana(2022)

Enabling asset-based community development solutions: Pro-poor urban climate resilience in Kumasi, Ghana(2023)

Residential segregation of ethnic minorities and sustainable city development. Case of Kumasi, Ghana(2021)

The changing face of Kumasi central, Ghana(2019)

Transport and historical changes in Kumasi’s growth and form(2019)

Slum upgrading approaches from a social diversity perspective in the global south: Lessons from the Brazil, Kenya and Thailand cases(2021)

The myth of urban poor climate adaptation idiosyncrasy(2021)

Sustainable functional roles of ecologically sensitive areas in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: exploring local perceptions and attitudes from a socio-economic purview(2023)

Rethinking the implications of sprawl for sustainable urban development: Insights from the Ejisu Municipality of Ghana between 2003 and 2023(2024)

Policy and practice: Stakeholders’ satisfaction with conventional and participatory land use planning in Ghana(2023)

Peri-urban interface: An alternative residential location of low-income migrants in Kumasi, Ghana(2022)

Incremental housing and compliance with development control in urban Ghana(2023)

Green streetism precarity in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

Rethinking the implications of sprawl to building sustainable secondary cities; case of Tamale, Ghana(2024)

Vulnerability and urban farming: Coping with price volatility in Ejisu-Juaben municipality, Ghana(2019)

Urban planning responses to the tweaking of approved residential subdivisions by developers in urban Ghana: Case of Kodiekrom, Kumasi(2024)

Planning in Ghana: analysis of the various forms of professional misconduct from the perspective of professional planners(2024)

Subjective or objective ideal housing? Determinants of housing choice of translocal migrants in the Ghanaian urban context(2025)

Resonating the ‘culture’ debate in urban planning(2020)

Vacillant planning for creating green cities: The empirics of urban greenery in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

Achieving sustainable cities: analysis of the factors that influence compliance with telecommunication masts siting standards in Ghana(2022)

Rainfall challenges and strategies to improve housing construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana(2021)

From informal settlements to environmentally sustainable communities: Lessons from Kumasi(2022)

Self-help and spontaneous heroism in urban service delivery in Ghana’s informal neighbourhoods: a case study of Moshie Zongo(2024)

The place of translocal networks in inclusive city development: A systematic review(2024)

Demographic Characteristics of Population With Affinity for Wetland Settlements in Ghana.(2021)

Wetland transformation and the implications for ecological resilience in peri-urban Ghana(2025)

Inclusionary zoning and planning for resilient city development in urban Ghana(2025)

Farmland abandonment risks among smallholder farmers in Ibadan, Nigeria(2025)

Planning education for climate change management in African cities(2025)

Garden city without parks: an assessment of the availability and conditions of parks in Kumasi(2020)

The fate of urban green spaces: Assessment of the ownership, availability and conditions of parks in Accra, Ghana(2023)

Urban forest and the question of planning-sustainability inadequacy(2023)

Factors that influence user patronage and satisfaction of urban parks in Ghanaian cities: case of the Rattray Park in Nhyiaeso, Kumasi(2023)

Revisiting the garden city concept and urban green infrastructure discourse in sustainable city planning in sub-Saharan Africa(2024)

The governance of urban green spaces in Kumasi, Ghana(2025)

Nature where we live: Receptivity to context-sensitive nature-based solutions in African cities(2025)

An overview of Ghana’s educational system and its implication for educational equity(2019)

Enabling nature-based solutions: Innovating urban climate resilience(2023)

Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems: Climate resilience of urban socio-ecological systems(2025)

For or against sustainable development? A geospatial analysis of the state of green space ecosystems in West Gonja, Ghana(2025)

Spatial assessment of intermediate urban towns in Ghana using geospatial technologies: a case study of urbanization and sustainability(2023)

Climate change resilience and social capital: Insights from informal urban neighbourhoods in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

Co-producing disaster-resilient urban settlements in Ghana: Case of Ahensan, Kumasi(2024)

Digital technologies for climate-induced disaster risk reduction and management in Ghana: Applicability and operational challenges(2024)

Ghana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?(2023)

Understanding the factors for increased informal electronic waste recycling in Kumasi, Ghana(2020)

Urban planning trends on e-waste management in Ghanaian cities(2020)

Informal electronic waste recycling in Ghanaian cities: environmental risks awareness and attitudes(2022)

Workers perception of and coping with the health risks of informal electronic waste recycling in Ghana(2022)

