Seth Appiah-Opoku, Ph.D., AICP Associate Professor sappiah@bama.ua.edu (205) 348-2731 Curriculum Vitae Education B.A. - Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada B.Sc.(Honors) - University of Science and Technology, Ghana M.Sc. - Univeristy of Guelph, Ontario, Canada Ph.D. - University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Research Focus Urban and Regional Planning Enviromental Planning Africa Specialty Fields Planning Environmental Impact Assessment Indigenous Knowledge Ecotourism

Selected Publications

• Appiah-Opoku, S. (2011). “Using Protected Areas as a Tool for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism:  A Case Study of Kakum National Park in Ghana,” Journal of Society and Natural Resources.

• Appiah-Opoku, S. and B.M. Wilson (2011). “Zoning as a Form of Social Engineering.” In Brunn, S.D. (ed.) Engineering Earth: The Impacts of Mega-engineering Projects. Springer, pp. 2053-2065

• Appiah-Opoku, S. (2010). “Urban and Regional Planning” in Encyclopedia of Geography, B. Warf (ed.), Sage Publications.

• Appiah-Opoku, S. (2007). "Indigenous Beliefs and Environmental Stewardship: A Rurlay Ghana Experience", Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 24(2) 79-98.
• Appiah-Opoku, S. (2005). "The Need for Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Impact Assessment: The Case Study of Ghana," New York, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 183 pp.
• Appiah-Opoku, S. (2004). "Rethinking Ecotourism: The Case of Kakum National Park in Ghana", African Geographical Review, Vol. 23, pp. 49-63.