Michael Osei Asibey
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.
Faculty Biography
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.
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Climate change impacts on agriculture
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
Cultural Industries and Urban Development
Disaster Management and Resilience
Energy and Environment Impacts
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Flood Risk Assessment and Management
Geographic Information Systems Studies
Global Energy and Sustainability Research
Global Maternal and Child Health
Land Rights and Reforms
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Migration and Labor Dynamics
Mining and Resource Management
Municipal Solid Waste Management
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Public-Private Partnership Projects
Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
Smart Parking Systems Research
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
Taxation and Compliance Studies
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Urban Green Space and Health
Urban Planning and Landscape Design
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Mobility dynamics of transmigrants and their implications on socioeconomic development: insights from the Nkoranza South municipality of Ghana
Subjective or objective ideal housing? Determinants of housing choice of translocal migrants in the Ghanaian urban context
Open AccessNature where we live: Receptivity to context-sensitive nature-based solutions in African cities
Planning education for climate change management in African cities
Inclusionary zoning and planning for resilient city development in urban Ghana
Dialogues on nature-based solutions and informal e-waste management
Wetland transformation and the implications for ecological resilience in peri-urban Ghana
The governance of urban green spaces in Kumasi, Ghana
Navigating hybrid planning landscapes
Open AccessEmpowering communities, protecting ecosystems: Climate resilience of urban socio-ecological systems
For or against sustainable development? A geospatial analysis of the state of green space ecosystems in West Gonja, Ghana
Socio-Economic Determinants Shaping Community Perspectives on Healthcare Access in Newly Commissioned District Hospitals in Ghana
Open AccessFarmland abandonment risks among smallholder farmers in Ibadan, Nigeria
Open AccessDigital technologies for climate-induced disaster risk reduction and management in Ghana: Applicability and operational challenges
Uncertain climate futures: Cultivating 3 A resilience in urban Ghana
Investigating climate change adaptation strategies among informal residents in Kumasi through the lenses of the social action and social control theories
The place of translocal networks in inclusive city development: A systematic review
Open AccessA Burgeon in Informal Economic Activities Along Highways in Urbanizing Cities: Implications for Sustainable Development
Revisiting the garden city concept and urban green infrastructure discourse in sustainable city planning in sub-Saharan Africa
Rethinking the implications of sprawl for sustainable urban development: Insights from the Ejisu Municipality of Ghana between 2003 and 2023
Self-help and spontaneous heroism in urban service delivery in Ghana’s informal neighbourhoods: a case study of Moshie Zongo
Climate change resilience and social capital: Insights from informal urban neighbourhoods in Kumasi, Ghana
Vacillant planning for creating green cities: The empirics of urban greenery in Kumasi, Ghana
Public transport reliability in growing cities: the case of Asokore Mampong, Ghana
Planning in Ghana: analysis of the various forms of professional misconduct from the perspective of professional planners
Co-producing disaster-resilient urban settlements in Ghana: Case of Ahensan, Kumasi
Rethinking the implications of sprawl to building sustainable secondary cities; case of Tamale, Ghana
Urban planning responses to the tweaking of approved residential subdivisions by developers in urban Ghana: Case of Kodiekrom, Kumasi
Transport investments and the changing space economy in Kumasi, Ghana
Green streetism precarity in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessLocal multilevel governance arrangements for climate change planning and management in Kumasi, Ghana
Decarbonizing Ghanaian cities through the lens of sustainable transportation planning: Policy and institutional response
Transportation and Translocality in the Era of Climate Change and Sustainable Development
The contribution of cargo tricycles to the urban economy of Ghanaian cities; A case study of greater Kumasi metropolitan area
A view of migrant women's “right to the city” through the lens of translocality
Contextualizing Electronic Waste for Effective Management in Ghanaian Cities
Enabling asset-based community development solutions: Pro-poor urban climate resilience in Kumasi, Ghana
A life-course approach to assessing residential mobility dynamics in selected immigrant communities in Kumasi, Ghana
Factors that influence user patronage and satisfaction of urban parks in Ghanaian cities: case of the Rattray Park in Nhyiaeso, Kumasi
Ghana’s recently introduced e-waste regulatory policy: A hope for a better e-waste sector?
