George Owusu
PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteINST. OF STAT. SOC.& ECON. RES
DepartmentINSTITUTE OF STATISTICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH SECRETARIAT
urban geographyurban planningurbanization
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
167 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spatial-temporal patterns of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and black carbon (BC) pollution in Accra AS Alli, SN Clark, A Hughes, J Nimo, J Bedford-Moses, S Baah, J Wang, ... |
2021 | Environmental Research Letters 16 (7), 074013, 2021 | Social Sciences | 69 |
| Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) pollution in the Accra metropolis: Spatiotemporal patterns and the role of meteorology J Wang, AS Alli, S Clark, A Hughes, M Ezzati, A Beddows, J Vallarino, ... |
2022 | Science of the Total Environment 803, 149931, 2022 | Social Sciences | 62 |
| 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 |
| Building the adaptive capacity for livelihood improvements of Sahel Savannah farmers through NGO-led adaptation interventions A Tahiru, B Sackey, G Owusu, S Bawakyillenuo |
2019 | Climate Risk Management 26, 100197, 2019 | Social Sciences | 53 |
| Decentralized development planning and fragmentation of metropolitan regions: The case of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana G Owusu |
2015 | Ghana Journal of Geography 7 (1), 1–24-1–24, 2015 | Social Sciences | 48 |
| Neighbourhood, built environment and children’s outdoor play spaces in urban Ghana: Review of policies and challenges D Adjei-Boadi, S Agyei-Mensah, G Adamkiewicz, JI Rodriguez, ... |
2022 | Landscape and urban planning 218, 104288, 2022 | Social Sciences | 47 |
| Spatial modelling and inequalities of environmental noise in Accra, Ghana SN Clark, AS Alli, M Ezzati, M Brauer, MB Toledano, J Nimo, JB Moses, ... |
2022 | Environmental research 214, 113932, 2022 | Social Sciences | 47 |
| Space-time characterization of community noise and sound sources in Accra, Ghana SN Clark, AS Alli, R Nathvani, A Hughes, M Ezzati, M Brauer, ... |
2021 | Scientific reports 11 (1), 11113, 2021 | Social Sciences | 47 |
| Shaping geographies of informal education: a global South perspective KV Gough, T Langevang, PWK Yankson, G Owusu |
2019 | Annals of the American Association of Geographers 109 (6), 1885-1902, 2019 | Social Sciences | 47 |
| Small Towns and Decentralised Development in Ghana: Theory and Practice G Owusu |
2004 | Africa Spectrum, 165-195, 2004 | Social Sciences | 46 |
| Urbanization in Ghana G Owusu, PWK Yankson |
2017 | The economy of Ghana sixty years after independence, 23-38, 2017 | Social Sciences | 44 |
| Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana JD Tetteh, MR Templeton, A Cavanaugh, H Bixby, G Owusu, SM Yidana, ... |
2022 | Population and Environment 44 (1), 46-76, 2022 | Social Sciences | 42 |
| 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 |
| Ghana's community information centers (CiCs) e-governance success or mirage? JE Awotwi, G Owusu |
2009 | Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Theory and practice of …, 2009 | Social Sciences | 40 |
| 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 |
| Ethnic Residential Clusters in Nima, Ghana S Agyei-Mensah, G Owusu |
2012 | Urban Forum, 1-17, 2012 | Social Sciences | 38 |
| Loops and Building Blocks: a Knowledge co-Production Framework for Equitable Urban Health: Audia et al. C Audia, F Berkhout, G Owusu, Z Quayyum, S Agyei-Mensah |
2021 | Journal of Urban Health 98 (3), 394-403, 2021 | Social Sciences | 37 |
| Accra’s decongestion policy: Another face of urban clearance or bulldozing approach? AO Crentsil, G Owusu |
2018 | African cities and the development conundrum, 213-228, 2018 | Social Sciences | 37 |
| How do Ghana’s landfills affect residential property values? A case study of two sites in Accra G Owusu, E Nketiah-Amponsah, SNA Codjoe, RL Afutu-Kotey |
2014 | Urban Geography 35 (8), 1140-1155, 2014 | Social Sciences | 37 |
| High-resolution patterns and inequalities in ambient fine particle mass (PM2. 5) and black carbon (BC) in the Greater Accra Metropolis, Ghana AS Alli, SN Clark, J Wang, J Bennett, AF Hughes, M Ezzati, M Brauer, ... |
2023 | Science of the Total Environment 875, 162582, 2023 | Social Sciences | 36 |
| Internal Boundaries and District Administration: A Challenge to Decentralization and District Development in Ghana G Owusu |
2009 | Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 91 (1), 57-71, 2009 | Social Sciences | 36 |
| 'Poverty in Ghana is basically a rural phenomenon': Are we underestimating urban poverty? G Owusi, PWK Yankson |
2007 | Ghana Journal of Development Studies 4 (1), 87-105, 2007 | Social Sciences | 35 |
| 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 |
| Identifying deprived “slum” neighbourhoods in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area of Ghana using census and remote sensing data R MacTavish, H Bixby, A Cavanaugh, S Agyei-Mensah, A Bawah, ... |
2023 | World development 167, 106253, 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 |