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Dr. Emmanuel Amponsah

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  • Role in Center:

    SMUS - APRI Post-Doctoral Fellow

  • Discipline:

    Development Studies

  • University:

    Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Department of Planning

  • Country:

    Ghana

Biography: Emmanuel Amponsah is an Urban and Transport Researcher with academic training from the University for Development Studies in Tamale and the Department of Planning at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. His research and professional experience span transportation and urban development, migration and translocality, and project evaluation. He has a strong interest in the policy dimensions that influence these fields. Emmanuel is known for his excellent interpersonal skills and works well with peers and colleagues. He also possesses extensive knowledge and strong analytical abilities in development-related issues.

Policy Brief – Working title: Sustainable Urban Transport Planning in Sub-Saharan Cities: The Prospects and Challenges of Implementing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Systems in Ghana.

Selected Publications:

  • Evelyn Amekudzi, Emmanuel Amponsah, Michael Poku-Boansi, Obaa Yaa Aninwaa Anin-Yeboah & Michael Osei Asibey (2024). Decarbonizing Ghanaian cities through the lens of sustainable transportation planning: Policy and institutional response. African Transport Studies, 2, 100013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aftran.2024.100013.

    Emmanuel Amponsah, Daniel Blija, Michael Osei Asibey, Clifford Amoako & Michael Poku-Boansi (2024). Transportation and Translocality in the Era of Climate Change and Sustainable Development. In International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa (pp. 115-127). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69606-0.

    Emmanuel Amponsah, Michael Ayertey Nanor & Simon Kwabena Dankyi (2024) The determinants of citizens’ perceptions of land security and property rights in Nigeria. SN Social Science 4:75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-024-00876-y.

    Emmanuel Amponsah, Michael Poku-Boansi, Clifford Amoako & Michael Osei Asibey (2023). Transportation – Translocality Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Implications for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development: A Systematic Review. Transportation in Developing Economies, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40890-023-00182-x.

    Kwame Osei Boateng, Enock Dankyi, Isaac Kingsley Amponsah, Godfred Kweku Awudzi, Emmanuel Amponsah, Godfred Darko (2023) Knowledge, perception, and pesticide application practices among smallholder cocoa farmers in four Ghanaian cocoa-growing regions, Toxicology Reports, Volume 10, 2023, Pages 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.12.008

    Emmanuel Amponsah, Stephen Appiah Takyi, Michael Osei Asibey & Owusu Amponsah (2023) Achieving sustainable cities: analysis of the factors that influence compliance with telecommunication masts siting standards in Ghana, Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 11:1. https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2022.2159511

    Emmanuel Amponsah, Stephen Appiah Takyi, Michael Osei Asibey & Owusu Amponsah (2022) Assessing the level of compliance of telecommunication masts to locational planning standards towards harmonious and orderly city growth, Cities & Health, 6:4, 777-790, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2021.1956837