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Isaac K. Arthur

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Legon Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Urban planning and developmentexperience economyinnovationheritage management
Publications

45

Citations

269

H-index

8

i10-index

6

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
6.0
Most cited paper
44
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:08
Publications

45 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Exploring the development prospects of Accra Airport city, Ghana
IK Arthur
2018 Area Development and Policy 3 (2), 258-273, 2018 Social Sciences 44
Understanding the role of environmental quality attributes in food-related rural enterprise competitiveness
IK Arthur, FA Yamoah
2019 Journal of environmental management 247, 152-160, 2019 Social Sciences 41
The 2020 maize production failure in Ghana: A case study of Ejura-Sekyedumase municipality
PB Obour, IK Arthur, K Owusu
2022 Sustainability 14 (6), 3514, 2022 Agriculture 38
Experience the difference: The competitive strategies of food‐related entrepreneurs in rural denmark
IK Arthur, BJ Hracs
2015 Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 97 (1), 95-112, 2015 Social Sciences 31
(Dis) continuities in scale, scope and complexities of the space economy: The shopping mall experience in Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio, IK Arthur
2015 Urban Forum 26 (2), 151-169, 2015 Social Sciences 25
Traceability and projected patterns of Africa’s land use systems and climate variability (1993–2053)
E Yeboah, I Sarfo, Q Zhu, C Kwang, DA Puplampu, E Nikoi, IK Arthur, ...
2025 Land use policy 157, 107680, 2025 Social Sciences 13
Examining the role of networks in conflict-induced migration in Bawku
EGA Nikoi, IK Arthur, MY Nambe
2019 Ghana Journal of Geography 11 (1), 72-86, 2019 Social Sciences 9
Promoting a geography of opportunity in Accra, Ghana: Applying lessons from mixed-income development successes and shortcomings
ML Joseph, IK Arthur, EK Botchway
2022 Journal of Urban Affairs 44 (3), 305-324, 2022 Social Sciences 8
Exploring the resource and capabilities of food related enterprises in rural Denmark: Implications for rural enterprises in Ghana
IK Arthur
2015 Ghana Journal of Geography 7 (2), 58–78-58–78, 2015 Social Sciences 8
Indicator-based assessment of the liveability of communities in the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana: A transdisciplinary approach
AB Owusu, CA Mensah, IEM Fynn, C Kwang, IK Arthur, K Adu-Boahen
2023 Social Sciences & Humanities Open 8 (1), 100702, 2023 Social Sciences 7
Experience economy, innovation and traditional Industries
IK Arthur
2011 Department of Planning and Development, 2011 Social Sciences 6
Climate Change, Urban Heat Island Effect, and Adaptation Strategies of Vegetable Farmers in Accra
IK Arthur, K Owusu, S Obour, Peter Bilson & Egyir
2023 Handbook of Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate …, 2023 Social Sciences 4
Urban Resilience in Africa: A Study of Land-Use Stresses on the Urban Environment in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana
IK Arthur, E Nikoi, AO Crentsil, AB Owusu, ...
2023 African Journal of Housing and Sustainable Development (AJHSD) 4 (2), 3-16., 2023 Social Sciences 4
The 2020 maize production failure in ghana: A case study of Ejura-Sekyedumase municipality. Sustainability 14: 3514
PB Obour, IK Arthur, K Owusu
2022 Agriculture 4
Conceptualisation of Experience Economy as Competitive Advantage for Rural Food Industry and Rural Development
IK Arthur
2008 Paper for EUNIP 2008 conference, San Sebastian, 2008 Social Sciences 4
Evaluating the viability of the Ghan Airport Cargo Centre as a public-private partnership project
IK Arthur, E Agyemang, EGA Nikoi
2022 Handbook on Public Private Partnerships in Transportation, Vol I: Airports …, 2022 Social Sciences 3
Oplevelsesøkonomi i fødevaresektoren: En pilotundersøgelse i Thisted Kommune
IK Arthur
2011 Planlægning i oplevelsessamfundet, 215-238, 2011 Social Sciences 3
A Coastal City in Decline: Exploring the drivers of derelict and decaying old and historic buildings in Sekondi, Ghana: I. K Arthur
IK Arthur
2025 Urban Forum 36 (1), 63-89, 2025 Social Sciences 2
Households’ generation of resources for housing in urban Ghana: The Case of Techiman Municipality
G Owusu, IK Arthur
2023 Working Paper, Home-Grown Growth in African Cities: How Self-Build Housing …, 2023 Social Sciences 2
The Nexus between microfinance and poverty reduction in rural communities of Hohoe Municipality
GY Kafu, IK Arthur, FJ Glago
2020 ADRRI Journal (Multidisciplinary) 29 (1), 6, 2020 Social Sciences 2
Investigating the prospects of experience economy in the food sector: A pilot study on thisted municipality
IK Arthur
2009 Leuven, Belgium, 2009 Social Sciences 2
Authentic experiential gastronomy: A meta-analysis of cross-regional perspectives on tourism and cultural identity
IK Arthur, EA Mensah, E Agyeiwaah, L Osei
2025 Ghana Social Science Journal 22 (2), 118-151, 2025 Social Sciences 1
Examining stakeholders’ perspectives on strategies for revitalising old and historic buildings in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Area, Ghana
IK Arthur
2025 International Development Planning Review 47 (4), 425-447, 2025 Social Sciences 1
Investigating the declining apprenticeship trends in Ghana: a human capital perspective
RL Afutu-Kotey, B Agyekum, IK Arthur
2025 International Journal of Training Research 23 (2), 122-139, 2025 Social Sciences 1
Self-build housing economy and neighbourhood change in urban Ghana: Case studies of Accra and Techiman
IK Arthur, C Mercer, G Owusu
2025 Social Sciences 1