Prince Aboagye Anokye
The researcher's work spans multiple disciplines, addressing diverse yet interconnected themes such as urban development challenges from social sciences to environmental health and public policy. Through studies on seismic impacts, education systems, land use, community inclusion, transport accessibility, and the environment of urban spaces like Ghana's Densu Delta Ramsar site, the focus is on understanding complex interactions between human needs, technology, and natural ecosystems. This integrated approach highlights the researcher's commitment to addressing both social and environmental issues while exploring their societal, policy, and educational dimensions.
Faculty Biography
Prince Aboagye Anokye a Senior Lecturer in Planning joined the Department in 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Planning from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. He has a Master of Philosophy in Planning, Growth and Regeneration from the University of Cambridge, UK and Postgraduate Diploma in Land Management and Informal Settlement Regularization from IHS at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He is also a certified Land Governance Expert.He has over 15 years’ experience in teaching, consultancy and research. His research areas include urban administration and management with focus on urban mobility, urban housing, informal settlement upgrading and urban regeneration. He also has expertise in urban planning and management with a bias for urban economics and municipal finance as well as the legal and institutional frameworks for urban planning and management.He is a member of Ghana Institute of Planners (MGIP); Member International Research Group on Law and Urban Space (IRGLUS), a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CMCIH) in the UK, a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society (FCCS) and an Alumnus of the Rockefeller Centre, Bellagio. His research and consultancy works have brought him into contact with local and international organisations such as Ministries Departments and Agencies and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in Ghana and Sierra Leone, USAID, ILO, UNDP, UN Habitat, EU, IDA such as World Bank. Other organisations he has either worked with or consulted for include COWI, GOPA, VNG International and NORAD.
Community Development and Social Impact
Education Systems and Policy
Land Rights and Reforms
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Seismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Urban Green Space and Health
Urban Transport and Accessibility
The housing quality conundrum: exploring sustainable transnational strategies and their applicability in the global south—a systematic review
Open AccessEmpowering informal settlement communities for recognition and inclusion in the urban development discourse
Open AccessBetween proximity and security: A log-linear choice modeling of displacement risks and residential mobility trade-offs in immigrant Sub-Saharan communities
Understanding the gnawing threat of encroachment of urban green spaces in Ghana’s growing urban fabric
Open AccessMorphological Patterns and Drivers of Urban Growth on Africa’s Wetland Landscapes: Insights from the Densu Delta Ramsar Site, Ghana
Open AccessMorphological Patterns and Drivers of Urban Growth on Africa’s Wetland Landscapes: Insights from the Densu Delta Ramsar Site, Ghana
Open AccessTowards elimination of corruption in the land sector: incorporation of Geospatial Technologies in land governance at the local level
Open AccessContextualising urban resilience in Ghana: Local perspectives and experiences
Towards sustainable urban development: the social acceptability of high-rise buildings in a Ghanaian city
Open AccessThe Resilience of Mining Communities in Obuasi, as Anglogold Ashanti Shifts Position
Open AccessThe Informal Apprenticeship System in Ghana: Post Graduation Job Integration and Its Implications for the Management of Urban Space
Open AccessMicrofinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) as a Model for Promoting Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana
Apprenticeship Training System In Ghana: Processes, Institutional Dynamics And Challenges
Department of Planning
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology