Dr Eric Yankson
Qualification
Biography
Dr. Eric Yankson obtained his PhD in Urban and Public Affairs from the University of Louisville in Kentucky (the United States). Prior to this, he earned a Master of Science degree from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Ghana – Legon. He joined the Department of Architecture and Spatial Planning in April 2017 and was previously a research fellow and lecturer in the United States.
Professional Affiliations
- UAA
- APA
- ASPA
Research Focus Areas
- Regional and Local Economic Development; Applied Spatial Analysis
- Regional and Urban Governance; Globalisation; International Development
- Sustainable Development; Land Use Planning; Geographic Information Systems;
- Project Management; Organisational Theory; Policy Analysis
Courses Currently Teaching
Undergraduate
- Applied Regional and Rural Economic Development
- Statistics for Regional Planners
- Urban Political Economy
- North American Geography
- Sociology
- American Government
Postgraduate
- Advanced Applied Spatial Planning
- Research Methodology
- Advanced Regional and Local Economic Development
Community Development Activities
- Project Coordinator, Windhoek Business Atlas
- Mentor, Student Association of Regional and Rural Development Planning
- Windhoek Street Names Project
- Windhoek Social Spaces Project
- Windhoek Regional Governance and Public Participation Project
- Windhoek Livability and Physical Environment Project
Publications and Conference Presentations
- Asorwoe, E. & Yankson, E. (2015). Beyond Bricks and Mortar Offices: Exploring the Rate of Web Development Progress of Government of Ghana Websites from the E-Government Stage Model. Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 4(3), 87-94.
- Presented a paper on the topic: Sustainability as an Innovative Planning Paradigm in Namibia: Case Study Evaluation at the Institutional Research Week of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (2017)
- Presented a paper on the topic: Globalisation and Local Factors in Cities: An Examination at the Conference of the Urban Affairs Association in Miami, Florida (2015)
- Presented a paper on the topic: Globalisation, Inter-Local Cooperation and Urban Governance: A Comparative Case Study Analysis at the Conference of the Urban Affairs Association in San Antonio, Texas (2014
- Presented a paper on the topic: The Ecological Paradigms in Urban Development: Implications for Sustainability at the 2013 Conference of Urban and Metropolitan Universities in Louisville, Kentucky (2013)
- Presented a paper on the topic: Analysing Regional Development Policy: A Comparative Case Study Approach at the Annual Meeting of the Indiana Political Science Association in Evansville, Indiana (2012)