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Eric Kwabena Forkuo
Department of Geomatic EngineeringPhysical SciencesLife SciencesHealth Sciences

Eric Kwabena Forkuo

37 Publications17 Research Themes18 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work integrates advanced technologies and methodologies from environmental science, land-use studies, hydrology, agriculture, environment, and beyond, aiming to enhance sustainable land management practices. Through innovative approaches like Geo-Information Techniques and GIS, they assess changes in land cover, ecosystems, and water systems, focusing on improving resource efficiency across various domains. This research seeks to balance human needs with ecological benefits, particularly in managing urban areas and natural ecosystems for enhanced water resource management and food security.

Key Research Themes (17)
Physical Sciences

3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage

Life Sciences

African Botany and Ecology Studies

Physical Sciences

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Life Sciences

Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

Physical Sciences

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Physical Sciences

Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Health Sciences

Global Maternal and Child Health

Physical Sciences

Groundwater and Watershed Analysis

Physical Sciences

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Physical Sciences

Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Physical Sciences

Municipal Solid Waste Management

Physical Sciences

Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Physical Sciences

Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry

Physical Sciences

Soil and Land Suitability Analysis

Life Sciences

Soil erosion and sediment transport

Physical Sciences

Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Physical Sciences

Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Publications (37)

The effect of land use land cover types on MODIS land surface temperature in Ghana

Open Access
2024Urban Heat Island MitigationDOI: 10.1080/23311916.2024.2411865

Analyzing the spatio-temporal pattern of urban growth and its influence on urban heat islands in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana

Open Access
2024Urban Heat Island MitigationDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02366

A comprehensive analysis and future projection of land use and land cover dynamics in a fast-growing city: A case study of Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis, Ghana

Open Access
2024Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02207

Geospatial assessment of urban sprawl in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Ghana from 1991 to 2023

2024Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1080/19376812.2024.2334726

A comparative estimate of air temperature from modis land surface temperatures in Ghana

Open Access
2023Urban Heat Island MitigationDOI: 10.1080/23311916.2023.2216047

Monitoring cocoa-driven deforestation: The contexts of encroachment and land use policy implications for deforestation free cocoa supply chains in Ghana

2022Cocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyDOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102788

Impact of mining on vegetation cover: A case study of Prestea Huni-Valley municipality

Open Access
2022Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01387

The impact of land use and land cover changes on socioeconomic factors and livelihood in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of the Ashanti region, Ghana

Open Access
2021Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2021.100226

Mangrove mapping using Sentinel-1 data for improved decision support on sustainable conservation and restoration interventions in the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site, Ghana

2021Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsDOI: 10.1071/mf20105

Multi-Criteria Selection of Suitable Institutional Solid Waste Collection Sites: A Case of KNUST Campus, Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2020Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.30897/ijegeo.696335

Pixel-based and object-oriented approaches in segregating cocoa from forest in the Juabeso-Bia landscape of Ghana

2020Remote Sensing in AgricultureDOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100349

Measures of geographic accessibility to health care in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Open Access
2020Global Maternal and Child HealthDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00453

OPTIMIZED ROUTING OF TRUCKS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION IN KUMASI, GHANA

Open Access
2020Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.31025/2611-4135/2020.13896

Evaluation of gap-filling methods for Landsat 7 ETM+ SLC-off image for LULC classification in a heterogeneous landscape of West Africa

2019Remote Sensing in AgricultureDOI: 10.1080/01431161.2019.1693076

Water balance responses to land-use/land-cover changes in the Pra River Basin of Ghana, 1986–2025

2019Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.104129

Effect of optimal routing on travel distance, travel time and fuel consumption of waste collection trucks

2019Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1108/meq-07-2018-0134

Optimal Routing of Solid Waste Collection Trucks: A Review of Methods

Open Access
2018Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1155/2018/4586376

Mapping the spatial distribution of small reservoirs in the White Volta Sub-basin of Ghana

2018Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2017.12.003

Geospatial Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Transitions from 1986–2014 in a Peri-Urban Ghana

Open Access
2017Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.3390/geosciences7040125

Analysis of climate and anthropogenic impacts on runoff in the Lower Pra River Basin of Ghana

Open Access
2017Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00477

Delineating Floodplain along the Nasia River in Northern Ghana Using HAND Contour

2017Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Land Surface Temperature Extracts for Peri-Urban Heat and Rural Cool Troughs in Ghana

2017Urban Heat Island MitigationDOI: 10.23953/cloud.ijarsg.274

Mapping the spatial changes in Lake Volta using multitemporal remote sensing approach

2016Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisDOI: 10.1111/lre.12138

Water Quality Changes Associated with Cassava Production: Case Study of White Volta Basin

Open Access
2016Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00149

Agricultural and Forest Land Use Potential for REDD+ among Smallholder Land Users in Rural Ghana

Open Access
2016Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDOI: 10.1155/2016/7218305

Land Use Conversion Probabilities in a Peri-Urban District of Ghana

2015Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.1142/s2345748115500268

Application of Geo-Information Techniques in Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in a Peri-Urban District of Ghana

Open Access
2015Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.3390/ijgi4031265

Modelling the Perspective of Agricultural Land Use Trajectories in a Peri-Urban District of Ghana

Open Access
2015Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.9734/jsrr/2015/13669

Assessing the inter-relationship between vegetation productivity, rainfall, population and land cover over the Bani River Basin in Mali (West Africa)

Open Access
2015Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Modelling Soil Erosion in the Densu River Basin Using RUSLE and GIS Tools.

2014Soil erosion and sediment transport

Assessing Long-Term Trends In Vegetation Productivity Change Over the Bani River Basin in Mali (West Africa)

Open Access
2014African Botany and Ecology StudiesDOI: 10.15640/jges.v2n2a2

THE USE OF DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS FOR WATER- SHED AND FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING

2013Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Analysis of Forest Cover Change Detection

2012Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Flood Hazard Mapping using Aster Image data with GIS

2011Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Digital Soil Mapping in GIS Environment for Crop-Land Suitability Analysis

2011Soil and Land Suitability Analysis

Digital elevation modelling using ASTER stereo imagery.

2010Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry

Automatic fusion of photogrammetric imagery and laser scanner point clouds

20053D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Geomatic Engineering
Total Publications37
Research Themes17
Open Access Papers18

Department of Geomatic Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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