Dr. Stephen Appiah Takyi

Senior Lecturer

Dept: Planning
New BLK, RM 404
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Research Areas/Interests

Sustainability and Development; Environmental Planning; Environmental Impact Assessment; Development Policy Planning; and Urban and Regional Planning....~more

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Publications

    1. Ankrah, D., Takyi, S. A., Liwur, S. B., & Amponsah, O. (2024). Spatiality of urban sprawl in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: a spatio-temporal analysis. GeoJournal, 89(4), 160.
    2. Takyi, S. A., Chiga Augustine, A., Amponsah, O., & Kwesi Quagraine, V. (2024). Urban planning failure in the protection of ecologically sensitive areas: factors that contribute to the ineffective management of ecological resources in Kumasi. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-23.
    3. Ankrah, D., Takyi, S. A., Biliyitorb Liwur, S., & Amponsah, O. (2024). Urban sprawl, urban form, and urban land use pattern: examining urban planning response to the causes and effects of urban sprawl in Kumasi, Ghana. African Geographical Review, 1-15.
    4. Kotani, J. S., Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., Amponsah, O., Quagraine, V. K., & Liwur, S. B. (2024). Planning in Ghana: analysis of the various forms of professional misconduct from the perspective of professional planners. Planning Practice & Research, 1-20.3. Takyi, S. A., Chiga Augustine, A., Amponsah, O., & Kwesi Quagraine, V. (2024). Urban planning failure in the protection of ecologically sensitive areas: factors that contribute to the ineffective management of ecological resources in Kumasi. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-23.
    5. Fordjour, G., Takyi, S. A., Senior, A. Y., Amponsah, O., & Sarfo, A. K. (2024). Spatial location of fuel retail outlets and their level of compliance with regulations: lessons from the Kumasi Metropolitan area. SN Social Sciences, 4(4), 86.
    6. Okoh Agyemang, F., Amponsah, O., Abubakari, M., & Takyi, S. A. (2024). Investigating the purposefulness of development planning in Ghana through a political economy lens. SN Social Sciences, 4(3), 69.
    7. Newman, O. B., Takyi, S. A., Adamtey, R., & Owusu-Ansah, J. K. (2024). The Effects of Oil Rig Decommissioning on the Livelihoods of Fishermen: Lessons from the Saltpond Oil and Gas Field, Ghana. Human Ecology, 51(6), 1045-1055.
    8. Asibey, M. O., Asamoah, C. O., Yeboah, V., Poku-Boansi, M., Adutwum, I. O., Takyi, S. A., & Amponsah, O. (2023). Building resilience to flood risks via green space planning in urban Ghana. SN Social Sciences, 3(11), 188.
    9. Amoah, M., Wireko-Gyebi, R. S., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., & Poku-Boansi, M. (2023). Beyond just politics and space: A literature review. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), 100677.
    10. Liwur, S. B., Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., & Amponsah, O. (2023). Sustainable functional roles of ecologically sensitive areas in the Greater Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana: exploring local perceptions and attitudes from a socio-economic purview. Urban Ecosystems, 1-15
    11. Amoah, M., Marful, A. B., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., & Poku-Boansi, M. (2023). Space use in Central Business of Emerging Economies: Regulation or Rationale?. Urban Governance.
    12. Biliyitorb Liwur, S., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., & Kwesi Quagraine, V. (2023). Spatio-temporal analysis and level of awareness of Ghana’s buffer regulations on ecologically sensitive areas: lessons from the Kumasi Metropolis. African Geographical Review, 1-22.
    13. Adam, A. R., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., & Kyei, K. O. B. (2023). Rethinking sustainable urban management: Effects of urbanization on the socio-spatial structure of the Tamale Metropolis. Urban Governance.
    14. Takyi, S. A., Ayoo, W. A., Amponsah, O., Liwur, S. B., & Mensah, H. (2023). Making a living out of illegality: effects of street vending on the livelihoods of street vendors in the central business district of Accra. SN Social Sciences, 3(7), 106.
    15. Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Sarko, S. B., & Senior, A. Y. (2023). The effects of urban sprawl on the livelihoods of settler communities: lessons from selected municipalities in Ghana. GeoJournal, 1-28.
    16. Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., Amponsah, O., & Opoku, F. (2023). Creating eco-consciousness from the perspective of students: an assessment of the level of environmental literacy among students in Kumasi.International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 1-16.
    17. Augustine, A. C., Takyi, S. A., & Amponsah, O. (2023). Insouciant, Powerless or Helpless: An Assessment of the Factors that contribute to the Non-compliance with the Regulations that Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas from the Perspective of Regulatory Agencies.Urban Governance.
