Prof Eric Yankson

Biography

Prof 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

Research Projects 

• 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)