The future of e-waste in the circular economy of Ghana; implications for urban planning, environmental and human health risks(2023)

Contextualizing Electronic Waste for Effective Management in Ghanaian Cities(2023)

Dialogues on nature-based solutions and informal e-waste management(2025)

Solid waste management in informal urban neighbourhoods. Occupational safety and health practices among tricycle operators in Kumasi, Ghana(2019)

Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to Eradicate Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana(2020)

Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana’s artisanal small-scale gold mining industry(2022)

Exploring the use, behaviour and role of urbanites towards management and sustainability of Kumasi Rattray Park, Ghana(2018)

Rethinking or Affirming the “Affordability” Debate on the Efficiency of Urban Public Transport Usage: Case of Kumasi, Ghana(2021)

Decarbonizing Ghanaian cities through the lens of sustainable transportation planning: Policy and institutional response(2024)

Public transport reliability in growing cities: the case of Asokore Mampong, Ghana(2024)

Pricing Transport Services in Urban Ghana—The Politics and Socio-Spatial Conflicts Between Transport Operators and the State(2022)

User Satisfaction with the Conditions of Road Transit Terminals in Cape Coast, Ghana(2023)

Transport investments and the changing space economy in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

Climate change in rural Ghana: perceptions and adaptive responses(2021)

The Evidence for Climate Change on Our Planet(2023)

Patterns of land use, crop and forest cover change in the Ashanti region, Ghana(2019)

The dilemma of flood occurrence in Accra: climate change or poor land use planning and practices?(2022)

Building resilience to flood risks via green space planning in urban Ghana(2023)

Changing land tenure regimes and women’s access to secure land for cocoa cultivation in rural Ghana(2022)

Operation and sustainability of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools: Evidence from a vulnerable and deprived area in Ghana(2022)

The effectiveness of the local management systems of rural water facilities for sustainable service delivery: a case study of the Sekyere East District, Ghana(2016)

The roles and attitudes of urbanites towards urban water insecurity. Case of the New Juaben Municipality, Ghana(2019)

Local multilevel governance arrangements for climate change planning and management in Kumasi, Ghana(2024)

City Challenge: User Perception on the Governance and Quality of Parking Spaces in Central Business District of Kumasi, Ghana(2022)

Gender differences and productive use of energy fuel in Ghana’s rural non-farm economy(2020)

Palm biomass waste as supplementary source of electricity generation in Ghana: Case of the Juaben Oil Mills(2017)

Urban parks under siege: the politics and factors influencing park rezoning and decline in urban Ghana(2022)

Creating eco-consciousness from the perspective of students: an assessment of the level of environmental literacy among students in Kumasi(2023)

A view of migrant women's “right to the city” through the lens of translocality(2023)

Transportation–Translocality Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development: A Systematic Review(2023)

Mobility dynamics of transmigrants and their implications on socioeconomic development: insights from the Nkoranza South municipality of Ghana(2025)

Investigating climate change adaptation strategies among informal residents in Kumasi through the lenses of the social action and social control theories(2024)

Uncertain climate futures: Cultivating 3 A resilience in urban Ghana(2024)

Transportation and Translocality in the Era of Climate Change and Sustainable Development(2024)

A Burgeon in Informal Economic Activities Along Highways in Urbanizing Cities: Implications for Sustainable Development(2024)

The Impact of Cultural Values on the Development of the Cultural Industry: Case of the Kente Textile Industry in Adanwomase of the Kwabre East District, Ghana(2017)

A life-course approach to assessing residential mobility dynamics in selected immigrant communities in Kumasi, Ghana(2023)

Cultural meanings of water to source water protection in rural Ghana(2023)

Assessing the level of compliance of telecommunication masts to locational planning standards towards harmonious and orderly city growth(2021)

The Evidence for Climate Change on Our Planet(2022)

The tussle for freight parking in seaport cities; the case of Tema(2022)

The contribution of cargo tricycles to the urban economy of Ghanaian cities; A case study of greater Kumasi metropolitan area(2024)

Contextualising Urban Transport Systems and Livelihoods in Developing Countries(2022)

Urban Management and Data Paucity: The Role of Volunteered Geographic Information in Africa's Sustainable Development(2023)

Socio-Economic Determinants Shaping Community Perspectives on Healthcare Access in Newly Commissioned District Hospitals in Ghana(2025)

Navigating hybrid planning landscapes(2025)

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