    18. Ofori, R., A Takyi, Amponsah O. & Gagakuma, D. (2023). Mining-induced displacement and resettlement in Ghana: an assessment of the prospects and challenges in selected mining communities, Social Network Analysis and Mining, 13(61).
    19. Adjetey, L. D., Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., & Amponsah, O. (2023). The fate of urban green spaces: assessment of the ownership, availability and conditions of parks in Accra, Ghana. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 127897.
    20. Amponsah, E., Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., & Amponsah, O. (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), 2159511.
    21. Plange-Rhule, D., Asibey, M. O., Takyi, S. A., & Amponsah, O. (2022). Urban parks under siege: the politics and factors influencing park rezoning and decline in urban Ghana. Urban Governance.
    22. Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Darko, G., Peprah, C., Apatewen Azerigyik, R., Mawuko, G. K., & Awolorinke Chiga, A. (2022). Urbanization against ecologically sensitive areas: effects of land use activities on surface water bodies in the Kumasi Metropolis. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 14(1), 460-479.
    23. Amaglo, J. N., Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., Amponsah, O., & Mensah, H. (2022). The dilemma of flood occurrence in Accra: climate change or poor land use planning and practices?. SN Social Sciences, 2(8), 121.
    24. Hakeem, V., Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., & Amponsah, O. (2022). From informal settlements to environmentally sustainable communities: Lessons from Kumasi. SN Social Sciences, 2(7), 104.
    25. Darko, G., Obiri-Yeboah, S., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Borquaye, L. S., Amponsah, L. O., & Fosu-Mensah, B. Y. (2022). Urbanizing with or without nature: pollution effects of human activities on water quality of major rivers that drain the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(1), 38.
    26. Quaye, I., Amponsah, O., Azunre, G. A., Takyi, S. A., & Braimah, I. (2022). A review of experimental informal urbanism initiatives and their implications for sub-Saharan Africa's sustainable cities’ agenda. Sustainable Cities and Society, 103938.
    27. Azunre, G. A., Amponsah, O., Takyi, S. A., Mensah, H., & Braimah, I. (2022). Urban informalities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): A solution for or barrier against sustainable city development. World Development, 152, 105782.
    28. Manu, K. K., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Yeboah, A. S., & Lotsah, M. (2022). Location of forest reserves and sustainable natural resource management: evidence from a Ghanaian case study. SN Social Sciences, 2(5), 72.
    29. Tagnan, J. N., Amponsah, O., Takyi, S. A., Azunre, G. A., & Braimah, I. (2022). A view of urban sprawl through the lens of family nuclearisation. Habitat International, 123, 102555.
    30. Nketia, S. K. K., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Yeboah, A. S., Mensah, H., & Ahadzie, D. K. (2022). “Going Green” Rhetoric or Reality: An Assessment of the Prospects and Challenges of Ghana’s Youth in Afforestation Programme. Society & Natural Resources, 35(1), 20-37.
    31. Marija, J., Amponsah, O., Mensah, H., Takyi, S. A., & Braimah, I. (2022). A View of Commercial Motorcycle Transportation in Sub-Saharan African Cities Through the Sustainable Development Lens. Transportation in Developing Economies, 8(1),
    32. Amponsah, O., Blija, D. K., Ayambire, R. A., Takyi, S. A., Mensah, H., & Braimah, I. (2022). Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana. Land Use Policy, 114, 105979.
    33. Mensah, A. A., Amponsah, O., Takyi, S. A., & Mensah, H. (2022). Land governance in Ghana and its implications for inclusive city development. SN Social Sciences, 2(1), 1-30.
    34. Nalumu, D. J., Mensah, H., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., & Marija, J. (2021). Restoring the school garden programme in Ghana: an exploration of the key issues from the past and implications for the future. SN Social Sciences, 1(8), 1-22.
    35. Danso, G. K., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Yeboah, A. S., & Owusu, R. O. (2021). Exploring the effects of rapid urbanization on wetlands: insights from the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. SN Social Sciences, 1(8), 1-21.
    36. Amponsah, E., Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., & Amponsah, O. (2021). Assessing the level of compliance of telecommunication masts to locational planning standards towards harmonious and orderly city growth. Cities & Health, 1-14.
    37. Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Duamor, Gideon Abagna Azunre, D.A& Ahadzie, D.K (2021). An assessment of regulatory compliance and residents’ perceptions of the siting of telecommunication masts: Insights from a rapidly urbanising Ghanaian city, Africa Geographical Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2021.1876392
