Africa

Current and past research

Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Current Project

Farm Power and Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification, Finlayson, M., Blackwell, J. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B. (2013-17) ACIAR, via CIMMY (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre), $544,000 Project details

Ghana 

PhD Research

The changing spatial extent of water bodies and the implications for urban flooding. The case of Kumasi, Ghana. Amoateng, P.  (2012-2015) Supervisors Prof Max Finlayson, A/Prof Ben Wilson, A/Prof Jonathon Howard.  (PhD Thesis submitted 2015)

Reducing Poverty in Developing Countries through Ecotourism: A Case Study of Kakum Conservation Area in Ghana. Cobbinah, P.B. (PhD Graduate)  (2011-2014) Supervisors A/Prof Rosemary Black and Dr Rik Thwaites Project details

Zimbabwe 

PhD Research

Power relations in multi-stakeholder engagement for governance of transfrontier conservation areas: the case study of Zimbabwe. Chirozva, C. (2012-2015) Supervisors A/Prof Rosemary Black and Dr Joanne Millar (PhD Thesis submitted 2016)

Publications

2016

Cobbinah, P.B. & Darkwah, R.D. (2016) African Urbanism: the Geography of Urban Greenery, Urban Forum DOI 10.1007/s12132-016-9274-z

2015

Chirozva, C. (2015) Community agency and entrepreneurship in ecotourism planning and development in the Great Loimpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area,  Journal of Ecotourism, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14724049.2015.1041967

Cobbinah, P.B. & Anane, G.K. (2015) Climate change adaptation in rural Ghana: indigenous perceptions and strategies, Climate and Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2015.1034228

Cobbinah, P.B. (2015) Local attitudes towards natural resources management in rural Ghana, Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Vol. 26 Iss 3 pp. 423 - 436 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-04-2014-0061 

Cobbinah, P.B., Thwaites, R. & Black, R.  (2015) Ecotourism as a mechanism for achieving a green economy in developing countries: Experiences from Ghana, In V. Reddy & K. Wilkes (eds.), Tourism in the green economy. (pp. 225-241). London: Routledge. 

Cobbinah, P.B. & Korah, P.I.  (2015) Religion gnaws urban planning: the geography of places of worship in Kumasi, Ghana, International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, DOI: 10.1080/19463138.2015.1074581

 Cobbinah, P.B. (2015) Contextualising the meaning of ecotourism. Tourism Management Perspectives. Volume 16, pages 179-189  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211973615000756 

Cobbinah, P.B. (2015) Local attitudes towards natural resources management in rural Ghana, Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Vol. 26 Iss 3 pp. 423 - 436 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-04-2014-0061

Cobbinah, P.B., Black, R. & Thwaites, R. (2015) Ecotourism implementation in the Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana: administrative framework and local community experiences, Journal of Ecotourism, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14724049.2015.1051536 

Cobbinah, P.B., Black, R., & Thwaites, R. (2015) Biodiversity conservation and livelihoods in rural Ghana: Impacts and coping strategies.Environmental Development , 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2015.04.006

Cobbinah, P. B., Erdiaw-Kwasie,M. O., & Amoateng, P. (2015) Rethinking sustainable development within the framework of poverty and urbanisation in developing countries. Environmental Development, 13, 18-32

Cobbinah, P. B., Erdiaw-Kwasie, M.O. & Amoateng, P. (2015) Africa's urbanisation: Implications for sustainable development. J. Cities,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2015.03.013

Cobbinah, P.B., Gaisie, E., & Owusu-Amponsah, L. (2015) Peri-urban morphology and indigenous livelihoods in Ghana. Habitat International,Vol 50. pages 120-129.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.08.002

Book Chapter

Culas, R. J. and Mustapha, U. M. (2015) Climate Change and Bio-Fuel Production: Implications for Agricultural Land Use and Food Security in African Countries - Chapter 8, In: Harvie, A (edited) Food Security: Challenges, Role of Biotechnologies and Implications for Developing Countries, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY, USA. p. 143-160.

 2014

 Amoateng, P., Cobbinah, P.B., & Kwasi, O. (2014) Towards creation of sustainable enclaves for small and medium-size enterprises in Kumasi, Ghana. International Journal of Social, Human and Science Engineering, Vol 8, No 1

Napari, P.N. &  Cobbinah, P.B. (2014) ) Environmental Sanitation Dilemma in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana,  International Journal of Social, Human and Science Engineering, Vol 8, No 1.

Amoako, C., Cobbinah, P.B., & Rockson, M. (2014) Urban Infrastructure Design and Pedestrian Safety in the Kumasi Central Business District, Ghana. Journal of Transportation Safety & Security. 6:3, 235-256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19439962.2013.861887

2013

Amoateng, P., Cobbinah, P.B., Owusa-Adade,K. (2013) Managing Physical Development in Peri-Urban Areas of Kumasi, Ghana: A Case of Abuakwa. Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, v.7, n.1, p.96-109

Cobbinah, P.B., Black, R., & Thwaites, R. (2013) Dynamics of Poverty in Developing Countries: Review of Poverty Reduction Approaches.Journal of Sustainable Development; Vol. 6, No. 9; doi:10.5539/jsd.v6n9p25

2012

Cobbinah, P.B. & Amoako, C. (2012) Urban Sprawl and the Loss of Peri-Urban Land in Kumasi, Ghana. International Journal of Social and Human Sciences. 6 388-397

2011

Hanjra, M. A & Culas, R. J. (2011). The Political Economy of Maize Production and Poverty Reduction in Zambia: Analysis of the Last 50 Years. Journal of Asian and African Studies, DOI: 10.1177/0021909611402161 

McCartney, M.,  Rebelo, L., Mapedza, E., de Silva, S.,  &  Finlayson, C.M. (2011): The Lukanga Swamps: Use, Conflicts, and Management,Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, 14:3-4, 293-310Anane, G.K.,Cobbinah, P.B

., & Manu, J.K. (2013) Sustainability of small and medium scale enterprises in rural Ghana: the role of microfinance institutions.Asian Economic and Financial Review, 3(8): 1003-1017