John Tiah Bugri

Land Economy

About

John Tiah Bugri is a Professor at the Department of Land Economy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. He is currently the Provost of the College of Art and Built Environment. He was the founding Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment, College of Art and Built Environment from 2015 to 2019. Formerly, he was Head of the Department of Land Economy from 2007 to 2012 and again for the 2014/2015 Academic Year. He has excellent inter-personal skills that make him get things done through people. As Head of Department and Dean, he provided academic direction and supervision to Department and Faculty. He has the ability to collaborate, lead, engage and inspire people in research and other fields of endeavour. He served as Country Coordinator for the World Bank and assisted with the agenda for the Ghana Land Administration Project from 2011 to 2012 by conducting the Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) study on Ghana. He has also been Node Coordinator for the Land Access and Tenure Security Improvement Project (LATSIP) from 2012 to 2015. He is currently the Node Coordinator for the Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA) West Africa Hub. As a land economist, his research interest is in land governance with a focus on land rights, land use and access for people in their land relations and the implications thereof for sustainable land use and development in both rural and urban communities. He has several publications to his credit and reviewer to several Journals.

Research Summary

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The researcher has made significant contributions to Ghana’s land rights and reforms through a comprehensive study of several themes. Their work spans across various areas, including agricultural production and environmental degradation, youth access to agricultural land, land management practices, disability education, mining, conservation, urban development challenges, project management, transportation, heat mitigation, rights representation, workplace management, global trade sustainability, microfinance, rural development, sustainable building design, and land use. Their research provides valuable insights into governance, land policies, and social justice in Ghana’s land sector, emphasizing the importance of equitable land use and systemic change.

Research Themes

All (43 Papers)

Life Sciences (15 Papers)

Physical Sciences (10 Papers)

Social Sciences (18 Papers)

All Papers

The dynamics of tenure security, agricultural production and environmental degradation in Africa: Evidence from stakeholders in north-east Ghana(2007)

Dynamics of youth access to agricultural land under the customary tenure regime in the Techiman traditional area of Ghana(2016)

Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana(2012)

Responsible and Smart Land Management Interventions(2020)

Youth Agricultural Land Access Dimensions and Emerging Challenges Under the Customary Tenure System in Ghana(2017)

Youth Access to Agricultural Land from Peri-urban and Rural Perspective: A Study of Techiman Traditional Area in Ghana(2019)

The Effects of the Intestate Succession Law 1985 (PNDCL 111) and the Head of Family Accountability Law 1985 (PNDCL 114) on Youth Access to Agricultural Land in the Techiman Traditional Area of Ghana(2018)

Gender Dimensions of Youth Access to Agricultural Land Under Customary Tenure System in the Techiman Traditional Area of Ghana(2019)

Advancing Responsible and Smart Land Management(2020)

Improving land sector governance in Ghana : implementation of the Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) - final report(2012)

Property rights and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of North-East Ghana(2008)

Land tenure and sustainable livelihoods in north-east Ghana(2005)

Challenges Of Youth Access To Agricultural Land Under Customary Tenure System In The Peri-Urban And Rural Areas Of Techiman In Ghana(2017)

The dynamics of land-based financing in Ghana: An institutional perspective for implementation(2024)

Application of Geo-Information Techniques in Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in a Peri-Urban District of Ghana(2015)

Geospatial Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Transitions from 1986–2014 in a Peri-Urban Ghana(2017)

Land Use Conversion Probabilities in a Peri-Urban District of Ghana(2015)

Framework of Responsible and Smart Land Management(2020)

Modelling the Perspective of Agricultural Land Use Trajectories in a Peri-Urban District of Ghana(2015)

Human Rights of Students with Disabilities in Ghana: Accessibility of the University Built Environment(2017)

Experiences of Students with Disabilities in Inaccessible Built Environments: A Case Study of a Student with Mobility Impairment in a University in Ghana(2020)

Dynamics of community perceptions, common resources and compensation practices in mining: the case of Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd at Ahafo(2018)

Agricultural and Forest Land Use Potential for REDD+ among Smallholder Land Users in Rural Ghana(2016)

The implications of stakeholders' perceptions of land for sustainable land use management in NE Ghana(2008)

Benefit Evaluation of Design for Excellence in Industrialized Construction Projects(2021)

Traditional Authorities and Peri-Urban Land Management in Ghana: Evidence from Wa(2015)

Feasibility of Slum Redevelopment in Ghana: The Regenerative Approach(2016)

Towards Accessible Built Environments in Universities in Ghana: An Approach to Inclusiveness Assessment(2017)

An Analysis of Rural-Urban Differences in Stakeholders’ Perceptions and Attitudes towards some Tenurial, Agricultural and Environmental Issues in North-East Ghana(2008)

Towards Accessible Built Environments in Universities in Ghana: An Approach to Inclusiveness Assessment(2017)

Land Surface Temperature Extracts for Peri-Urban Heat and Rural Cool Troughs in Ghana(2017)

Deterrent libraries: Denying persons with disability(2018)

Inaccessible Built Environments in Ghana’s Universities: The Bane of a Weak Legal and Regulatory Framework for Persons with Disabilities 1(2017)

Strategic corporate real estate management practice in Ghana(2019)

Challenges of strategic corporate real estate management in Ghana(2021)

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS: LESSONS FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY(2015)

Towards an Understanding of Corporate Real Estate Management Practices in Ghana(2024)

Final Report: Assessing the poverty impact of sustainability standards: Fairtrade in Ghanaian cocoa(2013)

Assessing the poverty impact of sustainability standards: Fairtrade in Ghanaian cocoa(2013)

Policy Brief No. 1. Assessing the poverty impact of voluntary sustainability standards in global tea and cocoa value chains: Key findings of a 4 year study(2014)

Institutional Design for Land-Based Financing: Implementation Capacities and Challenges of Local Authorities in Ghana(2022)

CHANGING LAND ACCESS DYNAMICS AND FOOD SECURITY IMPLICATIONS IN GHANA’S OIL ENCLAVE(2015)

GREEN BUILDING LITERACY AND HOUSING CHOICE(2022)

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