    38. Mensah, H., Amponsah, O., Opoku, P., Ahadzie, D.K & Takyi, S. A. (2021). Resilience to climate change in Ghanaian cities and its implications for urban policy and planning. SN Soc Sci 1, 118 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00123-8
    39. Nalumu, D.J., Mensah, H., Amponsah, O. & Takyi, S. A (2021).Stakeholder collaboration and irrigation practices in Ghana: issues, challenges, and the way forward. SN Applied Sciences. 3, 576  https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04407-9.
    40. Azunre, G. A., Amponsah, O., Takyi, S. A., & Mensah, H. (2021). Informality-sustainable city nexus: The place of informality in advancing sustainable Ghanaian cities. Sustainable Cities and Society, 67, 102707.
    41. Anaafo, D., Owusu-Addo, E., & Takyi, S. A. (2021). Urban planning and public policy responses to the management of COVID-19 in Ghana. Cities & Health, 1-15.
    42. Yeboah, A. S., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., & Anaafo, D. (2020). Assessing the practicality of the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines to the urban poor in the Ghanaian context. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 2(1), 100087.
    43. Narh, S. N.,Takyi, S. A., Asibey, M. O., & Amponsah, O. (2020). Garden City without parks: An assessment of the availability and conditions of parks in Kumasi. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 126819.
    44. Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Yeboah, A. S., & Mantey, E (2020). Locational analysis of slums and the effects of slum dweller’s activities on the social, economic and ecological facets of the city: insights from Kumasi in Ghana. GeoJournal, 1-15.
    45. Mensah, H., Ahadzie, D. K.,Takyi, S. A., & Amponsah, O. (2020). Climate change resilience: lessons from local climate-smart agricultural practices in Ghana. Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-14.
    46. Anaafo, D. & Takyi, S.A (2020). Spatial planning in the digital age: the role of emerging technologies in democratising participation in spatial planning in Ghana. International Planning Studies, 1-1
    47. Takyi, S. A., Azerigyik, R. A., & Amponsah, O. (2019). The effects of multi-track year round education on the delivery of senior high school education in Ghana. Lessons from global MT-YRE systems. International Journal of Educational Development, 71, 102120.
    48. Azerigyik, R.A., Amponsah, O. and Takyi, S. A. (2019). Clarifying the Debate on The Nexus Between Slum Upgrading and The Economic Well-Being Of Beneficiaries With Insight from Ashaiman, Ghana. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 35(3):194-217.
    49. Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Inkoom, D. K., & Azunre, G. A. (2019). Sustaining Ghana’s cocoa sector through environmentally smart agricultural practices: an assessment of the environmental impacts of cocoa production in Ghana. Africa Review, 1-18.
    50. Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., Asibey, M. O., & Ayambire, R. A. (2019). An overview of Ghana’s educational system and its implication for educational equity. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1-26.
    51. Azunre, G. A., Amponsah, O., Peprah, C., Takyi, S. A., & Braimah, I. (2019). A review of the role of urban agriculture in the sustainable city discourse. Cities, 93, 104-119.
    52. Wiredu, F., Takyi, S. A., Amponsah, O., & Tetteh, N. (2019). Toward sustainable ecotour ism development: an assessment of the benefits and environmental threats of Lake Bosomtwe ecotourism facility. African Geographical Review, 1-16.
    53. Ayambire, R. A., Amponsah, O., Peprah, C., & Takyi, S. A.(2019). A review of practices for sustaining urban and peri-urban agriculture: Implications for land use planning in rapidly urbanising Ghanaian cities. Land Use Policy, 84, 260-277.
    54. Takyi, S. A., Siedel, A. D., & Adjei, J. K. (2018). Relationship between the demographic characteristics of park users and intensity of park use: the case of Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park. The Journal of Public Space, 3(3), 49-74.
    55. Takyi, S.A (2017). Relationship between the Demographic Characteristics Park Users and Park Based User Activities: The Case of Stanley Park and Queen Elizabeth Park, Journal of Ecology and Natural Resources, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-21.
    56. Takyi, S. A., & Seidel, A. D. (2017). Adaptive management in sustainable park planning and management: case study of the city of Vancouver Parks. Journal of Urban Ecology, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juw009
    57. TakyiA. (2016). Evolution of Park Planning in the City of Vancouver, Focus: The Journal of Planning Practice and Education, Vol. 12, No. 11, pp. 27-37.
    58. Takyi S.A. (2016). Comparative Study of Capital City Elements: The Case of Ghana and Nigeria, African Geographical Review, 35, No. 2, pp. 168-191.
    59. Takyi S.A. (2014). Review of Social Impacts Assessment (SIA): Approach, Importance, Challenges, and Policy Implications, International Journal of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 217-234

