Kafui Afi Ocloo
The researcher's work integrates socio-economic factors with physical and environmental sciences to explore how these elements shape urban, rural, transportation, education, waste management, nutrition, infrastructure, sustainability, and policy-making in Ghana. Through various thematic studies across themes 1 (urban growth), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, the researcher aims to uncover the complexities of socio-economic determinants influencing environmental and social outcomes.
Faculty Biography
Kafui Ocloo has several years of experience in the field of Development Planning and in the management of development projects. Her research areas span endogenous development, peri-urban development, regional development planning, institutional development, water and sanitation. Dr. Ocloo’s work experiences have span the conduct of empirical research, needs assessments, preparation of development plans, facilitation, strategy development and development related communication activities among others. With her background in the field of communication she has had the advantage of being able to bring knowledge in communication strategy development to bear on development planning. This has seen her involved in programs that have required the application of communication for development; such as resettlement and community-led development projects. She has been involved in research works on the impacts of climate change on small-reservoir irrigation projects in the savanna region of Ghana and coping strategies adopted by farmers; the capacity of local governments of rapidly urbanizing districts in Ghana to harness local potentials for the development; safety among female head porters in Kumasi and the gender dimensions of energy needs in Ghana.
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Energy and Environment Impacts
Environmental Education and Sustainability
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
ICT in Developing Communities
Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
Knowledge Management and Sharing
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
Municipal Solid Waste Management
Parental Involvement in Education
Public-Private Partnership Projects
Smart Parking Systems Research
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Water resources management and optimization
Determinants of rural household food security: the demand perspective
Towards sustainable solid waste management: nature, operational dynamics and complexities of Informal Waste Service Providers in Kumasi, Ghana
Local government revenue mobilisation: assessing property rate management potential of peri-urban districts using geospatial technologies
Extending the boundaries of the value-belief-norm theory to off-farm livelihood preferences – Perceptions of food crop farmers in the savanna ecological zone, Ghana
Triggers of electricity-use efficiency amongst low-income households in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessEffect of Parental Socio-Economic Status on the Performance of Senior High School Students in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in Ghana
Open AccessLivelihood security in urban slums in Ghana: evidence from the Kumasi Metropolis
Determinants of the choice of disposal methods among residents in urban areas in Southern Ghana
Improving the socio-economic welfare of women through informal sector activities in Ghana
Gender differences and productive use of energy fuel in Ghana’s rural non-farm economy
Development Communication and Project Sustainability
Open AccessTowards sustainable utilisation of water resources: a comprehensive analysis of Ghana's National Water Policy
Open AccessCHAPTER 6: Governance and sustainable solid waste management in Ghana
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN THE PLANNING OF RURAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN GHANA: THE CASE OF BONE-SETTING SERVICES IN LOAGRI AND WUNGU
Bringing Institutional Economics to Bear in Understanding Ghana’s Performance on Multi-Stakeholder Interventions
Open AccessAssessing Natural Resource Use Conflicts in the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana
Open AccessAn Examination of Assumptions Underlying Multi-stakeholder Platforms In Two Community Water Supply Systems in Ghana
Urban Growth and Livelihood Transformations on the Fringes of African Cities: A Case Study of Changing Livelihoods in Peri-Urban Accra
Open AccessThe Nexus between Communication and Development Planning. Exploring the Communication Methods Used by Development Planners in Ghana
Open AccessAnalyzing Growth Patterns of Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area Using GIS and Multiple Regression Techniques
Open AccessOn-Street Parking and Pedestrian Safety in the Kumasi Metropolis: Issues of Culture and Attitude
Open AccessHarnessing local potentials for peri-urban water supply in Ghana
Open AccessDepartment of Planning
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology