Seth Appiah-Opoku
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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

Selected Publications

  • Appiah-Opoku, S. (2007). "Indigenous Beliefs and Environmental Stewardship: A Rural Ghana Experience," Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 24(2) 79-98.
  • Appiah-Opoku, S. (2004). "Rethinking Ecotourism: The Case of Kakum National Park in Ghana", African Geographical Review, Vol. 23, pp. 49-63.
  • Appiah-Opoku, S. 2001. "Environmental Impact Assessment in Developing Countries: The Case of Ghana," Environmental Impact Assessment Review, (21)1:59-71.