My research analyses: 1) the key drivers of the transformation of contemporary urban spaces and their impact on the sustainability of cities, and 2) the environmental and social impacts of development projects including the recent proliferation of mega-urban projects in Africa,  flood resilience, and access to water and sanitation by the urban poor. Methodologically, I mobilise both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Specifically, the application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) in studying urban land change and flood risk mapping, accessibility of facilities and services, and an interpretive approach to understanding urban issues. Below are some publications arising from my research. 

Book Chapter

Korah, P. I. (2020). Smart urban development strategies in Africa? An analysis of multiple rationalities for Accra’s City Extension Project. In H. M. Kim, S. Sabri & A. Kent (Eds.), Smart Cities for Technological and Social Innovation: Case Studies, Current Trends, and Future Steps. Academic Press. ISBN: 9780128188866. Chapter 

Korah, P.I., & Cobbinah, P. B. (2019). Institutional Responses to Climate Change Adaptation: Flood Management at the Metropolitan Level in Accra, Ghana. In P. B. Cobbinah, & M. Addaney (Eds.), The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa (pp. 451-478). Switzerland: Springer. Chapter

Refereed Journal Articles

Korah, P. I., Matthews, T., & Osborne, N. (2020). Assembling Accra through new city imaginary: Land ownership, agency, and relational complexity. Habitat International, 106, 102277.  Article

Korah, P. I. (2020). Exploring the emergence and governance of new cities in Accra, Ghana. Cities, 99, 102639. Article

Ahmed, A., Korah, P. I., Dongzagla, A., Nunbogu, A. M., Niminga-Beka, R., Kuusaana, E. D., & Abubakari, Z. (2020). City profile: Wa, Ghana. Cities, 97, 102524. Article

Sumari, N. S., Xu, G., Ujoh, F., Korah, P. I., Ebohon, O. J., & Lyimo, N. N. (2019). A Geospatial Approach to Sustainable Urban Planning: Lessons for Morogoro Municipal Council, Tanzania. Sustainability, 11(22), 6508. Article

Korah, P. I., Nunbogu, A. M., Cobbinah, P. B., & Akanbang, B. A. A. (2019). Analysis of livelihood issues in resettlement mining communities in Ghana. Resources Policy, 63. Article

Korah, P. I., Nunbogu, A. M., & Akanpabadai Akanbang, B. A. (2018). Spatio-temporal dynamics and livelihoods transformation in Wa, Ghana. Land Use Policy, 77, 174-185. Article

Nunbogu, A. M., Korah, P. I., Cobbinah, P. B., & Poku-Boansi, M. (2018). Doing it 'ourselves': Civic initiative and self-governance in spatial planning. Cities, 74, 32-41. Article 

Korah, P. I., Cobbinah, P. B., Nunbogu, A. M., & Gyogluu, S. (2017). Spatial plans and urban development trajectory in Kumasi, Ghana. GeoJournaL, 82(6), 1113-1134. Article

Korah, P. I., & Cobbinah, P. B. (2017). Juggling through Ghanaian urbanisation: flood hazard mapping of Kumasi. GeoJournal, 82(6), 1195-1212. Article

Korah, P. I., Cobbinah, P. B., & Nunbogu, A. M. (2017). Spatial Planning in Ghana: Exploring the Contradictions. Planning Practice and Research, 32(4), 361-384. Article

Nunbogu, A. M., & Korah, P. I. (2017). Self-organisation in urban spatial planning: evidence from the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. Urban Research & Practice, 10(4), 423-441. Article

Cobbinah, P. B., & Korah, P. I. (2016). Religion gnaws urban planning: the geography of places of worship in Kumasi, Ghana. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 8(2), 93-109. Article