    Popular Science Articles

    1. Takyi S.A & Amponsah O. (2024). Street vending helps migrants to survive in Accra, but it’s illegal – a solution for all is needed, https://theconversation.com/ghana-street-vending-helps-migrants-to-survive-in-accra-but-its-illegal-a-solution-for-all-is-needed-223869?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=bylinelinkedinbutton
    2. Takyi S.A & Amponsah O. (2024). Kumasi city’s unplanned boom is destroying two rivers – sewage, heavy metals and chemical pollution detected, https://theconversation.com/ghana-kumasi-citys-unplanned-boom-is-destroying-two-rivers-sewage-heavy-metals-and-chemical-pollution-detected-220740?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=linkedinbutton
    3. Takyi S.A & Amponsah O. (2023). Accra is congested, but relocating Ghana’s capital is not the only option, https://theconversation.com/accra-is-congested-but-relocating-ghanas-capital-is-not-the-only-option-198179?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=bylinefacebookbutton&fbclid=IwAR1EL29uJRi4KtGkkkQHL0-QmR3AHbLbAQ8I8woHBUerN_JUh1YeBVvkHpU
    4. Takyi S.A & Amponsah O. (2022). Ghana’s efforts to employ young people and regrow forests could work better, https://theconversation.com/ghanas-efforts-to-employ-young-people-and-regrow-forests-could-work-better-190012?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=bylinefacebookbutton&fbclid=IwAR2DBo0hTW92zapjzVEgSlwof_WACYSrJhFYMrcahPBy7yWKTjUGGSqssgI
    5. Anzure, G.A, Boateng F.G, Amponsah, O & Takyi S.A (2022). Yes, Africa’s informal sector has problems, but the answer isn’t to marginalise it, https://theconversation.com/yes-africas-informal-sector-has-problems-but-the-answer-isnt-to-marginalise-it-188234?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=bylinefacebookbutton&fbclid=IwAR1EL29uJRi4KtGkkkQHL0-QmR3AHbLbAQ8I8woHBUerN_JUh1YeBVvkHpU
    6. Takyi, S.A & Amponsah O. (2020). Ghana’s cocoa production relies on the environment, which needs better protection, https://theconversation.com/ghanas-cocoa-production-relies-on-the-environment-which-needs-better-protection-134557

     

     

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