Stephen Appiah Takyi

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ORCID 0000-0001-6025-2515

Publications

Citations

494

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Publications

58 works in the graph, newest first.

Exploring the extent of gender inequality in professional planning practice in Ghana: an analysis of contributing factors
2026Planning Practice and ResearchJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1080/02697459.2026.2624700
Situating the contribution of nature-based solutions in informal settlements within the context of urban metabolism: lessons from selected informal settlements in Ghana
2026Local EnvironmentJournalSenior author0 citations10.1080/13549839.2026.2644482
Blue green infrastructure and urban land use planning for climate resilient and inclusive cities in Kumasi, Ghana
2026Discover CitiesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44327-026-00246-8
Co-producing nature-based solution scenarios to improve water, flood and heat resilience in Ghana's informal settlements
2026Nature-Based SolutionsJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.nbsj.2026.100342
Exploring the adoption of digital technologies for environmental planning in Ghana
2026Discover CitiesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44327-026-00305-0
Neighbourhood Income Disparities and Access to Urban Natural Assets in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
2026African Geographical ReviewJournal0 citations10.1080/19376812.2026.2691249
Mapping the uneven landscape: a spatial analysis of national sports stadium distribution in Ghana
2026SN Social SciencesJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s43545-026-01537-y
Perception of tertiary students on the use and importance of campus green spaces at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2026Discover CitiesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1007/s44327-026-00344-7
Securing the future of urban agriculture: Legislative reform and planning for sustainability in sub-Saharan African cities
2025Habitat InternationalJournalOpen access9 citations10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103591
Situating the compliance with land use regulations within the context of sustainable city development: Lessons from Ho Municipality of Ghana
2025Urban GovernanceJournalOpen access9 citations10.1016/j.ugj.2024.12.011
The functionality of urban green spaces in the greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: categorisation of green spaces, prospects, challenges and implications for sustainable management
2025SN Social SciencesJournalOpen access9 citations10.1007/s43545-025-01079-9
For or against sustainable development? A geospatial analysis of the state of green space ecosystems in West Gonja, Ghana
2025Land Use PolicyJournal7 citations10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107480
Non-compliance with planning regulations and their implication for the achievement of the sustainable development goals: insights from physical planners in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
2025SN Social SciencesJournalCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s43545-025-01074-0
Why are ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in African cities encroached on? Unveiling the encroachers' outlook
2025CitiesJournalOpen access4 citations10.1016/j.cities.2025.105761
Capital city functions and sustainable city nexus: Sustainability analysis of major regional capital cities in Ghana
2025Urban GovernanceJournalOpen accessCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.ugj.2025.06.002
Pathways to just conservation: A crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis of environmental defender mobilization in conservation conflicts
2025Global Environmental ChangeJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2025.103030
Co-governance for green infrastructure preservation: Collaborative strategies in customary land tenure cities of Sub-Saharan Africa
2025Environmental DevelopmentJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101315
Ghana’s educational system in the digital age: an assessment of the responsiveness of Junior High School education to computer-based learning
2025SN Social SciencesJournal1 citations10.1007/s43545-025-01168-9
The application of a data framework to assess the contribution of nature-based solutions to urban metabolism in informal settlements of Kumasi, Ghana
2025SN Social SciencesJournalSenior author1 citations10.1007/s43545-025-01234-2
Access politics in an emerging economy: evidence from central Kumasi
2025SN Social SciencesJournal0 citations10.1007/s43545-025-01078-w
Unmasking the realities: issues and experiences of government large-scale land acquisition in Ghana
2025International Journal of Urban Sustainable DevelopmentJournalOpen access0 citations10.1080/19463138.2025.2569350
Reimagining land use planning: mixed residential–agricultural land use as a pathway to sustaining agriculture in Ghanaian cities
2025International Planning StudiesJournal0 citations10.1080/13563475.2025.2573993
Urban planning failure in the protection of ecologically sensitive areas: factors that contribute to the ineffective management of ecological resources in Kumasi
2024Journal of Environmental Planning and ManagementJournalFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1080/09640568.2024.2308088
