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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
Electronic-waste circuitry and value creation in Accra, Ghana
R Grant, M Oteng-Ababio
2019 Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges of Integration into the …, 2019 Social Sciences 14
Landfill externalities and property values dilemma–emerging insights from three Ghanaian cities
M Oteng-Ababio, E Owusu-Sekyere, ST Amoah
2017 Journal of Contemporary African Studies 35 (3), 349-369, 2017 Social Sciences 14
Normative influence on intention to segregate household waste: Reflections from a low-middle income city in urban Africa
PK Dagadu, G Sagoe, M Oteng-Ababio
2026 Journal of Urban Affairs 48 (2), 611-628, 2026 Social Sciences 13
“It is for home but we use it for work”: intra-urban comparison of infrastructure and home-based enterprises in Accra
EF Amankwaa, KV Gough, M Oteng-Ababio
2025 Urban Geography 46 (2), 330-352, 2025 Social Sciences 13
Was ‘Black Wednesday’avoidable? The Melcom disaster in Accra puts a generation on trial
M Oteng‐Ababio
2016 Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography 37 (3), 401-417, 2016 Social Sciences 13
Electronic waste risk assessment and management in Ghana
D Nukpezah
2014 Social Sciences 12
Toward a circular economy for a sociotechnical transition in Ghana’s e-waste sector
K Iddris, R Grant, M Oteng-Ababio
2025 The Journal of Environment & Development 34 (4), 1021-1048, 2025 Social Sciences 11
Urban expansion and consolidation in Accra’s peripheries
M Møller-Jensen, J Agergaard, MH Andreasen, M Oteng-Ababio, ...
2020 Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of …, 2020 Social Sciences 11
Westernizing’solid waste management practices in Accra, Ghana-a case of ‘negotiated waste collection
M Oteng-Ababio, E Nikoi
2020 Ghana Social Science Journal 17 (1), 20-20, 2020 Social Sciences 11
The legal and the reasonable: Exploring the dynamics of e-waste disposal strategies in Ghanaian households
M Oteng-Ababio
2012 Law 11
High mobility lifestyles: Unpacking travel behavior in Accra's rapidly expanding periphery
MH Andreasen, J Agergaard, M Oteng-Ababio, L Møller-Jensen
2024 Cities 155, 105471, 2024 Social Sciences 10
Assessing rural communities concerns for improved climate change adaptation strategies in northern Ghana
S Samaddar, M Yokomatsu, T Dzivenu, M Oteng-Ababio, MR Adams, ...
2014 Journal of Disaster Research 9 (4), 529-541, 2014 Natural Sciences 10
Exploring the role of trust in risk communication among climate-induced vulnerable rural communities in Wa West District, Ghana
S Samaddar, M Yokomatsu, F Dayour, M Oteng-Ababio, T Dzivenu, ...
2017 Strategies for Building Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in …, 2017 Social Sciences 9
When necessity begets ingenuity: scavenging for survival in a globalizing city
M Oteng-Ababio
2012 African Studies Quarterly 13 (1 & 2), 1-22, 2012 Social Sciences 9
Household hazardous waste: Gauging knowledge level and its implication for domestic waste handling and disposal practices
PK Dagadu, G Sagoe, M Oteng-Ababio
2024 Detritus, 99, 2024 Social Sciences 8
Connectivity in chaotic urban spaces: Mapping informal mobile phone market clusters in Accra, Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio, M van der Velden
2021 Journal of Asian and African Studies 56 (6), 1178-1195, 2021 Social Sciences 8
Sustainable product lifecycles: a systemic approach to the regulation of e‐waste
M Van Der Velden, M Taylor, M Oteng‐Ababio
2021 Social Sciences 8
The Politics of Green Space Governance: A Trip Through Memory Lane With a Geospatial Data Lens
GAB Yiran, EF Amankwaa, C Kwang, K Yeboah, SA Bawua, ...
2025 International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR) 16 (1), 1-23, 2025 Social Sciences 7
Spatial analysis of exposure of roads to flooding and its implications for mobility in Urban/Peri-urban Accra
GAB Yiran, M Oteng Ababio, ANM Allotey, RY Kofie, L Møller-Jensen
2024 ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 13 (4), 111, 2024 Social Sciences 7
2 Opening up or closing off
AY Owusu, M Oteng-Ababio, G Owusu, C Wrigley-Asante, M Wiredu
2019 Reducing urban violence in the Global South: Towards safe and inclusive cities, 2019 Social Sciences 7
New wines, old bottles? Cities in the global South and the sustainable development goals
M Oteng-Ababio
2017 Ghana Journal of Geography 9 (2), 175–196-175–196, 2017 Social Sciences 7
No Ownership, No Commitment-The Bane of Environmental Regulations in Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio
2010 Social Sciences 7
Labour turnover and employment dynamics in the e‐waste industry of Ghana
K Iddris, M Owusu, M Oteng‐Ababio, EF Amankwaa
2025 The Geographical Journal 191 (2), e70003, 2025 Social Sciences 6
“Our home is a muddy structure”: Perceptions of housing and health risks among older adults in contrasting neighborhoods in Ghana
DA Alaazi, T Stafinski, J Evans, S Hodgins, M Oteng-Ababio, D Menon
2021 Frontiers in Public Health 9, 650861, 2021 Health Sciences 6
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Economic Boom or Environmental Doom: E-waste Scavenging as a Livelihood Strategy among the Youth in Accra, Ghana
M Oteng-Ababio
2012 Urban Forum 23 (1), 151-151, 2012 Social Sciences 6