Dr. Bernard Adjei Poku

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.