Benjamin Doe

Planning

About

Benjamin Doe holds a Dr.-Ing. in Urban and Regional Planning. He is an experienced planner, researcher and consultant with vast experience in dealing with national, regional and local governments. Benjamin is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. He has over 10 years post qualification experience working in the fields of Development Planning, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Planning/Institutional Development, GIS for Spatial Analysis and Research and Capacity Building. He is skilled in conducting monitoring, evaluation and learning of development projects; baseline surveys; land use and spatial planning; research and feasibility studies in various sectors including water and sanitation. He is also well vexed in the application of quantitative and participatory qualitative approaches including participatory rural appraisal (PRA), etc. in the implementation of Demand Responsive Approach; WSS governance; and long term sustainability of WSS infrastructure in urban and rural settings. Currently, he is working in the field of Urban Planning and Services with focus on the application of geospatial technologies for urban development and managment. Benjamin received his Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Planning and a Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and a Dr.-Ing. from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. He is a DAAD scholar.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work is centered on examining the interplay between urbanization, health issues, disaster management, resource allocation, and sustainability in low-income and lower-middle-income contexts. This comprehensive study integrates themes from urban development challenges, child nutrition and water access, disaster management, municipal solid waste management, tourism and volunteerism, environmental education, innovation, urban green spaces, and consumer retail behavior. By employing quantitative methods such as fecal contamination assessment and spatial analysis of urban environments, the researcher explores how these interconnected factors influence social equity and environmental sustainability. The goal is to provide a holistic understanding of sustainable practices across multiple dimensions, aiming to inform policy and improve quality of life in developing regions.

Research Themes

All (24 Papers)

Social Sciences (14 Papers)

Health Sciences (3 Papers)

Physical Sciences (7 Papers)

All Papers

Sustainability of slum upgrading interventions: Perception of low-income households in Malawi and Ghana(2020)

Spatial expansion and patterns of land use/land cover changes around Accra, Ghana – Emerging insights from Awutu Senya East Municipal Area(2021)

Rethinking the implications of sprawl for sustainable urban development: Insights from the Ejisu Municipality of Ghana between 2003 and 2023(2024)

Policy and practice: Stakeholders’ satisfaction with conventional and participatory land use planning in Ghana(2023)

Livelihood security in urban slums in Ghana: evidence from the Kumasi Metropolis(2023)

How informal ties matter: encroachment on road reservations along the Kumasi–Accra highway in Ghana(2023)

Determinants of Informal Land Transactions in African Cities – a Systematic Literature Review(2025)

Contextualising Sustainable Communities in Sub-sahara Africa: A Systematic Review Protocol(2025)

Policy Coherence for the Creation of Sustainable Communities Through Mixed Use Developments in Ghana: Implications for Sustainable Community Development(2025)

Quantitative assessment of exposure to fecal contamination in urban environment across nine cities in low-income and lower-middle-income countries and a city in the United States(2021)

Variation in E. coli concentrations in open drains across neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana: The influence of onsite sanitation coverage and interconnectedness of urban environments(2020)

The place of subsidy: affordable sanitation service delivery in slums of Kumasi, Ghana(2020)

Flood Responses and Attachment to Place Within Low-Income Neigbourhoods in Kumasi, Ghana(2021)

Fire risks management in emerging Ghanaian cities: land use planning responses for siting petrol and gas stations in the Tamale Metropolis(2021)

Towards Circular Economy and Local Economic Development in Ghana: Insights from the Coconut Waste Value Chain(2022)

Towards sustainable solid waste management: nature, operational dynamics and complexities of Informal Waste Service Providers in Kumasi, Ghana(2025)

Resourcing local government in Ghana: the potential of volunteering to deliver basic services(2021)

Harmonizing sustainability and planning: a novel perspective on sustainable land use planning for sustainable community development(2025)

Spatial assessment of intermediate urban towns in Ghana using geospatial technologies: a case study of urbanization and sustainability(2023)

Local government revenue mobilisation: assessing property rate management potential of peri-urban districts using geospatial technologies(2024)

Urban land use planning and the quest for integrating the small-scale informal business sector(2015)

Triggers of electricity-use efficiency amongst low-income households in Kumasi, Ghana(2023)

Extending the boundaries of the value-belief-norm theory to off-farm livelihood preferences – Perceptions of food crop farmers in the savanna ecological zone, Ghana(2024)

Understanding the gnawing threat of encroachment of urban green spaces in Ghana’s growing urban fabric(2025)

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