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Martin Oteng-Ababio

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
urban environmental studiesUrban disaster risk reductionurban studies
Publications

176

Citations

4,855

H-index

38

i10-index

87

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
27.6
Most cited paper
323
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 11:10
Publications

176 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
'Prevention is better than cure': assessing Ghana's preparedness (capacity) for disaster management
M Oteng-Ababio
2013 Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies 5 (2), 1-11, 2013 Social Sciences 56
Formalising E-waste in Ghana: An emerging landscape of fragmentation and enduring barriers
R Grant, M Oteng-Ababio
2021 Development Southern Africa 38 (1), 73-86, 2021 Social Sciences 55
The e-waste conundrum: Balancing evidence from the North and on-the-ground developing countries' realities for improved management
M Oteng-Ababio, EF Amankwaa
2014 African Review of Economics and Finance 6 (1), 181-204, 2014 Social Sciences 55
Poverty and crime: Uncovering the hidden face of sexual crimes in urban low-income communities in Ghana
C Wrigley-Asante, G Owusu, M Oteng-Ababio, AY Owusu
2016 Ghana Journal of Geography 8 (1), 32-50, 2016 Social Sciences 54
Governance crisis or attitudinal challenges? Generation, collection, storage and transportation of solid waste in Ghana
OA Martin
2011 Integrated waste management 1, 1-22, 2011 Social Sciences 50
Greater Accra’s new urban extension at Ningo-Prampram: urban promise or urban peril?
R Grant, M Oteng-Ababio, J Sivilien
2019 International Planning Studies 24 (3-4), 325-340, 2019 Social Sciences 48
Built-in Flood Risk: the Intertwinement of Flood Risk and Unregulated Urban Expansion in African Cities: MH Andreasen et al.
MH Andreasen, J Agergaard, ANM Allotey, L Møller-Jensen, ...
2023 Urban Forum 34 (3), 385-411, 2023 Social Sciences 46
‘The oil is drilled in Takoradi, but the money is counted in Accra’: The paradox of plenty in the oil city, Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio
2018 Journal of Asian and African Studies 53 (2), 268-284, 2018 Social Sciences 46
Unscripted (in) justice: exposure to ecological hazards in metropolitan Accra
M Oteng-Ababio
2013 Environment and Planning A 45 (5), 1199-1218, 2013 Natural Sciences 44
Stakeholders’ perceptions on effective community participation in climate change adaptation
S Samaddar, AJ Ayaribilla, M Oteng-Ababio, F Dayour, M Yokomatsu
2019 Sustainable solutions for food security: Combating climate change by …, 2019 Natural Sciences 41
Neglected vulnerabilities in a rapidly urbanizing city: reflections on earthquake risks in Accra
M Oteng-Ababio
2012 Journal of Housing and the Built Environment 27 (2), 187-205, 2012 Social Sciences 41
Longitudinal analysis of trends and patterns of crime in Ghana (1980–2010): A new perspective
M Oteng-Ababio, G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante, A Owusu
2016 African Geographical Review 35 (3), 193-211, 2016 Social Sciences 40
Environmental impacts on soil and groundwater of informal E-waste recycling processes in Ghana
K Owusu-Sekyere, DA Aladago, D Leverenz, M Oteng-Ababio, M Kranert
2024 Sustainability 16 (11), 4347, 2024 Social Sciences 38
Mobility disruptions in Accra: Recurrent flooding, fragile infrastructure and climate change
MH Andreasen, J Agergaard, L Møller-Jensen, M Oteng-Ababio, ...
2022 Sustainability 14 (21), 13790, 2022 Natural Sciences 38
Intelligent enterprise: wasting, valuing and re‐valuing waste electrical and electronic equipment
M Oteng‐Ababio, G Owusu, M Chama
2016 The Geographical Journal 182 (3), 265-275, 2016 Engineering 38
Beyond technical details: The stalled Kwabenya engineered sanitary landfill project in Accra, Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio
2011 Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography 111 (2), 169-179, 2011 Social Sciences 38
Crossing conceptual boundaries: Re-envisioning coordination and collaboration among women for sustainable livelihoods in Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio
2018 Local Environment 23 (3), 316-334, 2018 Social Sciences 35
Is the underdevelopment of northern Ghana a case of environmental determinism or governance crisis?
L Oteng-Ababio
2017 Ghana Journal of Geography 9 (2), 5, 2017 Social Sciences 34
An assessment of households’ perceptions of private security companies and crime in urban Ghana
G Owusu, AY Owusu, M Oteng-Ababio, C Wrigley-Asante, I Agyapong
2016 Crime Science 5 (1), 5, 2016 Social Sciences 34
Probing political paradox: Urban expansion, floods risk vulnerability and social justice in urban Africa
L Møller-Jensen, J Agergaard, MH Andreasen, RY Kofie, GAB Yiran, ...
2023 Journal of Urban Affairs 45 (3), 505-521, 2023 Social Sciences 33
Can poor neighbourhoods be correlated with crime? Evidence from urban Ghana
G Owusu
2016 Ghana Journal of Geography 8 (1), 11-31, 2016 Social Sciences 33
Do socio-psychological factors influence households' willingness-to-pay for improved solid waste management services? Evidence from Ghana
H Alhassan, FA Asante, M Oteng-Ababio, S Bawakyillenuo
2017 International Journal of Green Economics 11 (3-4), 183-203, 2017 Social Sciences 32
E-waste recycling slum in the heart of Accra, Ghana: the dirty secrets
M Oteng-Ababio, R Grant
2020 Handbook of electronic waste management, 355-376, 2020 Social Sciences 31
Flood risk reduction and resilient city growth in sub-Saharan Africa: searching for coherence in Accra's urban planning
M Oteng-Ababio, J Agergaard, L Møller-Jensen, MH Andreasen
2024 Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 6, 1118896, 2024 Social Sciences 30
‘Informal exceptionalism?’Labour migrants’ creative entrepreneurship for sustainable livelihoods in Accra, Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio, A Tanle, ST Amoah, L Kusi, EA Kosoe, E Bagson
2019 Journal of Asian and African Studies 54 (1), 88-103, 2019 Social Sciences 30