Gerald A.B. Yiran, Ph.D
PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Climate change adaptationVulnerability analysis and mappingLand use Land cover studies
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
71 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of geographical information system (GIS) technology in the control of Buruli ulcer in Ghana E Kenu, V Ganu, BNL Calys-Tagoe, GAB Yiran, M Lartey, R Adanu |
2014 | BMC Public Health 14 (1), 724, 2014 | Engineering | 18 |
| Building urban resilience: assessing urban and Peri-urban agriculture in tamale EA Gyasi, M Fosu, G Kranjac-Berisavljevic, AM Mensah, F Obeng, ... |
2014 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014 | Social Sciences | 16 |
| Visual pollution through excessive outdoor advertisements DMY Azumah, RE Hinson, D Nukpezah, GAB Yiran |
2021 | Marketing Communications in Emerging Economies, Volume I: Foundational and …, 2021 | Social Sciences | 13 |
| Land use trajectories, forest cover change and the consequential land degradation of the Asunafo Forest, Ghana K Peprah, GB Yiran, AB Owusu |
2014 | — | Social Sciences | 13 |
| Optimizing flood risk modelling with high-resolution remote sensing data and analytic hierarchy process GAB Yiran, C Kwang, L Blagogie |
2024 | SN Social Sciences 4 (6), 111, 2024 | Social Sciences | 12 |
| Is Mango Farming Sustainable? An Integrated Analysis of Remote Sensing Techniques and Smallholder Farmers' Perception in Mango Farming Communities in Ghana G Yiran, A Ablo, FE Asem |
2023 | — | Agriculture | 12 |
| Assessment of coastal flood risk scenarios on infrastructure in the Keta municipality in Ghana using a GIS approach AF Tumawu, GY Kafu, GAB Yiran, LK Frimpong |
2024 | Heliyon 10 (21), 2024 | Social Sciences | 11 |
| Spatio-temporal analyses of impacts of multiple climatic hazards in a savannah ecosystem of Ghana. Clim Risk Manag 14: 11–26 GAB Yiran, LC Stringer |
2016 | Climate Risk Management 14, 11-26, 2016 | Social Sciences | 11 |
| Water poverty mapping in the Volta basin S Cook, J Rubiano, CA Sullivan, W Andah, F Ashante, J Wallace, ... |
2007 | Report to the Challenge Programme March, 2007 | Social Sciences | 11 |
| How does flooding influence intra-urban mobility? The case of Accra L Moller-Jensen, ANM Allotey, RY Kofie, GAB Yiran |
2023 | Sustainability 15 (20), 14997, 2023 | Social Sciences | 9 |
| Urban sprawl and sustainability: A comparative Analysis of Accra and Kumasi urban regions GAB Yiran |
2020 | Ghana Social Science Journal 17 (1), 11-30, 2020 | Social Sciences | 9 |
| Urbanisation and smallholder livelihood security in Africa: A case study of coping strategies of peri-urban dwellers in Tamale N Sulemana, GAB Yiran |
2019 | Rural-urban linkages and sustainable development in Africa, 76, 2019 | Social Sciences | 9 |
| Hazards and vulnerability mapping for adaptation to climate risks in savannah ecosystem: A case study of the upper east region, Ghana GAB Yiran, EA Gyasi, EM Attua, K Owusu |
2014 | — | Social Sciences | 9 |
| Analysing the spatial pattern of retail store locations in the urban environment of accra using GIS E Hogba, GAB Yiran |
2024 | GeoJournal 89 (3), 102, 2024 | 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 |
| Household-specific barriers to citizen-led flood risk adaptation BC Howard, CA Awuni, S Agyei-Mensah, LD Bryant, AM Collins, ... |
2024 | npj Climate Action 3 (1), 112, 2024 | 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 |
| District-level analysis of socio-demographic factors and COVID-19 infections in Greater Accra and Ashanti regions, Ghana AB Owusu, GAB Yiran, SK Afagbedzi, E Takyi |
2023 | Frontiers in Public Health 11, 1140108, 2023 | Health Sciences | 7 |
| Combining remote sensing applications and local knowledge in understanding urban heat in a semi-arid region: a case study of Tamale’s thermal landscape GAB Yiran, MK Allotey, CS Boatbil, IEM Fynn |
2026 | Local Environment 31 (2), 169-187, 2026 | Social Sciences | 5 |
| Assessing land and ecosystem management at the local level in the savannah ecological zone and the implications for sustainability EK Antwi, R Mensah, EM Attua, G Yiran, J Boakye-Danquah, R Ametepe, ... |
2017 | Strategies for Building Resilience against Climate and Ecosystem Changes in …, 2017 | Social Sciences | 5 |
| Spatio-temporal analyses of impacts of multiple climatic hazards in a savannah ecosystem of Ghana. Climate Risk Management, 14: 11-26 GAB Yiran, LC Stringer |
2016 | — | Social Sciences | 5 |
| Water poverty mapping in the Volta Basin: looking for linkages between water and poverty. Basin Focal Project Workshop Report S Cook, JE Rubiano, C Sullivan, W Andah, F Ashante, JF Wallace, ... |
2007 | Recuperado de https://pdfs. semanticscholar. org/2fc6 …, 2007 | Social Sciences | 5 |
| Unpacking the drivers and effects of localized flooding in Glefe (Accra) and residents’ autonomous adaptation strategies J Agergaard, L Møller-Jensen, MH Andreasen, G Yiran, M Oteng-Ababio |
2026 | African Geographical Review 45 (1), 37-51, 2026 | Social Sciences | 2 |
| Spatial mapping of vulnerability to multi-hazards in the savanna ecosystem in Ghana GAB Yiran, LC Stringer, EM Attua, AJ Evans, AJ Challinor, EA Gyasi |
2015 | Sustainability Research Institute. Paper, 2015 | Social Sciences | 2 |
| Building urban resilience: Assessing urban and peri-urban agriculture in Tamale, Ghana.[Padgham, J. and J. Jabbour EA Gyasi, M Fosu, G Kranjac-Berisavljevic, AM Mensah, F Obeng, ... |
2014 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya, 50, 2014 | Social Sciences | 2 |