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Biography

My research interest cut across the fields of urban and development geography, with particular focus on digital urban technologies, informal urbanism and the socio-spatial organization of urban communities.

Activities

Employment (2)

The University of Memphis: Memphis, US

2023-08 to present | PhD Researcher (Department of City and Regional Planning)
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Stephen Leonard Mensah

University of Ghana: Legon, GH

2022-01 to 2023-07 | Teaching and Research Assistant (Department of Geography and Resource Development)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Ghana: Legon, GH

MPhil (Geography and Resource Development)
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Stephen Leonard Mensah

University of Ghana: Legon, GH

BA (Geography and Resource Development)
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Stephen Leonard Mensah

The University of Memphis: Memphis, US

2023-08 to present | PhD City and Regional Planning (Department of City and Regional Planning)
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Stephen Leonard Mensah

Works (13)

Secondary cities at the residential housing frontier: Examining the determinants of private renters’ residential satisfaction in Ghana

Habitat International
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephen Leonard Mensah; Seth Asare Okyere; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Alex Boakye Asiedu; Mariama Zaami; Matthew Abunyewah
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Circular Economy in Africa’s Informal Cities: A Review of Residents’ Value Retention Practices and Their Implications for Participatory Urban Planning

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Stephen Leonard Mensah; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Seth Asare Okyere; Shine Francis Gbedemah; Matthew Abunyewah
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Making the Digital Economy Circular: End-of-Life Treatment of Digital Products and Their Implications for Sustainable Management of E-Waste in African Cities

2024 | Book chapter
Contributors: Stephen Leonard Mensah; Seth Asare Okyere; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Matthew Abunyewah; Shine Francis Gbedemah
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A tale of two disasters: Unpacking how social learning from the Ebola epidemic shaped COVID‐19 response in informal settlements in Freetown

Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy
2024-10-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephen Kofi Diko; Seth Asare Okyere; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Stephen Leonard Mensah; Matthew Abunyewah; Gordon Amankwaa
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Households’ access and expenditure on water services: Examining intra-urban differences in the Accra metropolis, Ghana

Urban Governance
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Louis Kusi Frimpong; Stephen Leonard Mensah; Austin Dziwornu Ablo
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Towards a socially sustainable built environment: a comparative assessment of urban neighbourhoods in Istanbul

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
2024-04-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Alaa Alsherfawi Aljazaerly; Seth Asare Okyere; Stephen Leonard Mensah; Matthew Abunyewah; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Michihiro Kita
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Assessing differential socio-demographic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban livelihood capitals in suburban Accra, Ghana

Socio-Ecological Practice Research
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Louis Kusi Frimpong; Stephen Leonard Mensah; Seth Asare Okyere; Matthew Abunyewah; Stephen Kofi Diko; Gordon Amankwaa
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Social capital and community-driven development: A multi-group analysis of migrant and indigenous informal settlements in Greater Accra, Ghana

Habitat International
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Beatrice Eyram Afi Ziorklui; Seth Asare Okyere; Matthew Abunyewah; Stephen Leonard Mensah; Louis Kusi Frimpong
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Policy-reality gaps in Africa’s walking cities: Contextualizing institutional perspectives and residents’ lived experiences in Accra

Journal of Urban Affairs
2024-01-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Seth Asare Okyere; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Daniel Oviedo; Stephen Leonard Mensah; Isaac Nevis Fianoo; Maria José Nieto-Combariza; Matthew Abunyewah; Arlie Adkins; Michihiro Kita
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Digitalisation for whom: the determinants of residents' use of the digital property address system in Accra, Ghana

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
2023-11-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Louis Kusi Frimpong; Stephen Leonard Mensah; Seth Asare Okyere; Matthew Abunyewah; Stephen Kofi Diko; Seth Barnie Enning; Joshua Mawutor Attigah
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The moderating role of Covid-19-related support on urban livelihood capitals: Evidence from suburban Accra

Urban Governance
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Seth  Asare Okyere; Louis  Kusi Frimpong; Matthew Abunyewah; Stephen  Kofi Diko; Md. Nawrose Fatemi; Stephen  Leonard Mensah; Seth  Barnie Enning; Michihiro Kita
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A digital turn for urban management? Residents' perception and utilisation of the digital property address system in Accra, Ghana

Urban Governance
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Stephen Leonard Mensah; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Seth Asare Okyere; Stephen Kofi Diko; Seth Barnie Enning; Matthew Abunyewah; Joshua Mawutor Attigah
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A comparative appraisal of environmental conditions in two urban low-income communities in Accra, Ghana

AUC GEOGRAPHICA
2022-09-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2336-1980
Contributors: Stephen Leonard Mensah; Ronald Reagan Gyimah; Louis Kusi Frimpong; Golda Anambane; Rosemary Anderson Akolaa; Harriet Danso-Abbeam
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Peer review (7 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cities (3)
Review activity for Environmental science & policy. (2)
Review activity for International journal of disaster risk reduction. (1)
Review activity for Sustainable futures. (1)