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The effect of ground rent and unexpired lease term on property values in Ghana (2019)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., & Gyamfi-Yeboah, F. (2019). The effect of ground rent and unexpired lease term on property values in Ghana. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 12(3), 504-524. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHMA-05-2018-0033

Purpose:
Although several factors influence property value
determination depending on the market, relevant
studies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) often fail to analyse
the impact of factors, such as unexpired term of
leasehold interest and ground... Read More about The effect of ground rent and unexpired lease term on property values in Ghana.

Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ekundayo, D., Udeaja, C., Gyau, K., & Higham, A. (2018, September). Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum. Presented at 4th Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference, Dublin Institue of Technology

Many proponents believe that there is a linkage between the green agenda and built environment (BE) education. It is increasingly recognised that the BE education curriculum should incorporate sustainability and produce graduates that are confident o... Read More about Towards the development of a framework for incorporating sustainability education in the built environment curriculum.

Urban development and governance in Nigeria : challenges, opportunities and policy direction (2018)
Journal Article
Gyau, K. (2018). Urban development and governance in Nigeria : challenges, opportunities and policy direction. International Development Planning Review, 40(1), 27-49. https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2018.1

Volumes of literature discourse illuminate several weaknesses of Nigeria’s urban planning and governance system particularly in the face of rapid urbanisation, and rising levels of urban poverty and informality. However, these literature discourses o... Read More about Urban development and governance in Nigeria : challenges, opportunities and policy direction.

Sources and reliability of property market information for property valuation practice in Ghana (2017)
Journal Article
Baffour Awuah, K., Gyamfi-Yeboah, F., Proverbs, D., & Lamond, J. (2017). Sources and reliability of property market information for property valuation practice in Ghana. Property Management, 35(4), 448-466. https://doi.org/10.1108/PM-05-2016-0019

Purpose
Adequate reliable property market data are critical to the production of professional and ethical valuations as well as better real estate transaction decision-making. However, the availability of reliable property market information repres... Read More about Sources and reliability of property market information for property valuation practice in Ghana.