Building resilience to flood risks via green space planning in urban Ghana
Spatial assessment of intermediate urban towns in Ghana using geospatial technologies: a case study of urbanization and sustainability
Sustainable functional roles of ecologically sensitive areas in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: exploring local perceptions and attitudes from a socio-economic purview
User Satisfaction with the Conditions of Road Transit Terminals in Cape Coast, Ghana
Open AccessPolicy and practice: Stakeholders’ satisfaction with conventional and participatory land use planning in Ghana
Open AccessUrban forest and the question of planning-sustainability inadequacy
Transportation–Translocality Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development: A Systematic Review
Cultural meanings of water to source water protection in rural Ghana
Creating eco-consciousness from the perspective of students: an assessment of the level of environmental literacy among students in Kumasi
The fate of urban green spaces: Assessment of the ownership, availability and conditions of parks in Accra, Ghana
Incremental housing and compliance with development control in urban Ghana
Enabling nature-based solutions: Innovating urban climate resilience
The future of e-waste in the circular economy of Ghana; implications for urban planning, environmental and human health risks
The Evidence for Climate Change on Our Planet
Urban Management and Data Paucity: The Role of Volunteered Geographic Information in Africa's Sustainable Development
Open AccessList of contributors
Achieving sustainable cities: analysis of the factors that influence compliance with telecommunication masts siting standards in Ghana
Open AccessCity Challenge: User Perception on the Governance and Quality of Parking Spaces in Central Business District of Kumasi, Ghana
Urban parks under siege: the politics and factors influencing park rezoning and decline in urban Ghana
Open AccessWorkers perception of and coping with the health risks of informal electronic waste recycling in Ghana
Open AccessThe tussle for freight parking in seaport cities; the case of Tema
Operation and sustainability of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in schools: Evidence from a vulnerable and deprived area in Ghana
Open AccessBeyond rhetoric: urban planning-climate change resilience conundrum in Accra, Ghana
Changing land tenure regimes and women’s access to secure land for cocoa cultivation in rural Ghana
The dilemma of flood occurrence in Accra: climate change or poor land use planning and practices?
Contextualising Urban Transport Systems and Livelihoods in Developing Countries
Informal electronic waste recycling in Ghanaian cities: environmental risks awareness and attitudes
From informal settlements to environmentally sustainable communities: Lessons from Kumasi
Planning for the effective and sustainable management of Ghana’s artisanal small-scale gold mining industry
Peri-urban interface: An alternative residential location of low-income migrants in Kumasi, Ghana
Pricing Transport Services in Urban Ghana—The Politics and Socio-Spatial Conflicts Between Transport Operators and the State
The Evidence for Climate Change on Our Planet
The myth of urban poor climate adaptation idiosyncrasy
Rainfall challenges and strategies to improve housing construction in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Ghana
Climate change in rural Ghana: perceptions and adaptive responses
Assessing the level of compliance of telecommunication masts to locational planning standards towards harmonious and orderly city growth
Rethinking or Affirming the “Affordability” Debate on the Efficiency of Urban Public Transport Usage: Case of Kumasi, Ghana
Demographic Characteristics of Population With Affinity for Wetland Settlements in Ghana.
Open AccessResidential segregation of ethnic minorities and sustainable city development. Case of Kumasi, Ghana
Slum upgrading approaches from a social diversity perspective in the global south: Lessons from the Brazil, Kenya and Thailand cases
Accommodating green spaces in cities: Perceptions and attitudes in slums
Resonating the ‘culture’ debate in urban planning
Gender differences and productive use of energy fuel in Ghana’s rural non-farm economy
Urban planning trends on e-waste management in Ghanaian cities
Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to Eradicate Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
Open AccessUrban land use planning in Ghana: Navigating complex coalescence of land ownership and administration
Garden city without parks: an assessment of the availability and conditions of parks in Kumasi
Understanding the factors for increased informal electronic waste recycling in Kumasi, Ghana
The roles and attitudes of urbanites towards urban water insecurity. Case of the New Juaben Municipality, Ghana
Transport and historical changes in Kumasi’s growth and form
An overview of Ghana’s educational system and its implication for educational equity
Patterns of land use, crop and forest cover change in the Ashanti region, Ghana
Urban planning and climate change in Ghana
Open AccessThe changing face of Kumasi central, Ghana
Solid waste management in informal urban neighbourhoods. Occupational safety and health practices among tricycle operators in Kumasi, Ghana
Vulnerability and urban farming: Coping with price volatility in Ejisu-Juaben municipality, Ghana
Open AccessExploring the use, behaviour and role of urbanites towards management and sustainability of Kumasi Rattray Park, Ghana
Open AccessPalm biomass waste as supplementary source of electricity generation in Ghana: Case of the Juaben Oil Mills
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
The effectiveness of the local management systems of rural water facilities for sustainable service delivery: a case study of the Sekyere East District, Ghana
Open AccessDepartment of Planning
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