Prof. Eric Oduro-Ofori

Associate Professor


Dept: Planning
Department of Planning
SPRING Programme Office
Postgraduate Block

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Research Areas/Interests

Urban and Regional Planning Education Planning Local economic development and Livelihood development Affordable housing/shelter Project design, monit...~more

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Research Projects (Current and Past)

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Local Economic Development Promotion:

  1. Role of local government in Local Economic Development Promotion: A study of the Ejisu Juaben Municipal Assembly – 2008-2011
  2. The Informal Apprenticeship System in Ghana: Post Graduation Job Integration and Its Implications for the Management of Urban Space – 2013
  • Promoting Local Business for Local Economic Development: Forms Of Promotion, Actors and Processes: A Study of the Bolgatanga Municipality – 2012
  1. Effects of Infrastructure provision on Local Economic Development in Rural Districts. A Study of Karaga District in The Northern Region -2012
  2. The Effectiveness of the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty Programme As A Social Protection Strategy In the Sene District Of The Brong Ahafo Region – 2012
  3. Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) as a Model for Promoting Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana - 2013

 

Urban Development:

  1. Addressing Urban Planning and Management Challenges in the Obuasi, Asokore Mampong and Ejisu Juaben Municipalities: Studies conducted with Settlement Planning Four Class: 2012, 2013 and 2014
  2. Promoting Green Infrastructure in Kumasi; Challenges and Strategies – 2012/13
  • The Socio-Economic Conditions of Caretaker Families Living in Uncompleted Houses in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality -2014
  1. An assessment of the nexus between youth livelihoods and urban poverty in slum communities: the case of Aboabo and Ayigya zongo in the Kumasi Metropolis - 2015

Natural Resource Management:

  1. Natural Resource Use Conflicts In The Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana- 2014
  2. Effects of Natural Resource Conservation on the Development of Fringe Communities around the Barekese Catchment Area- 2013
  • The Challenges of Protecting the Catchment Areas of the Owabi Dam - 2015

 

Education Planning:

  1. Contribution of the Ghana Schools Feeding Programme to Basic School Participation- 2012
  2. Effects of Education on the Agricultural Productivity of Farmers in the Offinso Municipality - 2013
  • The role of remedial schools in the development of education in Ghana- 2013

 

Agriculture and Development:

  1. Assessing the Impact of Mobile Telecommunication Application on Agriculture- 2015
  2. The Contribution of Mobile Telephony to Rural Economic Empowerment: A Case Study of Fish Farmers in the Atwima Nwagbiagya District Assembly of Ghana. - 2015

 

  • Assessing the Profitability Vegetable Farming in Urban Centres: A Case Study of Some Selected Urban Areas In Kumasi - 2015


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