Isaac Asante-Wusu

Geography, Environment & Society

414 Social Sciences Building

267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Development, urban, and political geographer

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

PhD: Geography, Environment and Society (in progress), University of Minnesota
MA: Geography, Miami University, 2017
BSc (Hons): Development Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2014

Publications

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(2020). Why local solutions are best for urban water supply in Ghana . The Conversation Africa.
with Charles Peprah & Eric Oduro-Ofori (2015). Analysis of Accessibility to Water Supply and Sanitation Services in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality, Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Development, 8, 310-325.
with Charles Peprah & Eric Oduro-Ofori (2015). The Socio-Economic Conditions of Caretaker Families Living in Uncompleted Houses in the Awutu-Senya East Municipality, Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Development, 8, 309-324.
with Ian Yeboah (2020). Geography of water insecurity in three localities in the Accra-Tema City-Region, Ghana. African Geographical Review .
with Murat Okumah & AS Yeboah (2020). Unpacking the moderating role of age and gender in the belief–behaviour link: a study within the context of water resources pollution. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management.
with Yeboah, IEA., & Arku G. (2022). Globalization, Western-style Malls, and Consumerism in the Accra-Tema City-Region, Ghana. International Development Planning Review.

Awards

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ICGC Mellon Scholar Fellowship - University of Minnesota, 2017 - 2022
Summer Research scholarship Award, GES, University of Minnesota, 2019 - 2019
CLA Summer Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Minnesota, June 2019 - August 2019
Graduate Assistantship Award - Miami University, August 2015 - May 2017
Graduate Assistantship Award – University of Minnesota , 2019
Graduate School Summer Research Scholarship - Miami University , May 2016 - August 2016
Graduate Assistantship Award – University of Minnesota , 2018
SSRC IAS Summer Scholarship, University of Minnesota, June 2019 - August 2019
Joseph E. Schwartzberg Workable World Trust Fellowship, Summer 2020
Graduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2022-2023

Courses

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