Daniel Kweku Baah Inkoom
The researcher has conducted extensive work integrating multiple dimensions of social, economic, and environmental challenges in Ghana's urban and rural contexts, with a focus on how these issues intersect and influence each other. Their work spans themes such as urban development challenges, environmental management (including agricultural resilience), community engagement, ethics, governance, education, and gender roles. The researcher explores the integration across multiple themes within a global context, examining how urban planning, land use changes, informal settlements, and social justice intersect with ecological and environmental issues in Ghana. Their research highlights systemic inequalities, participatory approaches to public policy-making, and the role of local governance in addressing challenges rooted in community needs. The researcher also delves into the ethical dimensions of initiatives that promote environmental sustainability, education, and community resilience, ultimately aiming to understand the broader societal implications of these efforts within Ghana's unique context.
Faculty Biography
Professor Daniel Kweku Inkoom is a Professor of Planning at the at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He is also a Visiting Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Professor Inkoom has practised professional planning for more than three (3) decades. In terms of academia, he has contributed enormously in mentoring the next generation of planners. Professor Inkoom has supervised over 100 graduate students. Professor Daniel Inkoom has also contributed to improving knowledge in the field of Development Planning through his extensive publications. He has published 70 articales in high impact factor journals. He has served as reviewer for several high impact journals and currently serves on the Editorial Board of Urban Forum. Professor Inkoom has over the years served as an external examiner for universities in Ghana, Tanzania, Sweden, South Africa and Zimbabwe.Professor Inkoom is currently a Fellow of the Ghana Institute of Planners (FGIP), and sits on the International Advisory Board of the Southern Urbanism Masters Programme at the African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has been Steering Committee Chair of the Association of African Planning Schools (AAPS) and currently represents the AAPS at the Council of the Global Planning Educators Association Network (GPEAN). His research interests include urban environmental governance, climate change, and natural resources management. He has recently been invited to join the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA) for a three year term 2022-2024. Professor Inkoom has consulted in over 20 countries on four continents in several fields including organization development, project planning, and management, as well as monitoring and evaluation. He curently sits on the board of four highly reputable institutions. These include Action Aid Ghana, West African Network for Peace Building, New Generation Investment Services and Kumasi Institute fo Environment Technology. He currently serves on the faculty of the Interanational Gestalt Organisation and Leaderdership Development (iGOLD) Programme based in the USA.
African history and culture studies
Agricultural risk and resilience
Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Climate change impacts on agriculture
Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Energy and Environment Impacts
Ethics in Business and Education
Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Higher Education Research Studies
International Development and Aid
Land Rights and Reforms
Local Government Finance and Decentralization
Parental Involvement in Education
Psychological and Educational Research Studies
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Regional Development and Policy
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Collaborative Involvement in English Language Acquisition among Family Members: An Investigation on Early Grade Children in Cape Coast Private Basic Schools, Ghana
Open AccessEvaluating teachers' phonological awareness strategies for enhancing communication skills in senior high school students
Open AccessUrban development and secondary cities in Ghana
Open AccessPsychological State of Teachers: Developing and Validating a Standardised Scale
Open AccessMulti-dimensional Evaluation of the Effects of Climate Change on Rural Livelihoods in Northern Ghana—The Case of Builsa North District
Sustainable Agriculture Intensification: An Mce Model Analysis of Yam Farmland Suitability in Ghana
Open AccessGhana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?
Fostering resilience and sustainable livelihood outcomes among peasant women: the case of the RING project in East Gonja municipality of Ghana
‘Peri-urbanisation and loss of arable land’: Indigenes’ farmland access challenges and adaptation strategies in Kumasi and Wa, Ghana
Customary land ownership and land use change in Kumasi: An issue of chieftaincy sustenance?
Workers perception of and coping with the health risks of informal electronic waste recycling in Ghana
Open AccessAdolescent Curiosity as A Predictor of Sexual Behaviours
Open AccessInformal electronic waste recycling in Ghanaian cities: environmental risks awareness and attitudes
Peri-urban interface: An alternative residential location of low-income migrants in Kumasi, Ghana
Seed security among smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ghana
Open AccessChiefs, land professionals and hybrid planning in Tamale and Techiman, Ghana: Implications for sustainable urban development
Open AccessSustaining Ghana’s cocoa sector through smart agricultural practices: an assessment of the environmental impacts of cocoa production in Ghana
The Effects of Parenting Styles on Sex-Role Ideologies of Pru West Senior High Students
Open AccessCoping Strategies and Perceived Support of Student-Mothers at The University of Education, Winneba-Campus
Open AccessUrban planning trends on e-waste management in Ghanaian cities
Sustaining Ghana’s cocoa sector through environmentally smart agricultural practices: an assessment of the environmental impacts of cocoa production in Ghana
Achieving Sustainable Energy in Rural Communities in Ghana
Open AccessRural Energy Demand and Climate Change Adaptation in Ghana
Open AccessMainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Development Planning in Ghana
Open AccessMotivations for providing CSR-mediated initiatives in mining communities of Ghana: a multiple-case study
Open AccessThe production of flood vulnerability in Accra, Ghana: Re-thinking flooding and informal urbanisation
Urban agriculture and political ecology of health in municipal Ashaiman, Ghana
Decentralization in Africa: Local Government and Health Care in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania
Decentralisation and Regional Development
Erratum to: Decentralisation and Regional Development
Theoretical Reflections on Ghana’s Decentralisation: Increasing Discretional Funding Through the District Development Facility
Discursive Institutionalism: Analysis of the Forest Policy Review Process of Ghana
Estimation of indoor air pollution and health impacts due to biomass burning in rural Northern Ghana
Planning Education in Ghana
Anloga Woodworkers in Kumasi, Ghana
Anloga Woodworkers in Kumasi, Ghana: The Long Road to ‘Formality’
Land and revenue in a “traditional town” in Ghana: the case of the Nkwanta sub-division in Mpasatia
Ghana's Decentralization: Two decades and still crawling?
Climate change and poverty in Ghana: issues and implications for policy.
Planning Education and Planning System in Kenya: A Review of Challenges and Prospects
Of the dream city to come: urban planning and planning education in Ghana
The Potential of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as A Viable Energy Option for the Industrial Sector in Ghana
Social capital, local networks and community action: Experiences with services upgrading in Kumasi, Ghana
Local governance, civil society and partnerships: community action in neighbourhood service upgrading in Kumasi, Ghana, final report on an exploratory study
Open AccessManagement of non-reserve forests in Ghana: a case study of Mpohor Wassa East District.
Department of Planning
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology