Asante-Wusu, Isaac
Lecturer
FIXED-TERM FACULTY
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Publications & Presentations
- Asante-Wusu I., and Nyachega N. (forthcoming). What Can Home Be? Colonialism, Slavery, and Agony of Homelessness among African Americans in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area.
- Asante-Wusu I. (forthcoming). Democratic Competition and Policy Discontinuity in Ghana’s Urban Water Sector: The Case of Tariff Setting.
- Yeboah E.A.I, Asante-Wusu I., & Arku G. (2023). Globalization, Western-style Malls, and Consumerism in the Accra-Tema City-Region, Ghana. International Development Planning Review, 45(2). 175-202. Link.
- Asante-Wusu, I. (2021). Democracy and unequal access to potable water in Accra, Ghana: the prospects and limits of civic agency. University of Minnesota ICGC Brown Bag Series. November 5, 2021.
- Asante-Wusu I., & Yeboah E.A.I, (2020) Geography of urban water insecurity in three localities in Accra-Tema City-Region, Ghana: African Geographical Review.Link.
- Asante-Wusu, Isaac (2020). Why local solutions are best for urban water supply in Ghana. The Conversation Africa. Link.
- Okumah, M., Asante-Wusu I., & Yeboah A. S. (2020). Unpacking the Moderating Role of Age and Gender in the Belief–Behaviour link: A study in the context of water resources pollution. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. Link .
- Peprah C., and Oduro-Ofori E., & Asante-Wusu I., (2015). Analysis of Accessibility to Water Supply and Sanitation Services in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality. Journal for Sustainable Development. Vol. 8 (8). 310-325.
- Peprah C., and Oduro-Ofori E., & Asante-Wusu I., (2015). The Socio-Economic Conditions of Caretaker Families Living in Uncompleted Houses in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality in Ghana. Journal for Sustainable Development. Vol. 8 (3). 309-324.
Education
- Ph.D. Geography; and Development Studies and Social Change Minor, University of Minnesota. Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA.
- M.A. Geography, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
- BSc. (Hons.) Development Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Research Interests
- Water governance
- Democracy and development
- Political economy
- Globalization
- Environmental Politics/Justice
- Urbanization/urbanization
- Global Poverty
- Africa
Courses Taught
- Human Geography and Globalization
- Introductory Urban Planning
- Environment and Livelihoods in the Global South
- Research Methods in Geography
- Urban Geography