Albert Adu-Gyamfi
Department of PlanningSocial SciencesLife SciencesPhysical Sciences

Albert Adu-Gyamfi

18 Publications10 Research Themes6 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work focuses on a comprehensive exploration of social, economic, and infrastructural challenges within peri-urbanism, housing accessibility, home ownership trends, and displacement dynamics. Their studies examine issues such as caretaker roles in housing改善、城市化进程与住房改善之间的关系、性别角色在社会支持体系中的作用、 flooding加剧及其应对策略、农村土地改革的现实意义、 radiation effects on health、社区生态系统的功能、城乡发展模式对民众生活的影响以及气候变化带来的环境挑战。

Faculty Biography

In January 2018, Albert joined the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology as a Lecturer in the Planning Department. Albert’s background is in urban studies with broad experience in urban and regional planning gained through teaching and research conducted at universities in Ghana, Australia and China. Albert joined the University of Melbourne in July 2014 and worked in the areas of urban planning and management and urban development studies. He has also contributed to collaborative projects with researchers at University of Melbourne, Australia, Monash University, Australia, Hohai University, China, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He is a member of the Ghana Institute of Planners. Albert's current research interests include Urban housing, climate change adaptation; urban studies, urbanisation and urban containment; regional planning; sustainable cities; resilience planning and management, natural resource management. He has published widely on some of these subjects.

Key Research Themes (10)
Social Sciences

Disaster Management and Resilience

Social Sciences

Education Systems and Policy

Social Sciences

Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Social Sciences

Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

Social Sciences

Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact

Social Sciences

Islamic Finance and Banking Studies

Life Sciences

Land Rights and Reforms

Physical Sciences

Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Life Sciences

Radiation Effects and Dosimetry

Social Sciences

Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Publications (18)

Built environment of basic schools and performance outcomes in rural Ghana: learners’ voice

Open Access
2025Education Systems and PolicyDOI: 10.1007/s44217-025-00483-w

Built Environment of Basic Schools and Performance Outcomes in Rural Ghana: Learners’ Voice

Open Access
2024Education Systems and PolicyDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5319381/v1

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

2022Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.103570

Monitoring and Simulation of Land-Use Changes in the Bosomtwe District of Ghana Based on CA-Markov Model

Open Access
2022Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4197672

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

2021Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.1080/02673037.2021.2014412

Gender and household resilience to flooding in informal settlements in Accra, Ghana

2021Disaster Management and ResilienceDOI: 10.1080/09640568.2021.1930522

The role of caretakers in improving housing conditions in peri-urban areas

2020Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2020.103049

Accessing Private Rental Housing in the Absence of Housing Information in Ghana

2020Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.1007/s12132-020-09407-3

Planning for peri urbanism: Navigating the complex terrain of transport services

2020Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104440

Homeownership aspirations: drawing on the experiences of renters and landlords in a deregulated private rental sector

2019Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.1080/19491247.2019.1669424

Complexities in Homeownership: An Exploration of Socio-Religious and Gender Dimensions

2019Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismDOI: 10.1007/s12132-019-09383-3

Positionality of women in homeownership: a process of gender contract negotiation

2019Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismDOI: 10.1080/02673037.2019.1690131

Connecting religion to homeownership: exploring local perspectives in Ghana

2019Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.102441

A house for the nuclear family: the case of Ghana

2018Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismDOI: 10.1080/08882746.2018.1529508

Gender and the feminisation of poverty: the case of single parenthood in Ghana

2018Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Involuntary Resettlement in Ghana: Implementation, Planning and Management of Social Impacts in Hydropower Projects

Open Access
2015Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact

An Overview of Compulsory Land Acquisition in Ghana: Examining Its Applicability and Effects

Open Access
2012Land Rights and ReformsDOI: 10.5296/emsd.v1i2.2519

Food irradiation: An emerging opportunity for African countries - Review article

Open Access
2004Radiation Effects and DosimetryDOI: 10.4314/gjas.v35i1.1857
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Planning
Total Publications18
Research Themes10
Open Access Papers6

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