Dr. Bernard Adjei Poku
Lecturer
Email: [email protected]
Educational Qualifications:
- 2021 Doctor of Philosophy in Planning KNUST, Kumasi.
- 2012 Master of Philosophy in Planning KNUST, Kumasi.
- 2008 Diploma in Financial Management ICM, UK.
- 2007 Bachelor of Science in Planning (1 st class Honours) KNUST, Kumasi.
Areas of Specialization:
- Urban planning;
- Land Use Planning;
- Power systems in governance;
- Planning theory;
- Business Development; Monitoring and Evaluation
Service to Community:
- Sept. 2021 to date Director, Center for Consultancy and Business Development, CSUC.
- 2016 – date Leader/Preacher of Boadi Church of Christ, Kumasi.
- 2011 – 2013 Chairman, Awards Committee, Church of Christ Senior High School(CHRISEC)
- 2007 Member, Vetting Committee, College of Architecture and Planning Students’ Society, KNUST.
- 2003 – 2004 Republic Hall Representative,
Research in Progress:
- Bernard Adjei-Poku (2018), “Rationality and Power in Land Use Planning: A
Conceptual View of the Relationship”, Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 33 (1),
pp. 45-60. - Samuel K. Afrane, Michael Adusei, and Bernard Adjei-Poku, (2016), “Estimating
the Effective Cost of Borrowing to Microcredit Clients in Ghana”, Global Journal of
Business Research, v. 9(1). Pp. 57-66 - Sam K. Afrane and Bernard Adjei-Poku, (2014) “Sailors with defective rudder:
comparing the theory and practice of land use planning in a growing city”, West
African Journal of Building and Road Research (WAJBRR), Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 52-63 - Sam K. Afrane and Bernard Adjei-Poku, (2013), “Land use dynamics in urbanized
area: a case study of Sunyani (Ghana)”, Journal of Applied Science and Technology
(JAST), Vol. 18, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 40 – 46. - Sam K. Afrane and Bernard Adjei-Poku, (2013), “Expanding the frontiers of
Microfinance in the Service of the Poor: Experiment with Water and Sanitation”,
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Vol. 3,
No. 8, pp.129–141. - Sam K. Afrane and Bernard Adjei-Poku, (2013), “Institutionalizing Corporate
Social Responsibility for Community Development: Processes and Outcomes”,
International Journal of Business and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, No. 13, pp. 255–265.
Articles under review:
- Rationality and the politics of land use planning: reflections from Kumasi, Ghana
- Customary Land Ownership and Land Use Change in Kumasi: An Issue of
Chieftaincy Sustenance?
Articles in progress:
- Inappropriate laws or just implementation deficiency: a re-examination of Ghana’s
land use planning laws.