Exploring the street economy in African cities: A review of practices, regulatory policies, and challenges of urban governance in Ghana
2024Journal of Urban AffairsJournal6 citations10.1080/07352166.2024.2410279
Problematizing street vending: The uncanniness of a disembodied urban policy
2024Journal of Urban AffairsJournalSenior author4 citations10.1080/07352166.2024.2413588
From engineered landfill to uncontrolled dumpsite: situational analysis, extent of buffer zone encroachment and challenges of the Oti Landfill, Kumasi, Ghana
2024SN Social SciencesJournalCorresponding3 citations10.1007/s43545-024-01028-y
Planning in Ghana: analysis of the various forms of professional misconduct from the perspective of professional planners
2024Planning Practice and ResearchJournal4 citations10.1080/02697459.2024.2358274
Unveiling Ghana's urban tapestry: satellite-based analysis of Tamale city's spatial expansion and land surface temperature (LST) dynamics
2024GeoJournalJournal4 citations10.1007/s10708-024-11243-y
Spatiality of urban sprawl in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: a spatio-temporal analysis
2024GeoJournalJournalCorresponding2 citations10.1007/s10708-024-11165-9
Investigating the purposefulness of development planning in Ghana through a political economy lens
2024SN Social SciencesJournalSenior author1 citations10.1007/s43545-024-00866-0
Practices in Central Kumasi: Inherent or Objective?
2024Urban ForumJournal1 citations10.1007/s12132-024-09529-y
Urban sprawl, urban form, and urban land use pattern: examining urban planning response to the causes and effects of urban sprawl in Kumasi, Ghana
2024African Geographical ReviewJournalCorresponding2 citations10.1080/19376812.2024.2391777
Spatial location of fuel retail outlets and their level of compliance with regulations: lessons from the Kumasi Metropolitan area
2024SN Social SciencesJournalCorresponding0 citations10.1007/s43545-024-00882-0
Demographic Characteristics of Population with Affinity for Wetland Settlements in Ghana
2024PublicationSenior author0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-69606-0_41
The fate of urban green spaces: Assessment of the ownership, availability and conditions of parks in Accra, Ghana
2023Urban forestry & urban greeningJournal30 citations10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127897
Mining-induced displacement and resettlement in Ghana: an assessment of the prospects and challenges in selected mining communities
2023Social Network Analysis and MiningJournalCorresponding21 citations10.1007/s13278-023-01075-y
Rethinking sustainable urban management: Effects of urbanization on the socio-spatial structure of the Tamale Metropolis
2023Urban GovernanceJournalOpen accessCorresponding17 citations10.1016/j.ugj.2023.06.003
Sustainable functional roles of ecologically sensitive areas in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: exploring local perceptions and attitudes from a socio-economic purview
2023Urban EcosystemsJournalCorresponding15 citations10.1007/s11252-023-01422-z
Spatio-temporal analysis and level of awareness of Ghana’s buffer regulations on ecologically sensitive areas: lessons from the Kumasi Metropolis
2023African Geographical ReviewJournalCorresponding14 citations10.1080/19376812.2023.2250329
Insouciant, powerless or helpless: An assessment of the factors that contribute to the non-compliance with the regulations that protect ecologically sensitive areas in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis
2023Urban GovernanceJournalOpen accessCorresponding12 citations10.1016/j.ugj.2023.03.004
Creating eco-consciousness from the perspective of students: an assessment of the level of environmental literacy among students in Kumasi
2023International Research in Geographical and Environmental EducationJournalFirst author10 citations10.1080/10382046.2023.2200200
Building resilience to flood risks via green space planning in urban Ghana
2023SN Social SciencesJournal8 citations10.1007/s43545-023-00777-6
Space use in Central Business District of emerging economies: Regulation or rationale?
2023Urban GovernanceJournalOpen access7 citations10.1016/j.ugj.2023.08.002
The effects of urban sprawl on the livelihoods of settler communities: lessons from selected municipalities in Ghana
2023GeoJournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s10708-023-10897-4
Making a living out of illegality: effects of street vending on the livelihoods of street vendors in the central business district of Accra
2023SN Social SciencesJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1007/s43545-023-00698-4
The Effects of Oil Rig Decommissioning on the Livelihoods of Fishermen: Lessons from the Saltpond Oil and Gas Field, Ghana
2023Human EcologyJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citations10.1007/s10745-023-00466-1
Beyond just politics and space: A literature review
2023Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100677
Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana
2022Land Use PolicyJournalOpen access97 citations10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.105979
A view of urban sprawl through the lens of family nuclearisation
2022Habitat InternationalJournal41 citations10.1016/j.habitatint.2022.102555
A review of experimental informal urbanism initiatives and their implications for sub-Saharan Africa's sustainable cities’ agenda
2022Sustainable Cities and SocietyJournal33 citations10.1016/j.scs.2022.103938